Accessibility Along the Wine Trail

by | Jun 18, 2014 | Kuster Design Blog

This past Memorial Day Weekend I went with friends on a tour of wineries in Western Wisconsin along the Great River Road that runs alongside the Mississippi River. We tasted some good and some not-so-good wine, and we had a great time visiting the shops that are...

Design for Accessibility

by | May 19, 2014 | Kuster Design Blog

I recently traveled with my aging parents to my sister’s wedding on Chesapeake Bay. It was a lovely weekend and everyone had a great time, yet while I see my parents every week, living and traveling with them for four days reinforced to me just how much care we, as...

Did You Ride Your Bike Today?

by | May 16, 2014 | Kuster Design Blog

Today is National Bike to Work Day! Did you ride your bike to the office this morning? If you did, would you have a place to put it? I’m amazed how few dental practices, especially the standalone ones, don’t have any place for patients and staff to lock up their bike...

Gotta Know How to Smile

by | May 14, 2014 | Kuster Design Blog

There is a woman that works as a barista at my local Starbucks that makes me cringe whenever she is on the cash register when I come in. Occasionally, as I sit contemplating my next blog post, I’ll watch her and the other baristas as they hustle and work hard to serve...

Stanford Kicks the Coal Habit

by | May 12, 2014 | Kuster Design Blog

Stanford University’s Board of Trustees voted to divest the university endowment from coal. Following a strategy used to fight apartheid, a student group led a campaign against the carbon rich fossil fuel, and they are hoping this catches on with other large...

You Have them at “Hello”

by | May 9, 2014 | Kuster Design Blog

Remember the old adage that you only have one chance to make a first impression? Well, we may not have as long as we’ve thought to make that impression. A recent research project has found that we humans form impressions of people from the very first “hello.” Michelle...