Scott Ballum is a designer and author in Brooklyn, NY. He is the founder of Sheepless Co., a creative practice dedicated to providing deliberate, considered solutions in design and advocacy for socially responsible small businesses and artistic or cultural organizations. Along with contributing to PSFK.com, Scott is also writing a book based on his Consumer Reconnection Project, for which he met the people who made everything he purchased for one year.

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Blog Entries by Scott Ballum

Find Water Everywhere You Go in NYC

Posted April 22, 2009 | 05:59 PM (EST)


This article originally appeared on PSFK.com

The folks behind the TapIt Water initiative are taking the 'convenience' excuse out of the case for bottled water. Combining popular mobile technologies and grassroots on-the-ground efforts, the program connects empty-canteen-carrying water seekers with cafes and restaurants who offer good, clean, NYC...

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Educating Youth to Design Solutions for Social Issues

Posted April 22, 2009 | 05:18 PM (EST)


This article originally appeared on PSFK.com

When it comes to utilizing design or creative thinking to shape our society, few avenues are more direct or have more potential than reaching out and fostering a commitment to social responsibility within our schools and our children. An interesting newcomer to this...

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Lawrence Lessig & Shepard Fairey on Art, Commerce and Corruption

1 Comments | Posted February 27, 2009 | 05:01 PM (EST)


This article originally appeared on PSFK.com.

Thursday night, we were treated to an insightful and inspiring production at the New York Public Library as part of their Live from the NYPL series and sponsored by Wired. Titled

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Kids Learn Target Marketing from the FTC

Posted February 25, 2009 | 05:45 PM (EST)


This article originally appeared on PSFK.com.

Competition? Mergers? Supply and demand? Find our what's cooking at the Food Court. These are the kind of directions you'll find as you make your way through the Saturday Morning Cartoons style website You Are Here, created...

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