Thinking on your feet: the standing desk

Treehugger.com recently published an interesting article on the concept of the standing desk, focusing on the offices of Herman Miller as a case-study. The article looks at Herman Miller both as a designer of such workspaces (Herman Miller’s Action Office, 1964) and as a potential user group (looking at the Herman Miller’s offices today)… The Standing Desk: Why Hasn’t It Caught On?

Over the years, there have been many purported benefits of using a desk that allows one to stand, beyond the obvious increase in choice and freedom of movement it provides:

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News from the attic

This past weekend, during one of several adventures with rooftop ice dams that involved climbing out the window of an attic dormer, a bit of paper happened to catch my eye, peaking out from beneath a small hole in the attic floor. After pulling up the floor board, I was delighted to find copies of the The Boston Sunday Globe and the Haverhill Evening Gazette from 1937.

What fun to read the news of that day, and all the cool ads too! Here’s a sample ad from a local Chevrolet-Buick dealership of the time, located at what is now a parking lot for a Rite Aid pharmacy.

1937 Buick Ad

Winter Window Card

Getting around to sharing this one a little late, but here’s another snow-inspired piece we created recently — our “Winter Window” holiday card.

Winter Window pop-up card

Printed on recycled 67lb Cover, using two sheets affixed with adhesive to create the pop-up window effect. This card is a sequel to last year’s card, also a pop-up featuring the cardinal and a snowy pine.

Snowflakes and logos

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With yet another snowstorm here today, I thought I’d share this snowflake-inspired logo I designed last year. AMA Scientific is a national supplier of laboratory refrigerators and freezers. The logo’s ice-crystal mark is created from the company’s initials.

AMA Scientific logo

Related: For more snowflake-inspired logos, check out 10 Snowflake-Inspired Logos, posted on the blog Zeroside.

Greater Boston’s 2011 Nonprofit Social Innovators Named

Social Innovator SealRoot Cause, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing innovation for social impact among individuals and organizations in the nonprofit, governmental and business sectors, recently announced its 2011 Social Innovators. These Social Innovators represent Greater Boston’s most promising approaches to addressing some of our region’s toughest social issues—in the areas of early childhood development, education and employment opportunities for youth, financial capability, healthy aging, and grade school academic success. Each of the award recipients will receive $109,000 in professional services and cash over the next year. [continue reading]