blog GAMIL: an insider look at design » DIY http://www.gamil.com elements of inspiration and moments of distraction from a small design firm Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lisa Hannigan, “I Don’t Know” and “Lille” http://www.gamil.com/2009/05/20/lisa-hannigan-i-dont-know-and-lille/ http://www.gamil.com/2009/05/20/lisa-hannigan-i-dont-know-and-lille/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 13:50:30 +0000 britt http://www.gamil.com/?p=1519 Today is looking to be a busy day, so here is a quick little eye/ear candy to start the day. Lisa Hannigan is an irish singer songwriter that I’ve been listening to for a few months now. Her album “Sea Sew” came out last September, and I am loving the Crafty/(very well done) DIY feel of both the album itself as well as the videos for two of her songs (“I Don’t Know” and “Lille”). For some reason I am having a few problems actually posting the videos here so check out the “I Don’t Know” video and “Lille” video on Vimeo. Below are screenshots from the two videos.

screenshots from "I Don't Know"

screenshots from "I Don't Know"

screenshots from "Lille"

screenshots from "Lille"

]]> http://www.gamil.com/2009/05/20/lisa-hannigan-i-dont-know-and-lille/feed/ 1 shoes of labor http://www.gamil.com/2008/02/14/shoes-of-labor/ http://www.gamil.com/2008/02/14/shoes-of-labor/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:00:52 +0000 aly http://gamil.com/2008/02/14/shoes-of-labor/ Most people don’t know that it takes more than an hour of labor to make most shoes and that they usually use lots of toxic adhesive. That’s what makes a “green and responsible shoe” a true challenge. Below is an attempt by Patagonia to present some of the benefits of globalization, while showing a fairly typical shoe-making operation in China these days. But as I stand back and take a look at all the work going on by people wearing gloves and masks, it makes me think: there must be a better way to make shoes…

At least there’s the ultra-responsible approach by Simple to make your own! Sure, there’s still the gigantic woes of the animal & tanning industries, but at least it can be assembled with fidgety hands while watching American Idol Gives Back.Make your own!

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