24Hour Magazine

by Laura Neilson As a challenge to the notion that magazines are a slow and dying format, 24Hour Magazine is an awesomely triumphant endeavor. The entire magazine was conceptualized, produced and printed—all in the span of a single day. With the goal of capturing a moment through teamwork and creative thought, co-creators Tuffer Harris and Sam Mulkay took a spontaneous idea and quickly formed a …

thisMoment Social Networking Site

Encouraging more meaningful interaction than status updates, social networking site thisMoment allows you to create a timeline of your life—adding photos, videos and feelings in an easily navigable format. We recently had a chance to catch up with thisMoment partner Ankarino Lara, who told us more about the site. Cool Hunting: What inspired you to look at life in terms of moments? Ankarino Lara: In …

The Architecture of Parking

If architecture is, as Mies van der Rohe held, "the will of an epoch translated into space," then it's no surprise that a rabid proclivity toward parking structures marks the last century. Born out of an increasing reliance on cars, the design of parking garages range from the mundane to profound. Oftentimes, though, they're mistaken as purely utilitarian structures that have nothing to add to …