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Articles by Scott Ballum

Scott Ballum is a designer and author in Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder of Sheepless Co., a creative practice dedicated to providing deliberate, considered solutions in design and advocacy for small businesses and cultural organizations affecting positive social change.
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    At first glance, Jon Cohrs’ Urban Prospecting project looks like one of those late-night-tv pyramid...

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    Featuring workshops approaching issues as diverse as Policy, Economic Development, Access, Health,...

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    Combining popular mobile technologies and grassroots on-the-ground efforts, the TapIt Water ...

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    When it comes to utilizing design or creative thinking to shape our society, few avenues are more direct or...

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    Amidst the debate over the multi-billion dollar bottled water industry (is it really a debate anymore?), rises...

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    Thursday night, we were treated to an insightful and inspiring production at the New York Public Library as...

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    Spun from the Berlin-based illustration and design organization and festival Illustrative e.V., the new art...

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    Competition? Mergers? Supply and demand? Find our what’s cooking at the Food Court. These are the kind...

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    Friday, we had the opportunity to tour Brooklyn’s newest “green space”, a seven story office...

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    The Canadian Center for Architecture is exhibiting Tools for Action: What You Can Do With the City through...

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    As if we hadn’t already heard that print is dead and digital is the future, Reuters reports that Google...

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    Founded in 1973, New York City’s Transportation Alternatives has been a steady voice of advocacy for a...

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    Looking to invest, but don’t dare go near Wall Street? Last week TED conference-goers were introduced to...

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    Winterhouse is more than a design studio, their founders are more than educators, and their commentary has...

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    Last month, we applauded the work of Carrotmob, an organization that taps into community buying power to...