jungle [8]
It’s Not Easy Being Green
By lainie at 4 November, 2011, 1:13 pm
Gather ’round everyone, take a seat and put on your listening caps (in my case, a smart looking technicolor beanie, complete with propeller). Sure, green is a wonderful color and an easy bandwagon to jump on; but it’s not easy being green. I’m not talking Kermit here, or even Oscar for that matter (although his [...]
Magnifying Connections: creating an installation, episode 2
By lainie at 9 December, 2008, 6:51 pm
We’re two days away from Digital Family Reunion. And the building process has commenced. Here, jungle [8] Designer Tuan is in the midst of early construction. Enjoy! To see where it all began, see Magnifying Connections: creating an installation, episode 1! UPDATE: Here’s another video for all of you! Me, drilling holes in styrofoam balls!
When “Plug-in” Rhymes with Green
By lainie at 29 October, 2008, 3:26 pm
Whatever taste, aspirations are yours when choosing the car of the, your future, the constant in the equation will be its green properties. In the 2008 Paris, Detroit Motor Show, the diversification of the designs, technologies and creativity displayed incontestably the full range of environmental awareness of the car manufacturers. Aligned with the desiderata of [...]
Soup Assault. Another lunch at jungle [8]
By lainie at 23 September, 2008, 6:52 pm
It’s a busy week here at jungle [8] so the staff was forced to bring notebooks and binders to the lunch table today. What can we say, business as usual. Or at least that was the plan. Then someone busted out a glass of red, a couple glasses of white and it was over. Before [...]
High Stakes Lunch at jungle [8]
By lainie at 18 September, 2008, 5:11 pm
jungle [8] designer Aldis Ozolins was still recovering at lunch today from his recent “all-nighter,” a late night/early morning marathon he endured to meet art school deadlines. Visibly drowsy, he was at high risk for a mid-meal lasagna face plant. Staffers took it upon themselves to keep his eyelids open by prodding him with stories [...]
thank you jungle [8] – thank you Rachel
By lainie at 15 September, 2008, 9:44 am
At jungle [8], it’s been said one of our greatest assets is our culture. We’re the people, the individuals that come together and focus on a common goal, through a cohesive team which allows us to produce some incredible work for our clients and some pro-bono projects that have supported the community. As the principal [...]
bottled water is the world’s biggest scam
By lainie at 2 September, 2008, 2:35 pm
How much are you willing to pay for bottled water? How’s $480 for a case of Limited Edition Crimson Red sound? Much in the same way that celebs like Mary-Kate Olsen helped turn a Starbucks coffee cup into a must-have accessory, luxury bottled water has become something of a status symbol, with many individuals paying [...]
Baby names, Surfing, and Foreign Languages
By lainie at 19 August, 2008, 5:06 pm
Just a brief sampling of the conversation during lunch today: If Lainie Liberti could have had her way, her 9-year-old would have been named Miro, following in the footsteps of other single-name monikers like Prince and Madonna. But for a country that gave us such quirky baby names as Apple and Story, Lainie faced an [...]
Lucky number 080808
By lainie at 8 August, 2008, 12:01 am
Today, it’s all about eight. We here at jungle[8] feel a certain pride as people across the world celebrate what we consider our special number. The number 8 has long been revered across China as a symbol of balance and good fortune, so it is no coincidence China decided to hold opening ceremonies for [...]
Why does fat taste so good?
By lainie at 7 August, 2008, 4:53 pm
… and other musings on life. There just seems to be something about the aroma of food that jumpstarts the deep philosophizing for us at jungle[8]. Today’s late lunch (3:30pm!) was Asian fusion: salad, potstickers (both panfried and boiled), white rice, as well as the last of the steroid-injected potatoes (not pictured here because they [...]
