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Reflections on the betacup design challenge

16 Jun 2010 – 8:08

I kinda can’t believe how far we’ve come with the betacup project. One year ago, I was at Overlap ’09 where I met Toby Daniels and his craaaazy idea to change the way we drink coffee. I hopped on board, brainstormed at Overlap, wrote a little blog post…and suddenly here we are today, announcing the [...]

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The betacup design challenge for a sustainable community

1 Apr 2010 – 8:17

The betacup design contest launches today! This no April Fool’s joke! My good pal Will Evans and I wrote this call-to-action the other day — I’m reposting it here. Submissions are already rolling in! (Check ‘em out here!) ————– It’s been said that design shapes behavior; and in user experience (UX) design, behavior informs design which [...]

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Bodystorming the betacup

6 Aug 2009 – 11:27

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.

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Reflections on the betacup (part II)

4 Aug 2009 – 11:04

“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 [...]

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Do you drink coffee? Take our survey!

1 Aug 2009 – 14:04

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 [...]

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