// 28 January 2010, 17:04
While famous for so many things, London [still] lacks a unifying, cohesive graphic brand identity under which all sectors can co-exist. The Mayor, and other officials, sought to bring together the previously branded elements of transport, tourism, government, the Olympics, and other public programmes with the creation of a new branding effort.
Back in September, I [...]
// a tale of Britain, New York, brands & branding, national identities, the industry, typography
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// 27 January 2010, 10:47
This morning, I read an article by David Airey, author of Logo Design Love, on what graphic design schools are lacking and how to improve their course offerings.
I was a little surprised to find myself quoted in the article, having submitted a comment to a previous post on his blog, posing this very question. [...]
// a tale of design, the industry, the internet
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// 21 January 2010, 16:28
Trilogy by Jeremy Tankard Typography
If there is one area of design where I have grown and expanded over the last five years, it is in typography. I look back on past projects, even the work I did in grad school, and I cringe at the type. Not because my old work is bad, per se, [...]
// a tale of the industry, typography
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// 17 January 2010, 23:23
If you’ve had an ear open to advertising/design-related chatter in the past year or so, you’ve probably heard about Please Feed The Animals and Lemonade, the short documentary illustrating inspiration stories of folks who had been laid off from advertising jobs, and subsequently transformed their lives.
I just watched it on Hulu. It’s incredibly inspirational! Go [...]
// a tale of New York, cinema, the industry
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// 08 January 2010, 23:43
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This afternoon, in a fit of frustration, I sat down and remade the website for UPS as I would like to see it remade. That is, how it should be remade to best serve the principal need of the customers.
Creating this little monster took about 5 minutes, but quickly spread around the web [...]
// a tale of brands & branding, design: web, the industry, the internet
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// 07 January 2010, 13:45
I’ve commented on how brands are mortal, and how they die. The latest death is I.D. Magazine (not to be confused with i-D magazine), which for decades had been a rock in the design community. They loved it so much, in fact, that a “wake” was held, celebrating the people and legacy of I.D.
So if [...]
// a tale of brands & branding, the industry
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// 05 January 2010, 17:54
Airlines are in the news again, mainly for terror prevention and full-body scanners, which are none of my concern. Today I am more concerned with that clumsy-but-necessary chunk of ink and paper, the boarding pass.
First, let’s examine the work of Tyler Thompson, who was inspired by Dustin Curtis to redesign the boarding pass, the very [...]
// a tale of computers & gadgets, design, the industry, the internet
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