Hasta La Ideas

Toronto, I’m told, has a bit of reputation for high quality tap water, so it should come as no surprise that this amusing turn-of-phrase/eco-friendly business venture/all-around great idea originates in the Big Smoke. You may have seen these bottles around having recently been featured on packaging blog thedieline as well as a host of other design and lifestyle blogs. Order your bottle here or poke around the tap water website to learn more about why plastic water bottles are bad, bad, bad.

Une superbe galerie et une série d’affiches basées sur de multiples couches de feuilles s’appuyant sur le langage des cartes : des continents conçus en papier. Un travail de l’artiste Val Britton actuellement installé à Berkeley. Plus d’images dans la suite.

Portfolio de Val Britton.

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Artist Alfio Bonanno and architect Christophe Cornubert will present an installation representing a metric ton of carbon dioxide in Copenhagen next month, while the city hosts the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). (more…)

Started by New Yorker Emily Dubner, the online bakery Baking for Good donates 15% of each purchase to a cause chosen by the customer. By tying charity to a guilty pleasure, Baking for Good allows customers to feel better about gifting or consuming scrumptious snacks and desserts and makes it easy to give back.

With a list of nonprofits and community causes almost as extensive as their baked goods, the service tailors the experience to each customer .

Dubner’s team bakes each batch to order in Hermosa Beach, California with locally-sourced, organic and seasonal ingredients, packed in eco-friendly wrapping and shipped overnight or Priority to any location in the U.S.

Edited by Craig Kanarick, EXP looks at the ways innovative brands express themselves in the digital age.

I’ve been teaching one day a week at the Alberta College of Art & Design and one of the side benefits is an educational discount with Apple. When we recently bought a new laptop, we also got a complimentary iPod Touch. It is very touchable, indeed, but it remains unopened its original pristine packaging to make it first prize in a draw. If you renew your subscription before December 1, you’ll be entered in a draw to with the following:

1st prize: iPod Touch

2nd prize: a full library of UPPERCASE books (or $120 coupon to spend online or in the store)

3rd prize: a complimentary subscription (either a refund for your renewal, a renewal extension by 4 issues, or a subscription that we send to a friend on your behalf.)

Renew today!