Sustainable Packaging

Whether it is zongzi, banh te, tamales, pamonha, hallaca, or corunda, sustainable food packaging has been a tradition in both asian and spanish culture for over hundreds of years. All these different foods are variations of stuffed glutinous rice, vegetables, beans, and meats wrapped in either bamboo leaves or corn husks. Each variation has its own story of origin, but best of all, each culture has created its own sustainable food packaging. Using natural, organic products to package the delicious foods drastically reduces costs and wastes in our world and in our environment. This is packaging at its most elemental state!

Facts about Influenza (Flu)

What is influenza (a.k.a flu)? Contagious respiratory illness

Symptoms of flu? Fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body aches, headaches, fatigue.

How to prevent seasonal flu? "Flu shot" and the nasal-spray flu vaccine

When to get vaccinated against seasonal flu? Early September

How does flu spread? When people with flu talk, sneeze and cough, droplets of the virus land on people (mouth and nose). Also, the virus land on surfaces people touch. Make sure to wash your hands frequently!

Complications of flu? Bacterial pneumonia, ear infections, sinus infections, dehydration and worsening of chronic medical conditions.

Who Stole My Lunch???

There is so much more to package design than everybody thinks! Where can your creativity take you?

It's the Perfect Time of Year for Weekend Arts & Crafts

As the weather gets colder, stay in and work on this creative packaging project, which kids and adults will be sure to enjoy!

Inspirations

Green dress! (Keira Knightley in Atonement)
Brooklyn Street Art (Tristan Eaton)
Food!

The Great Wave off Kanagawa and Red Fuji (1832, Hokusai)

Sunday Brunch

Judy Kou, owner of Sunday Brunch, opened an online (only) dress (only) shop in 2009. Her reason? She loves dresses! She doesn't believe in accessorizing (jewelry and belt) and jeans. Just dresses, because it's simple and says so much! You don't need to worry about a top/ bottom layer or being too over/under dressed. You can wear dresses any time/ day.
Her favorite dress? It's the cobalt blue ruffle dress by Mel en Stel.

Ross Lovegrove

Ross Lovegrove- "Fat free" design

Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in America

Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs
1- Surgeons $219,770
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3- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons $210,710
4- Orthodontists $206,190
5- Obstetricians & Gynecologists $ 204,470
6- Internists- General $183,990
7- Physicians & Surgeons, Other $173,860
8- Family & General Practitioners $168,550
9- Chief Executives $167,280
10- Psychiatrists $163,660

Recycled Bottle Bags

The Broadway Wicked bag is made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles. Why? To take advantage of plastic and to protect the environment. Duh!

Used plastics are reprocessed to form new materials. Then the material is used for something completely different from their original state. Sounds like a miracle, doesn't it? However, the process of melting the plastic and creating a new form is complicated and expensive. It is important for us to recycle plastic, glass, metal and paper separately because plastic cannot be reused if it is heated with a different material. Recycling plastic decreases land pollution and carbon emission.

Maybe, one day, the Pacific Ocean a.k.a "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch" will shrink to a size of a pea.

Next time you're watching the Broadway show Wicked, check out the reusable tote bag!