Category Archives: Design

Oh Palin

With the presidential election just around the corner, various humorous/interesting sites and initiatives have surfaced. Here are a few worth looking at for a quick laugh or two:
www.palinaspresident.com

www.notanothercstudent.com

www.30reasons.org

“Obsessions Make My Life Worse And My Work Better”

and then a day later…

 
Originally posted on www.droog.com
The day after the official opening of Droog Event 2: Urban Play, Stefan Sagmeister’s graphic piece of art turned out to be completely gone!
The work, called ‘Obsessions make my life worse and my work better’, was built from 300.000 cents and laid out by a hundred and fifty [...]

Speak up!

I recently wrote an article for Under Consideration’s Speak Up on my experience with Project M and my Pay it Forward initiative. Here’s an excerpt from the article.

“I graduated from Syracuse University in 1996 full of excitement to enter the design field. I had the crazy idea that I was going to change the world [...]

Graphic Exchange

Graphic exchange is a great resource for designers to see what others are working on. Truly inspiring to see such beautiful work.”

e2

Check out e2, a critically acclaimed PBS series about the innovators and pioneers who envision a better quality of life on earth: socially, culturally, economically and ecologically.

Get Out and Vote!

No, no, no… I don’t mean get out and vote for either an elephant or a donkey. Get out and vote for the Members Project sponsored by American Express. Make a positive impact in the world. Your ideas. Your decision. American Express’s money.
Now in its second year, the Members Project is your chance to join a [...]

The Lab is Lonely

The Project M Design Lab in Alabama is now up and running… now all we need are designers to fill it! Please contact John Bielenberg if you are interested in attending a Project M session. And for more information on Project M, go to www.projectmlab.com.

A Green Collared Economy

Activist Van Jones is tackling two of our biggest problems—urban poverty and environmental peril—with a fresh, dynamic plan. His vision for providing America’s poor with “green jobs instead of jails” touts a Green Revolution that includes everyone.
Check out his popcast from Pop!Tech

America is F*cked…. (graphically at least)

If only other designers were this passionate about their craft… sigh.

And here… we… go!

The Project M Lab website was launched today. For those of you that don’t know, last month I was in Hale County, Alabama working with Project M, an intensive summer program designed to inspire designers to show that their work can have a significant impact on society. We decided to establish a permanent home for [...]