Category Archives: Story of Stuff

We have become so lax and lazy in this country & the world over.  Especially as Americans we have shopaholics, people using retail therapy to get over things, we value things more than people.  It has been quite a long … Continue reading →

Up until today, I thought that I was one of the ultra-conscious Americans whose choice to only drink bottled water was in some way going to change the taste and cleanliness of tap water.  After watching The Story of Bottled … Continue reading →

This time, can we include a few more things, though? The Story of Stuff, you impressed me with your cutsie graphics, and simple design. As for black and white, I am always a fan. Aesthetically, “the stories” were visually pleasing, … Continue reading →

The Story of Stuff is one of those special examples of storytelling where everything just comes together. A combination of the use of different methods of multimedia paired with compelling content make this a totally engaging video. I will undoubtedly … Continue reading →

Hang on, I need to step up onto my soap box.  This was extremely frustrating to watch.  There is no reason for products to have these kinds of ingredients, there are already several alternatives out there, and people are just … Continue reading →

For this week’s blog, I watched a couple videos from the “Story of Stuff” series and thought they were excellent.  For the sake of time, I only watched two videos, but I will finish the series later.  The two videos … Continue reading →

A very interesting story told through data and simple illustrations. There is a powerful message told through a video infographic. The most compelling aspect of the work is that each video is full of statistics yet there are none on … Continue reading →

The short video clip called The Story of Stuff is a really great example of information design. The 20 minute video tells a story using not only Annie Leonard, but very dynamic and simple animations to graphically represent all of … Continue reading →

First of all, please click on the link below if there’s time. As I was watching this tale of “stuff”, I was recalling George Carlin’s rant on the exact same thing…. JUST TOO MUCH STUFF! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvgN5gCuLac I really found this … Continue reading →