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Hi, my name is Alissa. I'm a writer, a gelato-eater, and a walker in LA. You can learn more about me here.All About Gelatobaby
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- Congrats to the awesome folks at @Poketo on their new Target collection! I want that @kateconsumption wallet! http://bit.ly/cfj9ME
- @katiewelch So exciting! Let me know what you're up to and PLEASE come to LA!
- @ForYourArt @fallenfruit Miss you guys, too! I can't make it Sunday but everyone should go to the Public Fruit Jam! http://bit.ly/d1KYjo
- Best locked-keys-in-car story ever. RT @scharwath A Navajo medicine man prayed to the car & then opened it with a wire coathanger first try.
- Gary's new film, Urbanized! RT @Gary_Hustwit Alissa Walker (@gelatobaby) and I discussed the film on @fastcodesign: http://bit.ly/cAi4Yz
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You can find my writing most days at Fast Company, where I write about design and sustainability each week as a Designers Accord case study. I also write a column for GOOD called Design is a Verb.
- At Home with Ed Begley, Jr.
Dwell, June 2010
I visited LA's greenest celebrity to talk about gardening, solar panels and riding the bus. - Why I Write About Design Now
GOOD, May 2010
How we need to cover the design industry: Without a chair in the world. - Here's Why the Banksy Movie is a Banksy Prank
Fast Company, April 2010
The world's most famous street artist makes a documentary? I'm not buying it. - If You Lived Here, You'd Be Urban By Now
GOOD, Spring 2010
The case against fake "walkable urbanism" developments which are neither walkable or urban. - Why Can't the World's Best Architects Build Better Websites?
Fast Company, March 2010
Loading... - Reading a City
GOOD, Winter 2010
How streets in NY and LA instruct us to move through them. - iPad Name Not the First Choice for Women. Period.
Fast Company, January 2010
Sure, Apple's newest product is cool and all, but about that name... - Will You Makeover My Valentine?
Studio 360, January 2009
I talk to Kurt Andersen about greeting cards, dangerous love, and why Cupid's stupid. - The Fake Freeway Sign that Became a Real Public Service
GOOD, January 2009
Artist Richard Ankrom's act of guerrilla public service improved the commuter experience. - The Decade in Design
GOOD, December 2009
Ten years of Apple, starchitects and design for change.
- At Home with Ed Begley, Jr.
Gelatoing
Speaking
- FAME: Myth Management and Tailored Truths
An exec ed course moderated by Frances Anderton
July 20-21
USC
Los Angeles
Category Archives: DnA
On Today’s DnA: Back to the handmade, and hand-crafted poetry by me!
As I hit the skies for what is potentially going to be the most painful travel day of my life, a quick post to remind you to listen to a special holiday and year-end episode of DnA today at 2:30pm … Continue reading
On Today’s DnA: Shepard Fairey, Robbie Conal and the Gamble House
Much ado has been made about Shepard Fairey and his Obama propaganda game-changer (check out this incredible site with all the parodies of his “Hope” poster, thanks to Spencer). But before there was Shepard—literally, before he was even born—there was … Continue reading
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On Today’s DnA: Theatrical design
I’ve been lax in reporting on the goings-on behind-the-scenes at DnA since I felt so far removed from the scene for so long. But there is some very exciting design and architecture news happening over at KCRW, not the least … Continue reading
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On Today’s DnA: Pop-up stores and edible lawns
Pop-up stores have been popping up all over New York for years but perhaps because of the perceived drive-by mentality of Los Angeles, they haven’t really caught on over here. I’d argue that if you pick the neighborhood and the … Continue reading
Posted in DnA, building, greening, wearing
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