April 9, 2013
What I’ve found when working with clients is that a lot of times they don’t consider the statement that their color choice is making or that they don’t think about the color at all. You can ask them what they were thinking in color, some even say whatever you think works best. While a good ...
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April 6, 2013
With people trying to be more eco-friendly in this day and age, one of the most difficult aspects is trying to decide whether or not something is recyclable. In addition to determining some thing’s recyclability, it can also be difficult knowing how to recycle materials. Luckily, there is a website known as Time-To-Recycle.com, a website ...
April 3, 2013
If your grandparents are anything like mine, they are very involved with the community. This April, my grandparents are throwing a fundraising event for the BackStoppers. The BackStoppers help the families of those who made a sacrifice to the community through being a policeman, firefighter, or EMT. ! A little about what the BackStoppers do: ...
April 2, 2013
If you are all about going green and are a designer, than keep reading! Being a designer, you create a lot of beautiful pieces. If you are a graphic or web designer, you more than likely print a lot of those beautiful pieces. While searching the internet, I came across a printing company that like ...
March 28, 2013
Etsy is an online marketplace specializing in the sale of artistic and crafty goods. It is a great resource for designers looking for a way to sell some of their designs. Getting started on Etsy is easy. It cost 20¢ to list one item for four months. Etsy also takes 3.5% from every sale ...
March 21, 2013
Prasino, is a Chicago-based restaurant. Prasino means “green” in Greek. Owner Ted Maglaris is Greek and wanted to name the restaurant “prasino” to be consistent with his family’s background. Their vision with the restaurant is fresh, eco-friendly, with healthy flavor. Prasino wants to put a footprint on the world in experiencing a healthy environment that ...
March 19, 2013
In this day and age where people are trying to be more environmentally friendly and less wasteful, a popular trend is making products or creating works of art out of discarded items. One such person is Kyle Cox, an artist featured at Studio 421, who has become well-known for taking unwanted and discarded items and ...
March 18, 2013
One common problem many people have to deal with is having to pay bills, whether for a credit card or utility bills. While it is impossible to ignore these bills, people always find ways to lessen how much they have to pay for their bills. Even though people already reduce their energy usage by doing ...
March 17, 2013
It is amazing how many products we use are made from plastic, such as food and hygiene products, cars, phones, computers, and even chewing gum. What is unfortunate is that while most plastic is claimed to be recyclable, in actuality these products are actually downcycled. Basically, while a certain plastic product cannot be recycled into ...
March 12, 2013
Switch to post-consumer waste (PCW) paper, paper products, and packaging.Whenever possible, skip paper entirely, but if you have to print, make sure you are using eco-friendly paper.Only PCWpaper is made entirely from the paper we place in our recycling bins each day. Making PCW recycled paperuses 45% less energy and creates half the waste of ...
