May 2009
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“Others sicken — of neglect, or inertia, or fear of change — decline, and can...”
– Tony Spaeth / Identityworks.com
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“Architecture is a matter of harmony, a pure creation of the spirit. Using stone,...”
– Le Corbusier (1887-1965)
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"Ten Things to Demand From Design Thinkers"
BY MARK DZIERSK, Tue May 26, 2009 at 6:29 PM
“Today we are facing many tough problems in business, in our communities, and in our society as a whole. This pliable and effective methodology is truly part of the answer. Consequently, it has migrated into the mainstream. It can be a great boon to problem solving, but it’s not without its pitfalls.
Here are ten things to get you need...
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The Oxford American Dictionary(1980) contains the...
Brand (noun): a trade mark, goods of a particular make: a mark of identification made with a hot iron, the iron used for this: a piece of burning or charred
wood, (verb): to mark with a hot iron, or to label with a trade mark.
Similarly, The Pocket Oxford Dictionary of Current English(1934) says:
Brand. 1. n. Piece of burning or smouldering wood, torch, (literary); sword (poet.); iron stamp...
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Are we about to witness another example of brand...
“Contest for new OA logo”
“Marfin Investment Group (MIG) on Thursday announced an open contest for the new logo of Olympic Airlines (OA), in which the public will also have a say in the final selection… MIG, which won a tender by the Greek state for taking over the ailing national carrier, said that the public will be able to vote on the web for the logos submitted in the...
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"Good work fella!"
“Format treatment for non-toxic paint brand”
Design Week, 21 May 2009
” Format Design Studio has created the identity for London-based environmentally friendly decorating company Paint The Town Green.
The company, which will launch on World Environment Day on 5 June, will use ecofriendly, non-toxic and durable paint, which it will also sell under its own brand. It is the...
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“A crisis, of course, also presents an opportunity. In a permanently smaller...”
– @Avi_Dan
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"How Marketers Can Cope With Consumers' Newfound...
To Survive and Prosper, Marketers Must Rethink Everything
by Avi Dan, AdAge.com, Published: May 19, 2009 “If today’s frugality and shrinking markets are the new normal, are marketers ready for it?
Consumers make up 70% of GDP, and that figure has contracted 5% since the start of the recession. Yet it’s not the image in our rearview mirror that’s worrisome; it’s the...
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Source: Flickr Photo Download: Paul Rand : Design is everything. Everything!
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100 Most Creative People in Business / No.6 Sandy...
Sandy Bodecker
Vice president of global design, Nike
Sandy Bodecker, 56, believes inspiration is everywhere. Last year, his team found what they were looking for in suspension-bridge cables. The result: the revolutionary Flywire technology, and the lightest and strongest high-performance footwear ever. Before he became Nike’s first VP of global design, in 2007, Bodecker built powerful brands...
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WatchSoul Traders and Advertising Agencies
Source: @soultraders / @JonathanGabay “One particular agency I know springs to mind when I see this!”
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"Site Lets Writers Sell Digital Copies"
“Scribd hopes its more open and flexible system will give it a leg up on Amazon, which has become the largest player in the burgeoning market for e-books. Amazon sets the retail price for books in its Kindle store and keeps the majority of the revenue on some titles, which has publishers worried that Amazon is amassing too much control over the nascent market. Amazon also allows those...
Paper shredding?
via: roamin:
“Newspapers might have fallen on hard times, but they’re not going down without a fight. The Wall Street Journal is trying micropayments, while The New York Times isn’t only getting innovative with ads, but also debuting an impressive application: Times Reader 2.0, an Adobe AIR application that comes as close to the newspaper reading experience as you’re going to find on the...
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The London Design Festival 2009
“From 19–27 September, the London Design Festival will once again highlight London’s reputation as a world creative capital. Now in its seventh year, the Festival will bring the city to life with a broad variety of design events providing designers, manufacturers, students, consumers, businesses and enthusiasts with an opportunity to meet, exchange ideas and celebrate the diversity of...
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"Data, Not Design, Is King in the Age of Google"
“Douglas Bowman left his position as top visual designer at Google and said that designs there lived or died by data on consumer responses. He now is creative director at Twitter.” “CAN a company blunt its innovation edge if it listens to its customers too closely? Can its products become dull if they are tailored to match exactly what users say they want? These questions...
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Truly Awesome!
www.bbc.co.uk/southpacific
HD super slow motion video of big wave surfer Dylan Longbottom in a 12 foot monster barrel the first shots of their kind ever recorded.
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“You have been an active tumblelogger since Wed, 14 Nov 2007 and overall you have...”
– TumblrStats
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“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of...”
– Leo Burnett
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"Small Apartment with Aesthetic Interior"
“This 55 sq.m. apartment with aesthetic interior belongs highlight main interests of the owner: music, food and meeting with friends. Because of size the living space of apartment was combined so living room, kitchen and dining room are one place now. Interior colors is warm and natural besides small red highlights of speakers, wall art and bean bag comfy chair. The bathroom has a slightly...
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"Does your brand stink?"
Source: FFFFOUND! / Lovely Package
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Closed for the weekend. Have fun...