Pentagram gives NYC Beaches a Post-Sandy makeover

Last summer, Hurricane Sandy hit New York, heavily damaging the city’s coastline. To combat this, Pentagram’s Paula Scher was tasked with getting people back to the beaches without building big structures to guide them. This was no small undertakingFollow the link to reveal her solution. Click here to reveal her solution. What sparks our fire:  The idea that “good design is mostly about being nice to people.”   – Paula Scher What do you admire most about Paula’s technique?

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Examples of Paula’s work

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Meet the 13 designers on Fast Company’s most creative people list

Fast Company compiled a list of the 100 most creative people for 2013. Find out how each of the 13 designers are starting fires and changing the world through innovative thinking. What sparks our fire: There is no limit to creativity. Which designer do you find most creative?

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blog pix2 Top: Ivan Poupyrev, Senior Scientist, Disney Research Left: Emily Sugihara, Founder, Baggu  Right: Liz Muller, Director of Concept Design Starbucks