Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage
City Studies
The Fresh Producers
Urban Investigations
Whose Art?
City Studies
Scary, Ok With it, Good
City Studies
Common Cents
City Studies
A Fair Chance
Making Policy Public
Making Policy Public
‘Poster Aims to Demystify Multifaceted Process Faced by Arrested Teens’
New York Law Journal
August, 4, 2010
It may never rival the popularity of “Batman” or “Teen Titans,” but its creators hope that a new comic book-style poster will grab the attention of thousands of New York City kids caught up in the juvenile justice system.
‘Promoting Social Justice One Poster at a Time’
FastCo Design
July, 13, 2010
The Center For Urban Pedagogy teaches those in need how they can bend the city’s bureaucracy.
‘The Center for Urban Pedagogy clarifies the juvenile justice system’
Core77
June, 24, 2010
The latest poster from the Center for Urban Pedagogy’s Making Policy Public series elucidates the juvenile justice system in one easy-to-read graphic novel
‘Why Design Now?’
Cooper Hewitt
May, 13, 2010
Designed in an engaging, accessible style, Vendor Power! aims to help these urban entrepreneurs avoid tickets, understand their rights, and collectively advocate for policy reforms.
‘A User’s Guide to the City Pt. 2: Street Vendor Guide’
BLDG BLOG
December, 18, 2009
[The poster uses] design skills to assemble legible, economically accessible, and legally useful guides to the urban environment.
‘Vendor Power’
Gourmet
September, 21, 2009
A very good way to help keep vendors on the streets and increase their ability to actually make a living at it.
‘Making Policy Public: Predatory Equity’
Urban Omnibus
May, 27, 2009
Advocates handed out The Predatory Equity Survival Guide as part of a crucial tenant association meeting in East Harlem where new plans to combat predatory equity were announced.
‘Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Street Vending (But Were Too Busy Scarfing Dirty-Water Dogs to Ask)’
New York Magazine
May, 7, 2009
An awesome pamphlet for street vendors meant to demystify the city’s jargon-filled regulations.
‘Making Policy Public: Vendor Power!’
Urban Omnibus
May, 6, 2009
In order to put this information directly in the hands of people who need it the most, CUP organized a citywide distribution event where volunteers handed out free copies to vendors across the city.
‘Visual Aids for the Pushcart World’
The New York Times
April, 3, 2009
The guide looks something like an Ikea manual, with hot dog stands and handbag tables replacing Aspvik cabinets and Ektorp sofas.
‘Common Sense’
GOOD Magazine
March, 19, 2008
In a primer on cargo supply chains, a color-coded chart graphically links your made-in-China iPod with the tugboat captains and dockworkers who brought it to you.
