While you’re inside hiding from the cold, here are a few picks from the VP+C team to add to your reading list.

Bright lights and colors, big cities, good communication and transportation- all in a week’s news briefs from the VP+C team.

We’re drawing inspiration from a few great design minds, a delicious meal for mini-foodies, and all the pretty shapes and colors.

We’re keeping our eyes peeled for enlightenment, new tools, and far flung experiences from the worlds of travel, design, + social media.

Friend of VP+C Sam Wasserman goes west to pursue a career in PR- and we’re following his adventures.

Devine Color: Devine Leather   Meghan Falls For An Italian (Sculptor) Stallion When it comes to color I have always bet on black. It’s a shade that became a sensation for me when I was a wee one. And, it was likely spurred on by the fact that I was (and still am) called the black sheep of the family, and strengthened as my now bygone black book filled with daring and delicious details. Today, however, I pick the hue as my preferred poison because it symbolizes mystery, elegance, depth, authority, and, perhaps most importantly, because it absolutely, unequivocally, goes…

To our friends celebrating Rosh Hashana this week, Happy New Year! Here are some sweet stories to start things off right, fresh from the VP+C team.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Enjoy this week’s well-balanced offering of serious and sudsy news stories from the VP+C team!

This week, we’re rounding up a report on the boundaries of (good, bad and very expensive) taste from our favorite design, fashion, business, and food news sources.

We’re packing away our white pants and looking at what’s fresh, shiny and new for – gulp – fall. See this week’s dispatches on PR, ethics, design and collegiate style.