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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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- For some reason woke up thinking about Herbie Hancock's "Rockit" and how it used to terrify me as a kid: http://bit.ly/s8Shb
- @alexismadrigal I'm biased, but I think the Google Instant ABCs we did on @FastCompany (yesterday) are far superior: http://bit.ly/aJZ5Yk
- Overcooked my tomato jam so now it's more like... tomato caramel? Anyway, it's good on gelato.
- @aarieff Thank you, Allison!!!
- RT @GOOD is seeking dynamic, ambitious interns in Los Angeles. Check out our internship opportunities here http://shr.gd/dmSRe3
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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.
- Where My Ladies At?
GOOD, August 2010
Why aren't there more women in industrial design? - 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. - Hello, Angels
The Architect's Newspaper, May 2010
The ups and downs of LA's 109-year-old funicular train. - 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.
- Where My Ladies At?
Gelatoing
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Speaking
- Three Voices in Design
Margaret Griffin, Jennifer Siegal and Julie Smith-Clementi, moderated by Alissa Walker
September 16, 7-8:30pm
Ilan Dei Studio, Venice Beach
- GOOD Design: Bay Area
Another event in our popular series, where designers solve city problems proposed by urban leaders.
September 30, 6pm
SPUR, San Francisco
Category Archives: writing
Daddy, where do Field Notes come from?
If you’re a designer, or a writer, or a meticulous note-taker, or a collector of small brown objects, you’ve probably seen the tiny notebooks named Field Notes. Field Notes have become extremely popular among people who write and draw things—there’s … Continue reading
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Planting the seeds
For a new project we’re launching at GOOD, Casey, Beth and I got to visit an amazing school garden with the LAUSD’s green policy director Mud Baron (at right). Yes, that’s his real name. Theresa Dahl, in white, is a … Continue reading
Walking the red carpet
Ahhhh, Oscar season. When we cover our most famous street in luxurious, pedestrian-friendly carpet but only let celebrities walk there. Little gold men start appearing on the sidewalks, wearing their cute plastic skirts. And we worship them like gods. Yesterday … Continue reading
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Designers as Storytellers: How to create awesome design content
I jetted down to Sarasota, Florida last week for the Sarasota Design Summit to launch the next iteration of GOOD Design, GOOD Design Sarasota, an eight-week program with Ringling College of Art & Design students that’s focusing on water. The … Continue reading
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