Victorian Ladies love Coke
Coke has been around quite a while, but evidence of the early days isn’t well known. In fact, it’s almost become the stuff of legend — the origin of Santa Claus, dodgy narcotics-laced formulas, the birth of modern branding, etc. etc.
Check out the Evolution of Coca-Cola, a post on What The Heck. [...]
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playing Guitar Hero in a swanky office, my kind of workplace
I’m an idealist. Clearly. I have very strong opinions about what I feel an agency should be, and how it should be run. Today, however, I’m taking a look at what a creative workplace should physically be, that is in the architectural sense.
I learned about [...]
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Celebrity branding has run amock. We’ve been saying this for a while, like when I wrote that post on brandcurve.com a while back. That’s not news, but if you haven’t quite realised the drama of the situation, perhaps take a look at this.
Cracked.com has assembled a brilliantly bad list of 11 of the worst celebrity-branded [...]
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The Biohazard symbol is one of the most well-known and universal warning signs of modern society. The symbol, and the threat represented thereby, are respected and feared for the sterness and severity. But where did the symbol come from?
A post turned up yesterday on Digg explaining it. This isn’t the sort of information I would [...]
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Ouch, more bad news for our favourite coffee juggernaut. An article in Britain’s The Independant points to a recent consumer research test wherein Starbucks scored on the bottom of table for taste and quality among UK high street coffee chains. In other words, it’s overpriced, considering it’s not very good.
[Starbucks] offers blander drinks than its [...]
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Call it a spoof or call it an homage, but the new desktop speakers from Fred electronics are basically oversized earbuds in the style of an iPod.
Just one more bit of evidence that the iPod is an incredibly iconic piece of design, and powerful brand. Love it.
Saw this on Gizmodo »
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In a potential re-enactment of Marlboro Monday, Starbucks has announced a plan to sell cups of coffee for just one dollar, and with free refills!
The report said Starbucks is experimenting with a “short” $1 cup as well as free refills for brewed coffee in its Seattle-area stores.
The news comes from Reuters (via the Wall St. [...]
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