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Because 3 months in the Antarctic just wasn't enough

Posted by Melanie Bender on February 27 at 6:00 PM Professor Smith and his team of scientists return to the Antarctic to dig deeper into the Earth's unanswered questions.
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Saks Fifth Avenue Wants YOU!

Posted by Eric Teng on February 23 at 12:09 AM In a bold move to counter the general malaise in consumer spending and it’s own declining sales, Saks Fifth Avenue has launched a new spring campaign that encourages customers to stand up in solidarity and shop!
Topics: design        1 Comment Read Full Post

Everything You Wanted to Know About Hospitality.

Posted by Gina Miller on February 22 at 12:00 AM All in one place.
Topics: branding, hospitality, public relations        4 Comments Read Full Post

Oscar Advertising

Posted by Gina Miller on February 22 at 12:00 AM Modesty or No Show?
Topics: advertising, branding, media        1 Comment Read Full Post

Social Media A Go Go

Posted by JR Buchbinder on February 19 at 11:00 AM A week ago the powers that be at DMD let me leave my desk and take to the big bad city for Social Media Week. I came back with a few free glasses of cheap wine, and a bagful of learnings...
Topics: interactive, public relations        3 Comments Read Full Post

Charles Harrison: Product Design Luminary

Posted by Eric Teng on February 17 at 12:00 AM Recently, the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award to Charles Harrison, an industrial designer whom I’ve never heard of until I came across the article in Smithsonian’s monthly publication. When I started reading the designer’s achievements over a career that spanned half a century, I was impressed and humbled by the breadth of his output.

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DMD Lab: And the winners are...

Posted by Melanie Bender on February 13 at 12:00 PM It is with great pleasure and excitement that we bring you our three amazing selected designers.
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Going MAD: Second Life Exhibition Delivers

Posted by Eric Teng on February 8 at 12:00 AM Recently, I went to the newly renovated Museum of Arts and Design (at its new home on Columbus Circle) to see the new exhibition:  Second Lives - Remixing the Ordinary. I must admit, part of the reason I went in the first place was to check out the museum’s much buzzed-about architecture. With a new textured façade of glazed tile and glass, offering an expansive vista of Columbus Circle and Central Park, the new building weaves together the museum environment and the street life of the surrounding neighborhood into a seamless, visceral experience.
Topics: arts and culture        4 Comments Read Full Post

When a Friend Passes

Posted by JR Buchbinder on February 5 at 4:00 PM This morning I received a Facebook message from one of my former co-workers from my last job. A client, and one of my regular contacts, had passed away the night before. And I started to cry…
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Instant Gratification is Back

Posted by Eric Teng on February 2 at 12:00 AM As a self-proclaimed amateur photography buff, I was saddened by the death of Polaroid film cameras last year...
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