In May of 2015, the USPS reported a net loss of $1.5 billion during the first three months of the year, due to a decline in first-class and standard mail (2.1% and 1.1%). Though it is common knowledge that mail volumes have taken a hit, the numbers...
Although it may seem unbelievable to say that recycling has always been an integral part of making paper through the ages, it’s true. And it’s important because, annually, the world produces more than 300 million tons of paper. At first, old rags...
It’s a story as old as the Industrial Revolution, and practically as old as the Gutenberg Bible: the paper mill eating up countless beautiful trees, just to produce reams of paper that only get thrown out anyway. Our majestic forests ending up flat,...
The time was 12:01 A.M, the year 1981. If you were in-the-know enough to have your TV dialed to a certain never-before-used channel, you would have seen the Buggles’s music video performance of Video Killed the Radio Star flash on the tube. A child...
In design, one of the most important details to think about is color. This may seem like a “duh!” claim, but there’s more to color than you may think; it’s not just about what looks the prettiest. Different colors promote different emotions and...
According to the Greenwashing Index, greenwashing is when a company or organization spends more time and money claiming the be “green” through advertising and marketing than actually implementing business practices that minimize environmental...
Coloring books for adults have become an ultra craze lately. And, unlike most other crazes, coloring is actually very beneficial to your health. According to numerous psychologists and doctors, coloring is a stress-free activity that helps adults to...
Instagram is a photo- and video-sharing social networking service. The only way to utilize all of the platform’s features is by using their mobile app, although there is a feature-limited website interface as well. Instagram enables its users to...
Everyone knows that there are corners of their email inbox they dare not tread. Places where thousands of vaguely creepy emails from mysterious addresses and companies lay unopened for months, potentially going on years. These dark recesses are...
Sometimes, we get the sense that people still think that paper is stuck in the era of Bartleby the Scrivener. You know, the Herman Melville character? The one who wastes away in an office, his desk window overlooking a brick wall, refusing to...