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Decoding Design
Reena Jana
Reena Jana
Contributing Editor
Reena Jana has written for the New York Times, Wired, Harvard Business Review online, Fast Company, Architectural Record, Artforum, Time Out New York, Harper's Bazaar, and GQ. Previously, she was the innovation department editor at BusinessWeek. She holds degrees from Columbia University and Barnard College.
Reena Jana
Reena occasionally consults with companies, and when her writing discusses a corporation or other organization with which she has worked, she will disclose this fact. Reena does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo Kim
Contributing Editor
Sun Joo Kim is an architect and creative consultant based in Boston. Her projects include design and master planning of museums, public institutions, hospitals, and university buildings across the U.S. She holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo is an independent architectural designer who contracts with design firms. She does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Beth Carter
Beth Carter
Contributing Editor
Beth Carter is a freelance journalist based in New York City. She has worked for Catalyst magazine, the New York Times Syndicate, BBC Travel and Wired. She holds degrees from the University of Oregon and New York University.
Beth Carter
Beth does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers in her writing.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Contributing Editor
Mary Catherine O'Connor has written for Fast Company, Wired, Outside, Entrepreneur, Earth2Tech, Earth Island Journal and The Bold Italic. She is based in San Francisco.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Mary Catherine has written white papers and marketing material for technology companies and will not write about companies with which is actively engaged. She will disclose any instances in which her work mentions companies for which she has worked. Mary Catherine does not hold any investments in the companies that she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Archive: 08-2011
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Branding designer buildings with starchitects names
Tracing a recent trend to brand and market condominiums with the name of the starchitect who designed them.
August 31, 2011, 5:20 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Video: Introduction to Design for Lifetime from Autodesk
Watch Autodesk’s video outlining a sustainable design process.
August 30, 2011, 4:24 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Welcome to the gesture wars
With gesture-based controls for smart phones, tablets, PCs, and game consoles on the rise, confusion and chaos is likely to result because of a lack of standardization, argues Donald A. Norman, a...
August 30, 2011, 8:37 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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A logo for human rights
A jury that includes Nobel Laureates and international leaders has just chosen ten finalists in a competition to create the first logo for human rights. What design lessons do the finalists offer?
August 27, 2011, 7:20 PM PDT | By Reena Jana
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A roundup of hobbit inspired structures
With Hurricane Irene knocking on the East Coast’s door, maybe hobbits had the right idea.
August 26, 2011, 11:40 AM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Harvesting rainwater for more than greywater
Rainwater is in its purest form before it hits the ground, but it is usually collected for non potable uses only. What if that huge, free source of naturally distilled water could be used for...
August 25, 2011, 8:36 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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Four design lessons from the Steve Jobs era
Now that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned as CEO, technology experts are analyzing his design legacy. Their conclusions? His most powerful design strategies don’t just involve making...
August 25, 2011, 11:01 AM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Decoding design eco-buzzwords: green vs. sustainable
Is green building always sustainable building?
August 24, 2011, 2:48 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim
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New television series identifies powerful product design
On August 24, Ovation premieres “My Design Life,” a TV series that follows writer Lisa S. Roberts as she researches what makes popular products both trendy and timeless. To do so, she...
August 22, 2011, 7:29 PM PDT | By Reena Jana
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Sustainable building profile: Artists For Humanity EpiCenter in Boston
The Artists For Humanity EpiCenter was the first building in Boston to be awarded LEED Platinum Certification from the United States Green Building Council. Designed in collaboration with...
August 22, 2011, 2:49 PM PDT | By Sun Joo Kim