Category Archives: Story of Stuff

Last Christmas I received an iPhone 4! I was so excited to have a newest, fastest, best iPhone. I went home, connected it to my iBook (circa 2005), running OS 10.4, and got the sad new my new phone couldn’t … Continue reading →

While watching the various videos that the Story of Stuff Project creatively put together one video captured my interest. The short on bottled water. Like all of these videos it was creatively put together with the drawn animation, which helps … Continue reading →

The stories of stuff clip on e-waste challenges consumers and designers to think more critically about where their products are coming from and where they are going and what consequences this process has for the environment and for society.  The … Continue reading →

I love The Story of Stuff. At my old job we had a Green Team and I showed this video on my day to chair the meeting. It went over well, and we had a good discussion about it afterwards. … Continue reading →

I would have to say that visually speaking this presentation was very simple, to the point, and very informative. I, however, digress by saying that the content was oversimplified and had an air of patronization about it. That aside I … Continue reading →

I definitely can’t say that I’m a saint when it comes to buying too much stuff. I have too many clothes, cosmetics, and also too many electronics. I’ve sadly fallen into the norm of society and have purchased more things … Continue reading →

“We are using too much stuff.”   I couldn’t agree more. As a society, Americans are much more fortunate than many other groups of people. We live in a free country in which we have a right to speak our … Continue reading →

I like how Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff Project offers information through simple graphics. The black and white graphics in her videos do not distract the audience from her content. There are admirable qualities of this series, but I also … Continue reading →

Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff Project was not as visually beautiful as the artist series by Hillman Curtis, but that was the point. The information that Leonard presents is not meant to be pretty and enjoyed. She is trying to … Continue reading →

I watched the Story of Stuff video on bottled water. I specifically chose that one, because I know that I at least have this one under control, personally. I still think there are some things wrong with the argument. Instead … Continue reading →