Categories: kindness of strangers
Nov 26, 2009 09:32 am 3 Comments
As I'm getting ready to start co-teaching a "Design Futures" class for Pratt in January, I thought I would share some interesting articles and posts I've recently come across about the "Design for Social Impact" sector or whatever you want to call it. As this field grows, so does the controversy around it. Check out this c... Continue reading Design Futures
Categories: kindness of strangers
Nov 26, 2009 09:32 am
As I'm getting ready to start co-teaching a "Design Futures" class for Pratt in January, I thought I would share some interesting articles and posts I've recently come across about the "Design for Social Impact" sector or whatever you want to call it. As this field grows, so does the controversy around it. Check out this c... Continue reading Design Futures
Categories: prototype, Street Pack, testing
Nov 17, 2009 09:02 pm 1 Comment
Finally, the production samples made from reclaimed billboards are in…and they came out sick! So many of the early prototypes I had to make by hand, so when I went out to test the materials and construction of the pack I was really only testing my ability to stitch a backpack. So, having never even used a sewing machine bef... Continue reading Prototypes have arrived ready for Field Testing
Categories: daniela, disconnected, room by room, social change, social impact
Oct 22, 2009 11:58 am 1 Comment
As you guys recall from my previous post, Daniela, after week four of our eco-design bootcamp, never was able came back to class and we could not get a hold of her. Her image and person stay with me and I think of her often and wonder how she is doing. It dawned on me today that I could perhaps call her old number, even though she was unwanted... Continue reading Disconnected
Categories: calendar, street sights
Oct 12, 2009 06:45 pm 1 Comment
I sing and I cry and I scream at the night to change an unchangeable fate The wave crashes... Continue reading We Shed Light