Patrick James

An Infographic Portrait Of Seattle’s Commutes, Rendered In Dots

These maps show the different ways–cars, transit, and bikes–people get around the Emerald City and provide a portrait of how a city moves.

Look At The U.S. Beef Industry, Sculpted As Raw Meat

Beef Stakes is a study of production, consumption, and waste in the meat industry–shown through packaged meat.

An Infographic Shows How The World Might Actually End

Mayan apocalypses aside, there are lots of ways we could screw this up and send humanity on a crash course to extinction. But don’t worry too much, we’re probably fine.

Eye-Catching Map Visualizes 150 Years Of Hurricanes

What Would Happen If The Entire World Lived Like Americans?

Watch As Capitalism Spreads, Through The Writings Of Adam Smith

Mapping The Future Of Education Technology

An Interactive Infographic Maps The Future Of Emerging Technology

Why One Young Woman Left Google To Follow Her Passion For Handmade Goods

Makeably lets you connect with makers to create the perfect product, just for you.

How To Revolutionize Recycling: Cashfree Refunds From Smart Reverse Vending Machines

Greenbean Recycle takes the childhood joy of bringing your cans and bottle to the redemption center and makes it a lot easier to get your money (and compete against your friends).

A Single Coat Design Combats Homelessness, In Detroit And Beyond

A design for a winter coat that doubles into a sleeping bag quickly evolved into the Empowerment Plan, an initiative that trains homeless women to become seamstresses who can create coats of their own.

How One Teen Is Fighting To Change Our Food System

At 14, Birke Baehr is a food activist and published author. As he commits his life to understanding the food system and studying organic farming, he spreads a message of change through hands-on engagement.

Creating Meaning In Your Consumption, With The Stories Behind Stuff

You care most about your personal objects that have heartwarming backstories. The founders of online retailer Madesmith are betting that hearing other people’s stories will make you want to buy their handmade goods.

Empowering A New Generation Of Tech-Savvy Women By Teaching Them To Code

Skillcrush is trying to democratize the world of programing by helping women (and a few men) learn HTML, CSS, and Ruby on Rails–and showing them just how creative coding can be.

These College Friends Couldn’t Find Healthy Food Options, So They Opened Their Own

The founders of the Sweetgreen restaurants and music festival espouse a simple philosophy: that “fun and easy” and “healthy and local” can go hand-in-hand. And they’re bringing their message (and popular salad shops) to food deserts across the country.

How Two College Pals Are Growing A Solution To Our Reliance On Plastic

Six years ago, Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre were college friends with a bright idea: using mushrooms and agricultural byproducts to create an alternative to plastic. Now, they’re growing a business that could change almost everything about how we live.

This App Teaches Kids To Code By Letting Them Make Their Own Games

Samantha John didn’t learn programming until she was nearly done with college. Her Hopscotch iPad app teaches the next generation of kids how to write code as soon as they can read.

There Aren’t Enough Female Angel Investors, But This Bootcamp Is Making More

Natalia Oberti Noguera’s Pipeline Fellowship is changing the face of angel investing, bringing women and minority groups into the fold.

Alleviating Poverty With A Washing Machine Powered By Your Feet

The GiraDora uses the principles of a salad spinner to make cleaning clothes less back-breaking and time-consuming work for millions of people in poverty.