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2010
‘‘I Got Arrested—Now What?’’
ABA Journal
December, 1, 2010
[The comic] takes young readers on an easy-to-follow journey from booking to sentencing by breaking down complicated legal concepts into language they can understand.
‘Adobe Creative Suite and One Nonprofit’s Winning Formula’
TechSoup
November, 22, 2010
CUP won first place in the Other Media category for their expertly crafted I Heart East New York multimedia storybook record.
‘Remaking the Map’
ArtNews
October, 1, 2010
Hubs and spokes in orange dotting and crisscrossing a light blue earth drew attention to major ports where workers could most influence job conditions.
‘I Got Arrested! A Guide to the Juvenile Justice System’
Reclaiming Futures
August, 31, 2010
Want to help teens understand the juvenile justice system? Draw them a picture — or rather, lots of them.
‘The People of Bushwick vs. Fizzy Drinks’
Edible Geography
August, 13, 2010
The booklet offers a handy how-to guide for soda-tax decision-making, starting with close readings of statements from the major players and a review of existing data, before moving onto the fun stuff: original, micro-local research.
‘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
‘The Omnibus Roundup’
Urban Omnibus
May, 21, 2010
How often do you see an educational video about water supply that cuts together interviews with representatives from the DEP, claymation cavemen and Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’ Dirty?”
‘The Water Underground’
Design Observer
May, 20, 2010
The CUP staff and student researchers and videographers criss-crossed the five boroughs and assembled a multi-vocal primer on some essential urban infrastructure.
‘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.
‘Whoosh! The Trash Can as a Pneumatic Tube’
The New York Times
April, 9, 2010
Underneath the 40-block strip of land between Queens and Manhattan known as Roosevelt Island is a complex system of pneumatic tubes that connects the island’s 12,000 or so residents. But it’s not mail that’s hurtling through them at at 30 miles an hour. It’s garbage.
