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Jane Margolies
, a writer and editor based in New York, reports on design, travel, books and trends for magazines and
The New York Times
.
07.18.11
My Block NYC
My Block NYC, a new video-mapping website, invites residents, tourists and videographers to upload clips they’ve taken on the streets of New York.
06.13.11
How to Start a Movement
Interview with movement entrepreneur Jeremy Heimans, founder of Purpose.com.
09.20.10
Renewing the Riverfront
Report on an exhibition showcasing efforts to revitalize a derelict patch of Brattleboro, Vermont.
04.19.10
The Laugh Bug
Is Volkswagen's Fun Theory campaign anything more than a turbocharged marketing stunt?
01.14.10
Rising Currents
Report on "Rising Currents," an exhibition of New York City design solutions to the flooding predicted by climate change experts, which will be on view at the Museum of Modern Art, March 24–August 9, 2010.
12.14.09
St. Augustine School Chicken Project
Report on the sustainability program at St. Augustine parochial school in the South Bronx.
09.28.09
Skin
Report on maternity clothes made in Colombia with local labor. (No seamstresses under the age of 50 need apply.)
09.09.09
Pig 05049
Report on
Pig 05049
, a book cataloging all of the products made from a single pig, which won the 2009 INDEX award in the Playful Learning category
Observed
| April 20
Is the selfie dead
? (You wish!) [BV]
Observed
| April 19
Rube Goldberg
got tech right
. [BV]
Design and obsession
. [JH]
Observed
| April 18
Design
and icons
. [JH]
Observed
| April 16
Eric Markfield’s
Real MTA
map reflects the current (woeful) state of the New York subway system in real time. Only lines with good service (no delays, no service changes or planned work) are shown. [MB]
Design
and euthanasia
. [JH]
Observed
| April 13
What are you listening to? How?
A fun look back at old-school headphones
. [BV]
Opening next week check: Jade Doskow’s
Lost Utopias
, documenting the remains of World’s Fair sites, at the
Front Room Gallery
in NYC. [BV]
Observed
| April 12
A day in the life of Mike Katz
, the last of a dying breed: 70mm film projectionists. [BV]
The Accessible Icon
began as a street art project and is now a rival to the 1968 Wheelchair Symbol. (via
James I. Bowie
) [BV]
Observed
| April 09
“
Will Burtin’s contributions to design
can be characterised as important as Albert Einstein’s contributions to science.” [BV]
Observed
| April 06
Behind
Microsoft‘s AI
design. [MPL]
Researchers are trying to understand how switching to electronic devices is affecting our memory and our literacy by
studying a lowercase g
+ type designer Andy Clymer
on the “g” he just couldn’t make work
. [BV]
Observed
| April 05
Claire Weisz
receives Medal of Honor
from the American Institute of Architects NY Chapter. [JH]
Observed
| April 04
Itty bitty birds
. [MPL]
The
twin film
phenomenon: two movies that are not only about the same thing, but are often released around the same time. [MPL]
Observed
| April 03
Visualizing Earth,
from the side
. [MPL]
Graphics
sparking change
. [MPL]
Observed
| April 02
Pantone wants to curb your road rage with ‘nature-inspired’
car mood lighting
. [BV]
Did you ever have a myspace account? Did you remember to delete all those old photos?
Our old photos follow us online
, and it‘s changing culture. [BV]
Observed
| March 30
Get ready for next Christmas early with what’s sure to be
the toy
flying off the shelves! [JH]
Mobster Times
! [JH]
Christopher Scoates will leave the Cranbrook Museum to become
the director of the Museum of Arts and Design
. [JH]
Observed
| March 29
Yankees’ plans to
depict ballplayers in the medium of beer foam
thwarted. (via
James I. Bowie
) [BV]
Observed
| March 28
How
service design
is changing the way cities work. [JH]
Jens Müller and Julius Wiedemann’s
A History of Graphic Design
is out now from
Taschen
. More
here
. [JH]
Good design
continues
to be good business. [JH]
Observed
| March 27
Disappointed by history on your last vacation? Check out these
ancient ruins reconstructed
with architectural GIFs. [BV]
Prettier in pictures: The
stunning skylines
of China’s megacities [BV]
Observed
| March 26
We Heart Milton
. [JH]
Jobs
| April 21
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