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Make Your Own Bike Lane

Make Your Own Bike Lane

Many of us in the office have experienced the challenge of riding a bike in the city. Though there has been some progress made to help make bike riding safer...
Wishes Come True, MSLK lends a hand to J&J

Wishes Come True, MSLK lends a hand to J&J

As you may recall, awhile back I put out a wish, a plea of sorts for someone to hire us to design better tampon packaging. Not only do I really...
Master of Linen: Trade Booth

Master of Linen: Trade Booth

Challenges Masters of Linen, a French organization dedicated to educating designers on the possibilities of sustainable linens, was looking to create a trade show booth for the Premier Vision fabric...
NatureMill – The Poster Child Of All Composters

NatureMill – The Poster Child Of All Composters

Our modern landfills never return any of the organic waste we deposit into them, a point Ellen shed light on in another one of her blog postings. They're essentially giant...
Great Package Design, Down to the Bar Code

Great Package Design, Down to the Bar Code

Most designers consider the UPC bar code to one of the biggest pains in creating consumer packaging. The requirements for using it make one of the largest, horsiest, and most...
My True Calling… the iPhone

My True Calling… the iPhone

Love affairs over the phone are quite common. However, the object of my affection is a phone itself, my iPhone. Though I resisted the temptation for quite some time, a...
Cool Optical Illusions

Cool Optical Illusions

As the granddaughter of a highly regarded optometrist, I could probably write a very dry dissertation on how optical illusions work, but for today let's just say static motion illusions...
MSLK’s Things to Love

MSLK’s Things to Love

We're big fans of Valentine's Day here at MSLK. In keeping with tradition, we're sharing some of our favorite things to set your heart aflutter. Whether you'll be spending the...
Genius Concepts Found in Japan

Genius Concepts Found in Japan

Let's be honest, the Japanese are geniuses with wacky innovations. I would be remiss if I didn't share any of the crazy innovations Marc and I saw on our recent...
Websites Are Better With Bacon

Websites Are Better With Bacon

I can see the writing on the wall, and it's full of grease. Our friend Bex tipped us off to an amazing site that allows you to add bacon to...