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Socks: In and out of style

http://www.historyundressed.com/2008/12/history-of-socks-and-stockings.html http://www.lonelysock.com/SockHistory.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sock

Newsie: Mobile App for News In IndiaBy Kristen FaulknerMobile Home PageThe homepage has 3 subtitles to represent the 3 different sections of the app: World News, Local News, and My Favorites (a user’s saved articles). By scrolling right under each section-heading, a user can view all the articles in that section, sorted by date published. By clicking on an icon under the section heading, a user will be taken to the article’s page. My ArticleThe article I designed chronicles the events of the Arab Spring in Tunisia. The article is engaging because the reader can grasp “Who, What, When, Where, and Why” the event happened without needing to understanding English. The English text supplements the images, but it is not required in order to understand what the article is trying to convey. The article shares a relevant news story that people around the world would want to hear about and understand. The article’s images are pulled from other news articles online, but they are converted to black and white and have lower resolution. The images take up less bandwidth and can load fast on a mobile device, but do so without sacrificing the essential information in the picture. Furthermore, this means that the company doesn’t have to draw their own images every time they want to publish a story- they can merely pull images from another source and cite it.

Dog bed 2.0

http://www.skymall.com/Orthopedic-Luxury-Suede-Cozy-Cave-Pet-Bed.html The dog bed as currently advertised does not appeal to my senses. To fix this, I made the material inside the bed coated with anti

Parallel Tasting Apples & Lettuce: Which varieties are best?

For my taste test, I looked at 4 different varieties of apples: McIntosh, Granny Smith, Gala, and Red Delicious. For each variety, I noted the texture, taste, color, and the cognitive emotions I assoc

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Nest: What I’ve Got

I bought a Nest thermostat for my parents last year, and it has dramatically improved their experience with home heating. The Nest has easy installation instructions that any average person can unders

Pillow Case

This week I learned how to sew a pocket pillow case! I didn’t have enough of the green striped fabric, so one of the flaps had to be beige, but at least the sewing turned out ok! I made the green flap

What I’ve Got: Closet Organizer

I never have enough stuff to fit into my small dorm room closet, let alone keep it oranized. That is, until I discovered closet organizers! The shoe organizer hangs over my door and holds my sneakers,

What I’ve Got: Keyboard cover

What I’ve Got: Iphone Texting Gloves

Theses are particularly useful for Harvard students who need to read and respond to a lot of emails while walking between classes in the frigid Boston weather. They can also be great if you are on a r

3D Drone

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My Personal sense of Design & Desirability

After reviewing my Tumblr posts and midterm feedback, I learned that my sense of desirability is highly rooted in practicality, much more so than aesthetic beauty or emotional indulgence. I am much mo

What I’ve Got: Longchamp bag

Incredibly practical: Lightweight, durable, flexible long handles that can fit over winter coats. Has a zipper on top to keep valuables locked inside (to avoid pick-pocketers when traveling). It’s a f

What I’ve Got: Cordani Shoes

Cordani shoes are incredible because they are both extremely fashionable and extremely comfortable. The shoes are made with high quality leather from Italy. Shoes are something that we wear everyday,

What I’ve Got: Camelback Water Bottle

This camelback water bottle is perfect for athletes, because it’s squeeze top allows me to easily reach down and squirt water out of in the middle of exercising (without having to unscrew a lid). Beca

Sophia’s Yogurt

Sophia’s is a local store in Belmont that sells fantastic Greek Yogurt. In a blind taste test, 8/10 of my subjects preferred Sophia’s to Chobani and Yoplait. However, very few people know about Soph

What I’ve Got: Flossers

I always used to dread flossing my teeth; it is time consuming, and hurts my fingers, and I can never get it right. Then I discovered flossers, and now I floss everyday. These make my life so much eas

What I’ve Got: ice cream cone

Whoever invented the ice cream cone is a genius. Ice cream cones taste delicious, are functional are practical, and they minimizes waste. The best ice cream cones are dipped in chocolate and rolled in

What I’ve Got: Rent The Runway

Rent the Runway is one of my favorite companies, and one of the greatest companies to ever change women’s fashion. I use it for all my formal events. Not only can I try out different dresses for every

What I’ve Got: Key Ring

One of the first things I notice about another student when I meet them is their key ring. Lots of people have key rings, and usually they tell something about the person, whether it be their favorite

What Ive Got: Liddabit Sweets

Liddabit Sweets makes handwrapped candy bars using only natural ingredients: no artificial sweeteners, no high-fructose corn syrup, no colorings, and no preservatives. As someone who always has a swee

What I’ve Got: Dr. Bronner’s

Dr. Bronner’s soaps are environmentally friendly and can be used for a variety of purposes: shampoo, hand soap, face soap, body wash, dish soap, and laundry detergent. When I go hiking, I know that al

What I’ve Got: Cashmere Sweater

When it comes to satisfying both fashion and comfort, cashmere sweaters do it better than almost anything. My favorite cashmere sweaters are V-necks from Banana Republic. They are incredibly versatile