By Olivia Limone and Nadia Sanchez According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), food deserts are defined as: “Low-income census tracts where a significant number (at least 500 people) or share (at least 33 percent) of the population is greater than ½ mile from the nearest supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store for an…
UX steps by steps RESEARCH Figure out what are needed to research: Similar cases Successful approaches and solutions People opinions and reactions Google about everything that we are curious about the users and the case. The final goal is putting ourselves in user’s shoes and understanding their problems and what they need. INTERVIEW + OBSERVATION…
Lisa Steinberg (findagrave.com) Reading has always been one of my favorite things to do. I learned how to read when I was 4 and from then on, I would read anything I could get my hands on. Every day before school I remember sitting at the table eating breakfast and reading the back of the…
You may have read that if you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it. That’s part of the reason it’s important to rehearse our history and review the mistakes that we’ve made. We’ve tried to learn from our mistakes, which is really the only thing you can do with a mistake — learn…
Commuter by Ren Willis By Ren Willis (Previously “Aaron”) I’m sure you may have noticed as you made your way to work, either by car, bus, bike, or even on foot, there are a lot more bikes on the road these days. Statistics back your observations up. Bicycle commuting is up pretty much everywhere, some…
This is a list of staff rules at Tom Sachs’ Studio. Think of it as a set of rules given at orientation or during an agency’s onboarding. Tom Sachs finds his creative aesthetic by the constraints he has chosen for his work, and these rules teach us the importance of our traditions and constraints. This…
Okay, this is old news for folks who have been commuting for decades, but the realization that Grand Central has more than 4 entrances blew my frickin’ mind. I work in the low 50s, and there really isn’t a great way to get from Grand Central to work other than walking. For the first week…
In June 1952 two New York City patrolmen attempted to shake down 35-year-old Frederick J. Ratzlaff after entrapping him on a morals offense in the men’s room of the Apollo Theater at 223 West 42nd Street in Times Square. The police officers — 26-year-old John D. Cooke and 33-year-old Frederick Schnepf — said if Ratzlaff…
Photo by Burst Every no gets you closer to a yes Everything I ever learned about capitalism, I learned selling comedy tickets to strangers on the streets of New York City. The first lesson is to never, under any circumstance, sell the product because the product is crap. Sell yourself. Humans trust other humans. People…
These side gigs will pump up your wallet, because let’s face it, this place is expensive Photo by Marques Jackson/Filles Garcons NY. Whether you just moved to NYC, have to cover for your disappearing roommates, or need to pay your exorbitant rent, these side gigs will help you keep up with the crazy costs of…
