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Wearable Story: Hair Straightener

Many women use some tool to style their hair each day—whether a blow dryer, a curling iron, or, the one I use most often, a hair straightener. The ancestor of the straightening iron was developed by

Today

Today is a mobile news app designed to give semi-literate smartphone users in developing countries all the information they need to know today. It delivers news in an engaging, graphic and image-heavy

What I’ve Got: Kleenex Box

The beauty of the Kleenex box is that the tissues always perfectly come out one after the other. It is convenient, effortless, and clever—it works simply because the tissues are folded correctly and t

What I’ve Got: State Backpack

I find my State backpack desirable in several ways. It has all of the elements that I look for in a backpack—multiple storage compartments, water resistant fabric, padded laptop sleeve. It is highly f

Humble Bread

Bread is the most basic form of sustenance for people around the world. In many traditions, it holds celebratory, religious, or symbolic qualities. But at the end of the day bread is personal to every

What I’ve Got: Printstagrams

Millennials spend a lot of time curating their Instagrams, taking special care to edit, filter, and upload their best photos. But the photos have always lived in the confines of a smartphone—until Pri

Challenge 2a

My name starts with the letter “m”, so I designed a logo that plays with the negative space within the letter itself. I wanted to make noun-inspired icons that were bright and cheery, so I chose a f

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What I’ve Got: Lighted Vanity Mirror

Most bathrooms (including and especially Harvard bathrooms) are not well-lit. Unfortunately, bad lighting makes it particularly difficult to do things like apply makeup accurately. To correct this pro

What I’ve Got: Momentum

Momentum is a Google Chrome plug-ins that makes the new tab of your web browser into your personal dashboard “designed to eliminate distraction and provide inspiration, focus, and productivity,” per t

What I’ve Got: Poppin Desk Set

Poppin is an office supply company that creates simple, functional, affordable accessories that brighten your desk. The products have a really attractive uniformity—pretty much every product is made e

What I’ve Got: J/Slides Shoes

I just bought a pair of J/Slides shoes, and I have been pleasantly surprised by how well-designed they are. The shoes are classic laceless slides and appear very simple—almost as if any company could

What I’ve Got: Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a platform that allows the user to manage many social media accounts at once. I used it all the time when I worked at the Harvard Crimson, where we would aim to post hourly Twitter and Fa

Challenge 7: Confidence Kit

Summary The theory behind the Confidence Kit is that people have trouble sending the right signals during big moments in their life, such as a job interview (inspired in part by Amy Cuddy’s book Prese

Drone Challenge

What I’ve Got: Google Chromecast

The Google Chromecast is a device that essentially turns your phone or laptop into a remote control for all of your streaming services. It plugs into the HDMI port on your TV wirelessly streams Netfli

What I’ve Got: Artificial Jade Plant

Most people don’t prefer fake plants to the real thing, but they are a wonderful addition to a room when real plants are simply not practical (read: in college life). Silk flowers were the first itera

What I’ve Got: New York Times Digital Subscription

Traditional newspapers have experienced significant disruption since the invention of the Internet, and they’ve had huge struggles trying to monetize online effectively. This is primarily because they

What I’ve Got: Sonix Phone Case

I’ve bought at least three Sonix phone cases because I think they are the perfect mix of function and style. As far as fashion phone cases go, Sonix cases are the top of the spectrum in quality. I fin

What I’ve Got: Starbucks Mobile Order

Going to Starbucks is a near-daily ritual for many people (myself included), but perhaps one of its biggest problems is the lines are often unpredictable. You never know if it will take 2 minutes or 1

What I’ve Got: Honey Extension

I’m not really a bargain hunger, but I like getting a good deal as much as the next person. That’s why I downloaded Honey—a Google Chrome extension that automatically finds and applies coupon codes fo