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During holiday season, who is the person on your list most difficult to shop for? As husband and wife and as a product design team, we each say it’s the other. Gift giving for the opposite sex takes a little creativity, but isn’t impossible. Tom Says: For most men, gift giving for the women in......
Packing Right Because we travel so much, we have duplicate sets of all of all our toiletries so we can pack quickly and be sure not to forget anything. There is nothing worse than getting over to China and realizing you forgot contact solution or toothpaste. The entire toilet kit goes into a waterproof pocket......
1) Never do speculative work for anyone but yourself. 2) A contract is never a guarantee you will get paid. 3) Employers and clients believe they own your mind, not just your design. 4) Non-competes might be unenforceable, but that will not stop a client or employer from coming after you in unimaginable ways. 5)......
No Grills Allowed – how Weber lost women…and men Extreme Makeover Genderblend Features Curve Appeal – The original Weber charcoal grill curved design is key to both its ergonomic function and its visual appeal to both sexes. The low height and ease of use of the circular shape is conducive to being able to reach......
36 minutes of smoke filling a room after a sofa was ignited with a hot iron was the length of time it took for the typical smoke detector to sound and the sofa to finally burst into flames. NBC News, in Rossen Reports: Popular smoke alarms may go off too late, experts warn, reported that......
How a Poster Got a Legal Shredding: Shepard Fairey challenged copyright law but ended up convicted for criminal contempt, is an article posted September 16th in the Wall Street Journal that has numerous public comments quick to point to Shepard Fairey as a thief and a liar. Pointing fingers at one who got caught, just......