Kli is a contemporary line of judaica that has a scholarly approach with regard to jewish history while juxtaposing unexpected and often maverick gestures. 
 
Email: info@kliproducts.com 
Website: www.kliproducts.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Magnus Lundström 

Wichai Lertariyanunt has created Gig, a healthy children’s beverage, with packaging designed to encourage interactive play. 
 
Email: num_eang@hotmail.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Jennifer Kinon 

We The People is a line of apparel and accessories that celebrates American rights, liberties and freedoms. The designer, Julie Tinker, feels that some of the most fundamental ideas associated with patriotism are seldom discussed. 
 
Email: info@wearyourrights.com 
Website: www.wearyourrights.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Milton Glaser 

The Killer Language Series is a line of DVDs designed to help build the conversational skills of the intermediate level foreign language student using practical dialog from classic gangster films. The first in this series is Cantonese. 
 
Email: cwd@clementwu.com 
Website: www.clementwu.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Edwin Schlossberg 

Thy Old Murkville Forest is made up of a world of products including an illustrated novella, a compilation CD with original music written for Murkville, and an interactive website that brings this mysterious and fantastical world to life. 
 
Websites: www.murkville.com, www.myspace.com/murkville 
 
Thesis Advisor: John Carlin 

Penwrite is a kit, designed to develop an individual's everyday handwriting by re-introducing cursive in their daily lives. The kit contains both didactic instructions for improving form as well as providing pleasure and entertainment value to the purchaser. The kit includes an instruction manual, a fountain pen, practice tablet, a writing guided chart, and note cards. 
 
E-mail: jessicajackson@designisqueen.com 
Website: www.designisqueen.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Louise Fili 

Lettura is a series of typographic blankets made to be both comforting and visually expressive. One can both literally relate to and envelop oneself in a Lettura blanket in that most intimate space — the home. 
 
Website: www.lettura-ny.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Laurene Boym 

Y'All Behave is a website that encourages good manners by illustrating what not to do. Using a more relaxed approach to manners, Y'All Behave makes learning the rules of etiquette more enjoyable and exciting. By illustrating rules necessary for modern social situations in a simple and humorous way, Y'all Behave enables young people to take a new interest in knowing how to treat their friends, bosses, lovers, and neighbors. 
 
Email: hello@yallbehave.com 
Website: www.yallbehave.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Veronique Vienne 

Ikonoki is a card game featuring a unique set of cards that depict the cultural icons of China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. Through playing the game, the players learn the icons of each country and become aware of the similarities among the cultures. The main objective of the game is to promote diversity within Asian cultures and to provide entertainment and a great learning experience. 
 
Email: sharonnoh@hotmail.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Veronique Vienne 

The Amazing Project is a website that highlights amazing people doing amazing things to improve the world. By featuring worthwhile projects and focusing on why and how they're making positive change, The Amazing Project gives supporters and volunteers compelling reasons to act. 
 
Email: randy@citzenscholar.com 
Website: www.amazingproject.org 
 
Thesis Advisor: Mark Randall 

Bare Trail is a brand inspired by hikers' and backpackers' respect for the wilderness and desire to preserve the natural environment. The Bare Trail products offer illustrated instructions of the no-trace techniques for use when venturing outdoors. With a line that includes guides, equipment stickers, stuff sacks and apparel items, Bare Trail celebrates hiking and backpacking, and their comical elements. 
 
E-mail: baretrail@gmail.com 
Website: www.baretrail.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Christoph Niemann 

Sift is a line of textiles inspired by things found on the sidewalks of New York. Patterns in the Sift line demonstrate how the charming, imperfect arrangements of the sidewalk's lesser-seen parts can be an antidote to the din and grit of city living. Launch products include duvet covers and shams, throw pillows and canvas tote bags. 
 
E-mail: bekkyp@gmail.com 
Website: www.rebeccapollock.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Peter Buchanan-Smith 

Bookfool is a website for fiction recommendations that matches people to books based on factors such as mood, personal circumstances and geography. One of the pleasures in reading novels is the discovery of connections between a book and the reader's own life, and Bookfool helps people make these connections. Trustworthy and tremendous, Bookfool is a reliable friend to lovers of fiction. 
 
E-mail: amanda@graphomanic.net 
Websites: www.graphomanic.net, www.bookfool.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Scott Stowell 

Inspired by a combination of organic forms and vintage sensibilities, Meqet is a distinctive line of portable pill cases designed especially for women. Both beautiful and practical, Meqet helps individuals feel more comfortable and confident about taking medications, vitamins or supplements by providing a stylish way to store and carry tablets. 
 
E-mail: elana@elanadweck.com 
Website: www.meqet.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Laurene Boym 

Stop and Start Over demystifies the process of recovery. It targets a younger generation of addicts and alcoholics who may have trouble relating to current graphics and language associated with recovery programs. The website encourages participation, provides hope, and offers a community of support. It brings a new informational approach to recovery with thoughtful design. 
 
E-mail: laramc@gmail.com 
Website: www.stopandstartover.org 
 
Thesis Advisor: Stephen Doyle 

Coverculture is a museum exhibition that explores the impact of album cover art from the 1940s to the present day and considers how these covers both document and reflect the interests and values of our culture. 
 
E-mail: darren@evokedesigns.com 
Website: www.evokedesigns.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Dorothy Twining Globus 

Spotlight. A television show that brings Shakespeare to pop culture.  
 
E-mail: ande@ande.nu  
Website: www.ande.nu 

Hello Design. Your Visual Career Guide. Hello Design is an online career guide for high school students. 
 
E-mail: michellemartynowicz@yahoo.com 
Website: www.dreamowl.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Alice Twemlow 

TMNY. That’s Mine. New York. Customized luggage for easy identification (and fun!) 
 
E-Mail: megoiler@yahoo.com 
Website: www.meganoiler.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Martin Kace 

Caringhood is a virtual neighborhood where elders and their families can talk and share their experiences, opinions, advice, and resources regarding elder care service to learn  
and support one another. 
 
E-mail: olympia@caringhood.com 
Website: www.caringhood.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Leslie Smolan 

Bia. Strong is Beautiful. Bia is a line of free weights and instruction designed to encourage women to add strength training to their lives. 
 
E-mail: sue@susanwalsh.net 
Website: www.susanwalsh.net 
 
Thesis advisor: Laurene Boym 

Thread. For the People from the People. 
 
Thread is a social awareness campaign for the people of the Middle East that connects them based on their links of culture, history, and a common struggle. 
 
E-Mail: lumaeldin@gmail.com 
Website: www.lumaeldin.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Martin Kace 

Brian Smith 
Nimbus 
go in the dark 
Visibility gear for urban cyclists. 
 
E-mail: mail@brianesmith.net 
Website: www.brianesmith.net 
 
Thesis Advisor: Stephen Doyle 

San Honesto. Patron Saint Against Corruption, Bribery and Lies! 
 
E-Mail: sanhonesto@mac.com 
Website: www.sanhonesto.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Mitch Nash 

Dillie. A Hipper Shade of Green. A line of playful designer and eco-friendly baby and toddler wear. 
 
E-Mail: jboyle@ix.netcom.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Gail Anderson 

MOBILIS pods. Visionary travel. Mobilis is a lightweight pod that creates a frame for the environment, focusing one’s view and intensifying perceptions. 
 
E-Mail: david.haring@mobilispods.com 
Website: www.mobilispods.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Jack Pascarosa 

Sunniva. Sculpture Enhances Ability. Products for people with disabilities that celebrate aesthetics as equally as function. 
 
E-Mail: sunniva@sunnivahaye.com 
Website: www.sunnivahaye.com 
 
Thesis advisor: Magnus Lundström 

Carrie Solomon. A series of home furnishings inspired by organic forms in nature and abstract art. 
 
E-Mail: carriesolomonmail@yahoo.com 
Website: www.carriesolomon.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Martin Kace 

Ametrica! Let’s move to Ametrica! A public awareness campaign to help convert the U.S. to the metric system. 
 
E-Mail: hello@ametrica.info 
Website: www.ametrica.info 
 
Thesis Advisor: Stefan Sagmeister 

recycle this. Recycling made easy. With so many complicated messages about recycling coming at us everyday, "recycle this" provides support for deciphering them. "recycle this - Introduction to Recycling Kit” you have the tools to set up your own home recycling center in minutes and all the information to begin using it. 
 
E-Mail: jamieprokell@hotmail.com 
Website: www.jamieprokell.com 
 
Thesis advisor: Steff Geissbuhler 

APLY: Tools for Urban Cyclists. The Revolution Will Be Self-Propelled. A line of bicycle accessories which are designed specifically to make riding a bike in big cities easier, safer, and more enjoyable. 
 
E-Mail: andy@shift7studio.com 
Website: www.shift7studio.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Kevin O’Callaghan 

Get Growing. Dirt is a line of container gardening kits for the novice urban gardener. These kits enable otherwise non-gardeners to overcome their own limitations by providing the essential tools and information needed to grow plants successfully. 
 
E-Mail: suzy@aviatenyc.org 
Website: www.suzycho.com 
 
Thesis Advisor: Gael Towey