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The shoe that any summer outfit is incomplete without began its design trajectory as the greatest innovation to sailor’s footwear. Designed by Paul A. Sperry in 1935, these shoes were specifically cre

Leopard Print

A few years back, I bought this jacket at a thrift store. It looks like a normal jacket, but… Why is it lined with leopard print? Finding this combination puzzling, I decided to look into the history

What I’ve Got: UVlens

This sleekly designed app gives approachable stats about UV radiation throughout the day, a perfect application for someone who gets burnt as easily as I do. This app is customizable, making it possib

* – (Asterisk)

For this challenge, I designed * (Asterisks), a news app to unify experiences in India. In my research, one of the most obvious problems I saw was the distinct gap between rural and urban communities

The Moleskin Notebook

Started in 1997, the initial goal of the Moleskin notebook was to emulate the notebooks used by the most celebrated philosophers and artists of the modern (and post modern) era — a simply designed not

A Plague o’Both Your Houses

General Premise For this challenge, I designed an immersive play surrounding the plot of Romeo and Juliet and following Randy Weiner’s trajectory through Shakespeare’s oeuvre. While saying that this p

What I’ve Got: StandStand

The StandStand is a collapsable elevated wooden platform that is designed to counter the practice of sitting for prolonged periods of time — what the StandStand website calls “the new smoking,” citing

Tinder: The Algorithm for Love

What I’ve Got: Mike’s Hard Lemonade

In addition to delivering sweet, alcoholic beverages to their customers, Mike’s Hard also delivers a strong campaign: “Mike’s is hard. So is prison. Don’t drive drunk” — featured prominently on their

What I’ve Got: Awake – The Caffeinated Chocolate Bar

There is now a solution for those who are struggling to stay awake, are in need of that extra push, but who dislike drinking coffee. One standard bar of chocolate with 4 cubes contains as much caffein

What I’ve Got: Typography and the Oscars

What happened at the Oscars this year is the result of bad design. The name of the event, “Oscars,” is the largest item on the card, centered at the top. Below it, the name of the winner is written in

What I’ve Got: Futuracha Pro Font

This font not only looks cool, but also adjusts preexisting words and letters when adding new ones. What emerges is a constantly evolving typology which adjusts to look its best with the addition of a

What I’ve Got: The Neverending Story (print)

The never ending story is a German children’s book written by Michael Ende in 1979. Basic premise: this book explores dual realities. On the one side we have our current world, where the protagonist B

What I’ve Got: Patagonia – Desirability and Environmentalism

The Patagonia brand is truly multi layered (pun perhaps intended, perhaps not). When entering the Patagonia website, their “Environmental & Social Responsibility” tab is one of the most prominently fe

What I’ve got: Comic Sans – the most widely used and widely hated font

You’ve all probably encountered the Comic Sans font — that sans-serif script with the overly curving, childish lines. It was designed by Vincent Connare, a British-American typeface designer, and rele

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What I’ve Got: Rice Krispies vs Crispy Rice

I was passing through the cereal aisle when these two cereal brands, positioned right next to one another, caught my attention. These two cereals seem to be the same product but marketed by two compet

Rice Krispiessplit

Rice Krispies

Crispy Ricesplit

Crispy Rice