After drawing the comic of Papel the Paper Cup, I received a phone call from a woman in Australia (Jennifer Deaves) who had caught wind of the betacup initiative and my comic, Papel. She’s writing a book about society’s relationship with the cup of coffee, and has subsequently written two posts on her blog: one [...]
The betacup team is working to make known the size and scope of the problem with non-recyclable paper cups. They’re consumed in large quantities, especially for to-go lattes and the sort. And they’re subsequently disposed of in large quantities. In fact, over 58 billion paper cups are thrown away every year.
The protagonist in my comic [...]
Here’s the video from our bodystorming exercise at Overlap09. We were trying to illustrate how our early betacup prototype could reduce paper cup waste and encourage eco-friendly behaviors among consumers. We’d love for any and all feedback!
The betacup Bodystorming Session – Overlap 09 from The betacup on Vimeo.
“I grabbed a cup of instant from the hospitality table on the second morning of orientation. It was piping hot and I was in a hurry, so I stuck an ice cube in, but then a friend hailed me and began chatting; by the time we parted, I was holding a cup of watery lukewarm [...]
Following the exciting brainstorming around the betacup at Overlap last weekend, our team has created a survey to better understand the practices of coffee drinking. If you’re a coffee (or tea!) drinker and have a moment to complete it, please do! (This has also been cross-posted on Mechanical Turk to get a wider diversity of [...]
