What exactly is 11 in 40?
Well, it's a branding timeline of the number of brands that I used in 40 minutes (this morning while getting ready for the day). It seems like I should have more than 11 brands in 40 minutes - but there was kid interference and questions about what I was doing! Check it out below.
How many brands do you use in the morning or throughout the day? Take a look around and let me know either by taking photos and posting them (somewhere) or listing your brands in my comment section.
Happy branding! Yes, that was corny but go with it...it's Thursday for goodness sake!
I had never been a fan of storage systems until recently. It's come to my attention that we need to throw all of our junk somewhere. Okay, let me rephrase that: I've been looking for a ways to effectively store items within my home due to the lack of storage space.
We have so much in our house! I wish I could say that we didn't or that this was a false statement but it's not and I'm obsessed with order! I remember purging things a couple years ago but I also had a kid a few years ago - so all bets are off now! Speaking of my kid, for starters he has the most of course - quite possibly the house is his house and no one else's! Whether is be his toys, his clothes or just the randomness he finds while out or my favorite - the birthday party grab bag items in which he insists on keeping. I on the other hand really just need storage space for my art supplies, sewing items, etc. Something that will mainly be a kid deterrent, but that also keeps me a bit more organized and looks nice. In searching online for ideas, I came across these stairwell storage solutions or creative ways to use a stairwell which I thought were cool...not really what I'm looking for as I am searching for bedroom or room storage ideas. Nevertheless their cool and I thought I'd share them with you.
Under the stair bookcase storage | found on IndieMoon
From the items gathered, what's your favorite stairwell storage solution? I'd have to say #'s 1 and 3, would be my top 2 if I needed stairwell storage. Although, I'd like to think of myself as a wine connoisseur, I couldn't really see myself using #2. And #4, well it's interesting...probably more suited if I was oh say in my early 20's.
Well, I'm off to actually look for what I really need!
“When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.”
~Steve Jobs, February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs as he introduces the new Apple II in Cupertino, Calif.
To overhaul the gin market though product reformulation and an elegant and simple package redesign.
Outcome:
A set of three different spirits dubbed “Water,” “Fire,” and “Earth” that are infused with flavors such as citrus and red fruits. Redesigned clear bottles reveal the tinted gin reformulated to various colors.
“… connecting the power of design to the people who need it most, and the places where it can make a real and lasting difference.”
Project H is a team of designers and builders engaging locally to improve the quality of life for the socially overlooked. Their long-term initiatives focus on improving environments, products, and experiences for K-12 education institutions in the US through systems- level design thinking and deep community engagements. Project H is a tax exempt 501c3 nonprofit based in the San Francisco Bay Area and Bertie County, North Carolina.
Project H’s five-tenet design process:
There is no design without (critical) action;
We design WITH, not FOR;
We document, share and measure;
We start locally and scale globally;
We design systems, not stuff
Founded in January 2008 by Emily Pilloton a then disgruntled designer, Emily formed Project H Design as a nonprofit, and as a conduit and catalyst to provide real, socially-driven, scalable, and empowering design projects to designers, and most importantly, great design solutions to communities that needed them. Since January 2008, Project H has grown from one person’s vision to a coalition of hundreds of designer’s worldwide, working in project teams on 20+ initiatives in 6 countries.
Emily has a background in architecture and product design. She has written for design magazines and blogs, and was the Managing Editor of Inhabitat (a sustainable design online publication).
Learning Landscape Project, Bertie County School, North Carolina
I found out about Project H while on Twitter one afternoon! I then did a little research and became an instant advocate! Project H currently has a Learning Landscapes project going on…that’s right up my alley (with my background and love of kids, education, etc.). AND what a great way to support a non-profit with a great mission and the community!!! I am currently in the process of seeing how I can inspire others in my community with the Learning Landscape project. Wish me luck…possibly I’ve inspired you to do the same.
Read more on Project H Design here Read more on Learning Landscapeshere
