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20 Lessons in Interaction Design
Illustration by Brian Rea, 20 Lessons in Interaction Design Interaction design is usually thought of as design of interfaces for screen-based applications like iPads, iPhones, websites and social...
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Using Placemaking to Revitalize Communities
The Studio of Calligraphy presented by Bakélite, global and solid design, as part of Civic City’s project in Nègrepelisse, September 15, 2013. © La cuisine, Center of Art and Design. When a community...
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Connecting People Through Stories
Interactive exhibit by Collective Story at the Border Crossers’ Gala, May 8th, 2014 Telling stories is a time-tested, universal and appealing form of expression that allows people to creatively engage...
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From Scratching to Coding
Li’l Robin’s founder Anke Stohlmann at <codr> presentation, June 5, 2014. For today’s students, coding is the new literacy: If they don’t know how to code, their job prospects will most...
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Our Summer Reading List, 2014
As dedicated but typically distracted readers, we often wonder what titles our friends and colleagues are reading—and wishing we had the time to take in the books ourselves. Summer gives us an...
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Connecting a Community With Design
Introducing The Hub at the Red Hook Fest, June 16, 2014. When Hurricane Sandy hit New York City in October 2012, the waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook, Brooklyn, was largely unprepared for the...
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A Year of Connection
Red Hook Hub ribbon cutting event at the Brooklyn Public Library in Red Hook, December 6, 2014 Human-centered design is the focus of our practice, and over the past year we’ve had a chance to work on...
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Learning Through Stories
When we were very young, stories helped us make sense of the world, and in many ways they laid the foundation for how we’ve interacted with information—and people—ever since. (The irresistible appeal...
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Our Summer Reading List, 2015
Whether we’re digging into a new design manifesto or getting caught up in a classic novel, summer vacation is our favorite time to clear our heads, hit reset and expose ourselves to fresh ideas and...
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Prototyping Stories
As every parent or teacher knows, kids have little to no filter when it comes to saying exactly what they think. This remarkable freedom made them the perfect collaborators for Li’l Stories (currently...
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A Year of Beginnings
Once upon a time—specifically, almost a year ago, in winter 2014—we had the idea for an educational framework that utilized the power of storytelling to help teach communication skills to children. A...
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Learning from Li’l Stories
Original posted on Li’l Stories’ blog. Since the launch of Li’l Stories earlier this year, we’ve been busy working on the next twists and turns of the storytelling project. We’ve fulfilled 99% of our...
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Our Fall Reading List, 2016
Our recent design work focuses on education (read the latest on Li’l Stories here), and a big part of what we do involves getting kids to love reading. It goes without saying that we love reading as...
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Making a Difference in the New Year
Given all the twists and turns of the past few months, we’re wondering exactly what the rest of 2017 has in store. We know we’re not alone! We recently participated in the Women’s March in New York...
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Collaborative Storytelling for Kids
Li’l Stories Lab: Animal Study, P.S. 3, February 2017 First posted on Learning through Stories, a publication by Li’l Stories. Over the past year, as we’ve continued to expand Li’l Stories, we’ve...
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A Year Full of Stories
Greetings from 2018! Before we get too far along in the New Year, we wanted to take a quick look back at what we’ve been up to. Over the past 12 months, as we’ve heard incessant references to “fake...
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Li’l Stories Launches a Fundraising Campaign for P.S. 43
Click image to hear The Caterpillar Goes Everywhere by 1st Graders at P.S. 43, December 2017 You’ve heard me talk about Li’l Stories quite a bit over the past few years, and many of you have helped me...
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