December 2013

Editorial

Taxidermy could use a PR makeover. Unless you're a card-carrying member of the NRA, the ancient craft is kitsch at best. At worst, cruelty on parade. But when I visited the Natural History Museum last weekend, the horned specimens could almost pass as noble until I reached to the soulful, sad-eyed ape. What a buzzkill. Yet...

ICL

2013 has been a pretty big year for us here at Imprint, with lots of highlights and accomplishments to look back on and learn from. We thought we'd send the year off in fine style by featuring some of the highlights here. So without further ado, let's find out each Imprinter's favorite post for 2013. Long...

ICL, IVL

A month back, I posted a selection of snippets from talks which were part of the Purina #BetterWithPets conference in New York City, which we were invited to. Our founder Julia Huang spoke about our Architecture For Dogs project in front of an audience of pet specialists and journalists. It was a really inspiring event,...

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We've seen some pretty wacky inventions in 2013, but I must say that this gel refrigerator has got to be up there with all of the other Jetsons type products. Electrolux has recently been experimenting with a refrigerator containing a dense gel type substance that is supposedly much more energy efficient than any other alternative....

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Casey Neistat is an incredible film maker with a style all his own. So when a studio came to him to do a video for an upcoming movie, he came at them with a most interesting concept. It's a little something that companies can learn from and emulate. ...

News

We're excited to share that our  friends at Long Beach-based app development firm Hollr announced that their critically-acclaimed weather app Solar is now available on the Android platform this week! Weather has never been cooler, indeed. ...

Editorial

Last weekend after dinner at my brother's house in San Diego, our families went for a walk so our little girls could see Christmas lights. There are five or six blocks in the Clairemont neighborhood where every single resident goes all-out with holiday decorating, and we check it out every year. Who says that California...

8 Questions

The company OrigAudio began as an eco-friendly, portable solution for listening to music while on the go. Inspired by a Chinese take-out-box, the “origami of audio” concept was launched in 2009, with “Fold n’ Play” speakers made out of recycled materials. Earning honors a mere three months from inception, such as “Top 50...

News

We're very pleased to announce that the website for our Architecture for Dogs project features a freshly redesigned home page. And you can check out hundreds of visitor's submissions for their own ideas on reinventing dog architecture on the TOTO Gallery Ma Exhibition Page now too. ...