Ethan Bodnar

Merry Christmas! Jessie hand painted me this amazing holiday...

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:20:00 -0500

Merry Christmas! Jessie hand painted me this amazing holiday greeting!

Present & Correct is an awesome online store offering a curated selection of paper and office...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:06:00 -0500

Present & Correct is an awesome online store offering a curated selection of paper and office products, some designed by them and others that they have found around the world along with vintage items.

Ever since Little Printer from Berg was announced I can’t stop thinking about it. What I find...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:48:00 -0500

Ever since Little Printer from Berg was announced I can’t stop thinking about it. What I find even more interesting is the new platform that it runs on called Berg Cloud, which will have a whole line of products eventually running on it.

Little Printer lives in your home, bringing you news, puzzles and gossip from friends. Use your smartphone to set up subscriptions and Little Printer will gather them together to create a timely, beautiful mini-newspaper.

Jessie and I went apple picking and to a corn maze with her mom and cousins. It was my first time...

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Jessie and I went apple picking and to a corn maze with her mom and cousins. It was my first time to a corn maze, we did pretty good and made it through!

Thanks Steve, for inspiring and empowering creativity in all of us, and for everything else. The...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Thanks Steve, for inspiring and empowering creativity in all of us, and for everything else.

The Macintosh was the computer I learned to use Adobe Pagemaker on as a kid and was the first computer I used to connect to the internet using a dial-up modem. I remember watching the above video above at a young age and getting the chills.

At Next Chapter we designed the future of K-12 libraries together for three days at the Lovett...

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:14:00 -0400

At Next Chapter we designed the future of K-12 libraries together for three days at the Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia. I was honored to be part of the team that put this event together. Thanks to Laura Deisley, Christian Long, Jeff Sharpe, and David Bill for having me along for the adventure. My role included all the graphic design for the event as well as leading a group of librarians and educators through the design process.

Photos above by Laura Deisley.

We shared ideas over meals and stories around the campfire. We canoed down the river as the sun was...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:42:00 -0400

We shared ideas over meals and stories around the campfire. We canoed down the river as the sun was coming up and came back for cold showers and hot cups of tea. We planted vegetable seeds. We kneaded bread and cooked it on the fire. We drank Welsh apple cider in the pub late into the night. And we listened to a remarkable set of speakers who inspired us. All of this we did together, as we camped out in the woods and hills of Wales at the Do Lectures.

There wasn’t time for handing out business cards or checking the internet, instead there were hugs and plenty of dancing. We didn’t have an agenda, but rather we shared what we were passionate about with each other.

We listened to the sounds of the sheep at night and took in the smells of the tomatoes still on the vine. There was a sense of beauty throughout every experience of the four days. There was a feeling that we were all present.

I am so grateful to all the new friends that were made, the speakers who inspired us with their stories, and the organizers of such a remarkable event. You can see more photos here and I previously wrote about the Do Lectures with this post.

Super excited and honored to have had the pleasure of curating a week of posts on Design...

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:01:14 -0400

Super excited and honored to have had the pleasure of curating a week of posts on Design Envy. It’s AIGA’s daily blog featuring the best in design today as chosen by a new curator each week. You can see my profile with the list of posts here.

Yesterday, we went sailing with Jessie’s parents, aunt and uncle, such a beautiful day out on...

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:52:00 -0400

Yesterday, we went sailing with Jessie’s parents, aunt and uncle, such a beautiful day out on the water with everyone!

"He spent the summer working for Next Chapter, a series of online challenges focused on redesigning..."

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:42:55 -0400

“He spent the summer working for Next Chapter, a series of online challenges focused on redesigning school libraries to make them dynamic learning hubs.”

- Truly honored and excited to have been part of the story, Undergrads Are Awesome, on GOOD’s website.

This past weekend, I went to Block Island for the day with Jessie and her family. It was a beautiful...

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:22:00 -0400

This past weekend, I went to Block Island for the day with Jessie and her family. It was a beautiful day and an awesome time.

Amy Merrick does some wonderful work which I discovered through her blog. Also, she has a new...

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:30:36 -0400

Amy Merrick does some wonderful work which I discovered through her blog. Also, she has a new website.

Jessie and I went to see Bon Iver last night in Holoyoke, MA. The music was so beautiful.

Sat, 06 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Jessie and I went to see Bon Iver last night in Holoyoke, MA. The music was so beautiful.

Jessie and I went to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met in New York City and it was...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:27:00 -0400

Jessie and I went to see the Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met in New York City and it was incredible.

While in New York, we also wen to visit the Highline. They recently had opened up the second part...

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

While in New York, we also wen to visit the Highline. They recently had opened up the second part of the Highline and it was a beautiful walk.

I had the pleasure to be able to take part in the Is College Worth It panel at the #140Edu...

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

I had the pleasure to be able to take part in the Is College Worth It panel at the #140Edu conference. Thanks to Deb for moderating the panel and to my other two panelists, Kristin and Linnea You can see the video of it here, its at the 37 minute mark.

So excited that we are launching COMMON Hoops, the sustainable social venture that we designed as...

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

So excited that we are launching COMMON Hoops, the sustainable social venture that we designed as part of COMMON Project and Project M this summer in Greensboro, Alabama.

COMMON Hoops is helping to empower young kids in Hale County, Alabama to take leadership roles and give back to the community through design and basketball.

We are currently running a fundrasing campaign on IndieGoGo where we are selling backboards, shirts, photograph prints and more. If you are interested please show your support!

We are bringing young people together to design and construct basketball backboards from salvaged materials. The creative expression empowers kids, the construction creates jobs, and the installation creates pride in the community. This is the beginning of change in Hale County.

The goal of COMMON Hoops is to engage youth (ages 12-17) by creating jobs, teaching new and transferable skills, and allowing them to enjoy basketball in a new way. By designing and building basketball backboards, young residents are empowered. They take away valuable skills and give back to their own communities. COMMON Hoops can be expanded to support similar communities across the country. So we plan to combine design with basketball.

Thanks to Rich, Troy, Constanza, and Melissa at co:lab for a great internship this summer during...

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Thanks to Rich, Troy, Constanza, and Melissa at co:lab for a great internship this summer during the past month!

We saw Harry Potter tonight and it was remarkable. I have been reading the book since I was young...

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

We saw Harry Potter tonight and it was remarkable. I have been reading the book since I was young and it has been an amazing journey with Harry, Ron, and Hermoine. What an awesome story about friendship and love.

Thank you so much to all my new friends from Greensboro, Project M, and COMMON for such a...

Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Thank you so much to all my new friends from Greensboro, Project M, and COMMON for such a remarkable time. In the top row we have Isaac Karsen and De Nichols and in the bottom row there is Nicholas Kastner, me, Dawn Dewald, and Philipp Batta.

Look out soon for the launch of what we did while in Greensboro, it deals with design and basketball, stay tuned!