design

prototyping at home

In business, design, grad school on 10 April 2010 with no comments

This is what a hot Saturday night looks like exactly 20 days before we pitch our Venture to our classmates, professors and various invited guests… (want to join?)
Big, mad love to Leah for making dinner so that Tim and I could focus on prototyping our pitch. Take note… In a pinch, the refrigerator acts as [...]

fresh start and a sneak peek at ’stella’

In design, personal on 3 July 2009 with 3 comments

Just now, two months into summer, am I finally catching my breath. Grad school has an uncanny ability to drain any and all creative juices, and my batteries finally feel a bit recharged.
This weekend my plans to head back home to Virginia were scrapped so I’m taking a long four day weekend to invest in [...]

why we drink

In design, film & television, inspiration on 31 October 2008 with no comments

I’ve recently become obsessed with infographics. Here’s a real pretty animated narrative utilizing pie charts and graphs. (Thanks Mattia for the link.)

getting to know rickshaw bags

In business, design, grad school, san francisco on 26 October 2008 with 1 comment

At each of our residency weekends we have some sort of community activity on the Saturday night. Since we only see each other a handful of times per semester, these evenings are a great time to interact with classmates outside of your study/project group.
For last night’s activity, Nathan brought in Mark Dwight, the founder of [...]

the girl effect.

In design, education, environment, inspiration, net culture, politics on 18 October 2008 with 1 comment

The Girl Effect.

bike rack innovation

In design on 7 October 2008 with no comments

In my Innovation Studio class this semester we breifly thought about tackling a bicycle related project. We ended up going in a different direction, but it is good to know that there are exciting design projects focused on the intersection of bicycling and public space.

Originally from STREETFILMS, tipped off by SFBC.
UPDATE: If you live in [...]