Mum’s the Word When it Comes to Biodegradable
On a recent trip to Whole Foods, something caught our eye that was so incredibly simple, so obvious, that it made us wonder why it hasn't always been this way:...
Breakfast Club
Sheri and I gave a talk last week to a group of designers about how blogs can be used as a promotional tool. We drew from our own experience with...
Honk If You See a Similarity
Am I crazy, or is there something a little too similar about the MINI, Bentley, and Chrysler logos? Obviously the winged metaphor is great for a car and all, but...
Country Store Lore
The other week Sheri and I found ourselves at one of our favorite places, the Vermont Country Store located in Southern Vermont. It's an immense, yet quaint store with an...
Gray’s Economy
Of the many known, reliable economic indicators (New Residential Construction, GDP, Quarterly Services Survey to name a few...) one stands out as the clearest: Gray's Papaya Hot Dog Index. Despite...
Swooning over Deitch
The other weekend, Sheri, Katie, and I all went to see "Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea" at the latest Deitch gallery... in our own neighborhood of Long Island City, no...
Retro Style, Cubed
Being of small stature, shopping for clothes which fit well has always been challenging for me. Once I find a brand that fits, I become loyal for life. Luckily, English...
Jazzin’ up the Ritz
The other day I bought what I thought was the same-old, same-old Ritz crackers. Wrong! Obviously a wayward design elf at Nabisco took it upon themselves to have a little...