Articles by Cynthia Young
Lover’s of design, art, and old fashioned printing presses celebrate! And, come check out Levi’s temporary print workshop down on 826 Valencia, San Francisco. This shop is an amazing venue that allows local artists and …
It is a common sight in Chinatown (both San Francisco and New York City) and it has always disturbed me. It is the sight of old, Chinese ladies hauling big bags of plastic bottles and …
Sanpete County, UT is inhabited by good old fashioned pioneer stock. There are turkey farmers, cowboys, shepherds, rodeo fans, sewing moms, and competition quilters. The towns in this county are full of normal American folk …
Sometimes the challenge of communicating with a particular culture can turn out to be quite fun! Take this exhibition, design case study:
Culture: a conservative, Christian based society that is extremely sensitive to topics such as …
With a pair of good eyes and a keen obseravation, you can tell a lot about a person before you open your mouth for a hello. But, in this era of networking, we aren’t satisfied …
The notion of Loyalty Rewards has become fairly popular in the business world. PetSmart has Pets Perks. Macy’s has its own loyalty credit card with 15% off all purchases. And, at Shutterfly you are immediately rewarded …
When my friend Grant McCraken published his book Chief Culture Officer, I naturally had to go and buy my own copy. His book is a manefesto to anyone working within a large corporation or any …
Business cultures are born, grow old, die, and are reborn into something new and usually unrecognizable. Kind have like people…if you believe in reincarnation. This process used to take much longer to occur, even centuries. …
Most people think modern societies are materialistic—we prize our possessions too much. But after working on a fun design-anthropology project on the co-evolution of medium and content, I realized we don’t appreciate our stuff …
Something significant occured in Berkeley, CA in 1966 that continues to affect students, thinkers, and visitors till this day. Was it the famous riots on Berkeley campus? The establisment of the People’s Park? Or, perhaps …
