April 2008
41 posts
Apr 30th
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Calling all London Creative Entrepreneurs →
When Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 7:30 PM Where Blue Posts 6 Bennett Street, London, SW1 No limit on numbers for this lovely Green Park pub - usual - ideas swapping… For more information see: Meetup.com/London Creative Entrepreneurs
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
“Pay people peanuts and you get monkeys.”
– David Ogilvy
Apr 28th
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“Sending a text message is nearly five times as expensive as downloading data...”
– Mail
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
Top designer in call for action over bad design
…The nature of design was a key element in the discussion. Lambie-Nairn caused controversy by saying, ‘Design is a very generic term that covers a very wide mix of crafts. I see design as a job, not a code by which to live my life’… Source: Design Week
Apr 26th
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Apr 24th
“Art has to move you and design does not, unless it’s a good design for a...”
– David Hockney
Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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“I was running late for the movies… I bought my ticket and ran to the...”
– Joseph Sales
Apr 23rd
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Patriot Games...
“British people are becoming less patriotic and over three-quarters living in England say it is a worse place to live than 20 years ago, a Sky News survey reveals.” Are we really surprised? An archaic and badly managed HMRC, a transport infrastructure that comes to a halt when the sun shines and snow falls, corporation tax, income tax, national insurance, business rates and VAT...
Apr 23rd
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"Yes, I even parted with ducats!"
Having recently fallen victim by subscribing to Tyler Brûlé’s newest offering, I became so intrigued by the Design Briefing in February’s edition, as well as the online News Report feature on Soho-based menswear start-up Albam, that this afternoon, on discovering that I had a couple of hours to kill, Scootered over to take a look. The simplicity and style of their clothing, the...
Apr 22nd
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Ethical consumerism. Is it recycled, green,...
“Ethical consumerism sometimes feels like the new Catholicism — a system for generating new sins, new guilt. Is that fair-trade coffee you’re drinking? Have you sorted your trash for recycling? Offset the carbon released by your flight? How much Virtual Water is in your shirt?” Source: The Moment / Blog/ NYTimes
Apr 19th
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Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple →
Source: Creativity Online Credits Client: Gnarls Barkley Website: Rokkan Creative Director: John Noe Developer: Akeem Philbert Flash Developer: Beep Iams Designer: John Gist
Apr 19th
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Apr 18th
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TommyTV — coming to a desktop near you...
“Fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger has signed a deal with record company Sony BMG to launch an online TV service offering style and music content. The website, TommyTV, will show performances from new and emerging singers and bands with backstage interviews sponsored by the clothing retailer. There will also be a section called the Hilfiger Auditions, an online talent competition where people can...
Apr 17th
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Apr 16th
“Brand is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth...”
– define:brand - Google Search
Apr 16th
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Apr 13th
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Apr 13th
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PS: "Twitter Could Save Lives of Children"
Just Googling around and came across this post in the archive: Twitter Could Save Lives of Children “…please subscribe to the Missing Children twitter account today. It doesn’t hurt at all, and can do nothing but help.”
Apr 13th
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"Twitter. What's it all about?"
Whenever time allows, we are always looking in to new and improved tools we can use to increase the profile and visibility of the business. It’s something I started to get in to in a former life and has really proved successful since we decided to go it alone (so to speak). But Twitter. What is that all about? As an avid Facebooker, Linkedin user, ASW’er, the list goes on. Twitter,...
Apr 13th
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“I have a BMW. But only because BMW stands for Bob Marley and The Wailers, and...”
– Bob Marley
Apr 13th
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“Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the...”
– George Santayana
Apr 13th
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Come on Willie... "not BA's finest..." month!
“In fact with a ‘Buzz’ score of -57% on the 10th April, British Airways currently has the lowest ‘Buzz’ score of all brands on BrandIndex.” — YouGov BrandIndex Not forgetting, our favourite brand man’s quote a couple of weeks ago… “These guys have known about this for years,” brand expert Jonathan Gabay said. “They’ve had six months of...
Apr 12th
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Apr 7th
“I feel like I’m diagonally parked in a parallel universe.”
– Anon.
Apr 7th
Let The Game Continue... →
Quite possibly, the luckiest man in the world?!
Apr 6th
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Apple Wants to Take Bite Out of Big Apple -... →
…more on AdAge.
Apr 4th
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Jobs vs. The BIG Apple
“NEW YORK - Apple has filed a formal complaint against New York’s trademark application for a new ‘Big Apple’ logo, arguing that the design looks too similar to the computer company’s famous symbol.” Source: Brand Republic 04-Apr-08, 08:50 A massive fan of both but, for the love of… :-|
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