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GOOD Ideas for Cities: Supporting Food Truck Culture In New Orleans

Vendors and creatives have devised a plan to combat and alter the archaic laws suppressing the growth of the food truck community in New Orleans.

Chappell Ellison

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GOOD Idea for Cities: Re-Energizing a Neighborhood's Pride

An update from Dallas: The Elmwood Neighborhood Revitalization team works with a local community to create a renewed sense of vibrancy in its streets.

Chappell Ellison

Nov 12, 2012

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GOOD Ideas for Cities: A Board Game to End Homelessness

An unlikely solution from a L.A. furniture designer allowed a homelessness campaign to reduce their processing times to house the homeless by 40%.

Chappell Ellison

Oct 15, 2012

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GOOD Ideas for Cities: In San Francisco, City Officials and Designers Are Like Peas and Carrots

After working with GOOD to produce three events pairing local designers with city officials, a group in San Francisco is expanding the program.

Chappell Ellison

Sep 28, 2012

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GOOD Ideas for Cities: Growing A Local Food System for St. Louis

A group of local food activist shows that sometimes, the best solutions come from changing city policy.

Chappell Ellison

Sep 25, 2012

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GOOD Ideas for Cities: How CityPulse Plans to Put St. Louis On the Map

Less than 5% of social impact concepts are ever implemented. One St. Louis collective shows how they're fighting those odds.

Chappell Ellison

Aug 10, 2012

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GOOD Ideas for Cities: Developing Local Support for Portland's Public Schools

85% of people in central Portland have no children of school age. A hackathon uncovered ways to help connect those residents to their local school.

Chappell Ellison

Jul 15, 2012

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Toto, We're Not in Jersey Anymore: The Nets' Design Goes Hipster

What might seem a "basic" or "boring" approach to branding is much deeper than meets the eye.

Chappell Ellison

May 03, 2012

The Color of Change: Can Colorful Images Help Solve Social Problems?

The partnership between Pantone and design students assigned a color to each of eight social issues.

Chappell Ellison

May 03, 2012

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Designing Democracy: How Myanmar's Political Parties (Finally) Created Unique Brands

Until this year's election, the two major political parties used eerily similar logos and names.

Chappell Ellison

Apr 14, 2012

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Designing Defense: Israel's Iron Dome and the Aesthetics of Conflict

Despite the image of a simple protective bubble, the Iron Dome in fact represents Israel's move toward a more active defense.

Chappell Ellison

Mar 17, 2012

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Why Reality Hasn't Gone Virtual: Google Goggles and the 'Headset Problem'

It isn’t enough that our gadgets work well—they have to look good too.

Chappell Ellison

Mar 02, 2012

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Pope on Wheels: The Symbolism of Papal Transport

The PopeMover has come to symbolize the Holy Father's grave health and looming death.

Chappell Ellison

Feb 24, 2012

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Red Scare: How 'Chop Suey' Fonts Sell an Exotic, Fictional China How 'Chop Suey' Fonts Sell an Exotic, Fictional China

Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's website used stereotypical imagery and fonts mimicking East Asian calligraphy

Chappell Ellison

Feb 17, 2012

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Water Wheels: Syria's Symbols of Protest

In a new era of violence and protest, the ancient wheels have taken on renewed significance.

Chappell Ellison

Feb 11, 2012

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The Tots Can Stay: How Tater Tots Became America's Favorite Geometric Food

After months of lobbying, potato farmers convinced the government to allow tater tots to remain on school cafeteria menus.

Chappell Ellison

Feb 04, 2012

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2HOT4U: How Vanity Plates Became the Symbol of Wealth and Crime

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom had 18 luxury automobiles with license plates like "EVIL," "GOD," "GUILTY."

Chappell Ellison

Jan 27, 2012

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Vendors and creatives have devised a plan to combat and alter the archaic laws suppressing the growth of the food truck community in New Orleans.

An update from Dallas: The Elmwood Neighborhood Revitalization team works with a local community to create a renewed sense of vibrancy in its streets.

An unlikely solution from a L.A. furniture designer allowed a homelessness campaign to reduce their processing times to house the homeless by 40%.

After working with GOOD to produce three events pairing local designers with city officials, a group in San Francisco is expanding the program.

A group of local food activist shows that sometimes, the best solutions come from changing city policy.

Less than 5% of social impact concepts are ever implemented. One St. Louis collective shows how they're fighting those odds.

85% of people in central Portland have no children of school age. A hackathon uncovered ways to help connect those residents to their local school.

What might seem a "basic" or "boring" approach to branding is much deeper than meets the eye.

The partnership between Pantone and design students assigned a color to each of eight social issues.

Until this year's election, the two major political parties used eerily similar logos and names.

Despite the image of a simple protective bubble, the Iron Dome in fact represents Israel's move toward a more active defense.

It isn’t enough that our gadgets work well—they have to look good too.

The PopeMover has come to symbolize the Holy Father's grave health and looming death.

Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra's website used stereotypical imagery and fonts mimicking East Asian calligraphy

In a new era of violence and protest, the ancient wheels have taken on renewed significance.

After months of lobbying, potato farmers convinced the government to allow tater tots to remain on school cafeteria menus.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom had 18 luxury automobiles with license plates like "EVIL," "GOD," "GUILTY."