
Method: Method’s minimalist bottles of surface cleaner, detergent, soap, and air freshener -- originally designed by Karim Rashid, now designed in-house -- can be found everywhere from Whole Foods and Target to Duane Reade and Staples.

Anomaly: Part branding firm, part design shop, part innovation think tank, part VC firm, Anomaly has created a model that attacks the fundamental flaws of the agency machine.

Payless: Since when did the dusty dungeon of cheap footwear have anything to do with the front lines of fashion?
