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Noted: Bringing Facebook to the Storefront

May 18, 2012 chaps676 brazil, Chappell, chaps676, Clothing, Etsy International, Facebook, Home, Internet, noted, Read, retail

Photo by Michael on Flickr
In São Paulo, Brazil, a fashion retailer called C&A unveiled a new clothing display that has customers signing on to Facebook. Garments in the store are displayed on hangers with digital read-outs that show how many &#82…

Noted: Defining Success as an Artist

May 8, 2012 chaps676 art, artist, arts, Chappell, chaps676, Home, noted, Read, Salon

Photo by Caraluna Studio
A recent article in Salon cites some nasty figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In the past seven years, jobs in the arts have suffered sharp falls: architecture by 29.8%; performing arts by 21.9%; musical groups and ar…

Noted: The Original Instagram

May 4, 2012 chaps676 Apps, art, Chappell, chaps676, history, Home, Instagram, noted, photography, Read

Photo by MarcoSuarez
The story of Instagram is nothing short of epic. With only a dozen employees, the humble photography app gained millions of users in a few short years before it was acquired by Facebook for an unbelievable $1 billion. What the soci…

Clothes Make the Man (and Woman)…Smarter

April 27, 2012 lkmccray Clothing, Home, Linzee McCray, lkmccray, news, noted, psychology, Read, science

Photo by Dawn and RossIssac B. Singer said, “What a strange power there is in clothing.” But until recently, who knew what you wear has the power to make you pay closer attention?
Everyone’s got a favorite piece of clothing. In my case, it’s a …

Noted: Printing Your Library Books on Demand

March 22, 2012 chaps676 Books, Chappell, chaps676, Home, noted, paper goods, Read, reading, vintage

As consumers, we appreciate immediacy; companies like Amazon and Zappos can ship orders in a matter of hours, delivering boxes to your doorstep with freakish speed. As our expectation of lightning fast turnaround increases, other organizations are loo…

Noted: Tracking Your Used Clothing

March 16, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, cheap chic, Clothing, fashion, good, Home, noted, Read, resale, sustainability, thrift shops, thrifting, vintage

Photo by Brad K. on Flickr
A change in season brings a change of wardrobe, causing many of us to rummage through our closets, filling trash bags with mounds of clothing to donate. After going to the trouble of dragging those garbage bags to the Salvati…

Noted: Saving Japan’s Photographs

March 15, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, Etsy International, Home, japan, noted, photography, Read, tsunami

Photo by Alicia Bock
It’s been a year since the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, a crippling disaster marked last week by memorial services, prayers and monuments. Many Japanese families lit paper lanterns and sent them out to sea in remembr…

Noted: When Craft Meets Athletics

March 2, 2012 chaps676 athletics, Chappell, chaps676, co.design, Home, needlecraft, noted, Read, Shoes

Photo by hinomura on Flickr
When Nike researchers asked runners to describe their ideal shoe, they sang the praises of socks. With a snug fit, socks are practically unnoticeable to the wearer. Nike set out to make a shoe that fit like a sock while stil…

Noted: Creating the Perfect Pointe Shoe

March 1, 2012 chaps676 athletics, ballet, Chappell, chaps676, dance, dancers, Home, noted, Read, Shoes

Photo by kameron elisabeth
Nearly every film that features ballet — Black Swan, The Company, The Turning Point — contains the same evocative scene: a ballerina strips off her pointe shoes to reveal blistered, mangled toes. Such a sight isn’t …

Noted: How Are Your Table Manners?

February 23, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, eating, entertaining, family, Home, kitchen, lifestyle, noted, Read

Photo by Ephemera Obscura
“I will even increase your allowance if you behave yourself at the dinner table,” my dad once told me, complete exasperation in his voice. As an eleven-year-old with my eye on a new Lego set, improving my table man…

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