Design & Culture

THE UNSINKABLE POLAROID FILM
What makes us love Polaroid so hard? The answer lies in five contradictory, maddeningly engaging charms.
PRINT, December 2009

PROJECTS: KIVA
This pioneering microfinance site has shown remarkable power to boost income in the developing world.
Change Observer, September 2009

A NEW ANGLE
What's the X factor that will bridge design with social change? A new website says it's journalism.
GOOD, August 2009

SOIL YOURSELF
The search for the best composter on the market.
Slate, June 2009

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
Stripes, polka dots, paisley, and fleur de lis—where did these familiar patterns come from? And why are we seeing them now?
PRINT, June 2009

DECODING COLOR
A deeply hilarious, DaColbert Code-esque lecture for the Adult Education Series in Brooklyn, April 2009
Watch the video: Part 1, Part 2 (12min total)
Download the slides (2.5MB)

COLOR IS...:A MILLION SHADES OF GRAY ARE STILL TOO FEW
STEP inside design, March / April 2009

COLOR IS...:WHITE FILLS UP WITH HOPE, TERROR & ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN
STEP inside design, January / February 2009

MORE MOBILE: PORTABLE ARCHITECTURE TODAY
By Jennifer Siegal, with foreword by Jude Stewart
Princeton Architectural Press, December 2008

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