// 19 November 2008, 20:55
The Big Three American auto makers are in trouble. The companies are broke, the brands are floundering, and all eyes are on Detroit. Should we support Chrysler, GM, and Ford? Should we give $25 billion of taxpayer money for these companies to pay their debts and keep the unions happy?
Or should we support an innovative [...]
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// 05 November 2008, 19:15
Barack Obama has won a much deserved and long-fought campaign. Everyone will be talking for weeks about the reason why — political trends, economic slumps, Sarah Palin, etc., but I think we all need to realise that Obama has successfully run the first truly 21st century campaign, and thereby the first branded campaign. That is the [...]
// a tale of advertising: online, advertising: tv/radio, brands & branding, national identities, politics, the internet, typography
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// 29 October 2008, 13:17
What do to when your lawn sign gets stolen? That was the question on Shannon Bennett’s mind when she discovered that someone in her neighborhood hack nicked all the Obama/Biden signs. So she did what any other hot-blooded supported would do — she painted her lawn with a giant Obama logo.
Check out the video from [...]
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// 15 October 2008, 18:23
Naming a burger joint is a unique challenge — you’ve got to be honest and straightforward so as not to alienate your local and customers, but also cheeky and clever enough to woo outsiders. Fun, after all, is tied into that convoluted narrative of American fast food. But if you’re going with an über-gimmicky, straight-talk [...]
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// 15 October 2008, 00:13
Speaking of Canada, turns out they too are holding a seemingly crucial election. In fact, by the time you’re likely reading this, it will be over and done with, and according to early reports, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party are celebrating re-election.
I’m not at all sure what that means because I don’t [...]
// a tale of advertising: tv/radio, brands & branding, national identities, politics
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// 10 October 2008, 10:08
As much as New Yorkers love the coloured dots and black signs of the Subway, Londoners love the Tube. The marker of the Tube is of course the Roundel, that little widget consisting of a red circle and blue rectangle.
The Roundel is now 100 years old, so Art on the Underground, has commissioned contemporary artists [...]
// a tale of Britain, New York, brands & branding, design: history, national identities
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// 09 October 2008, 18:12
This is by far the coolest campaign poster of the season. Letterpressed and everything.
Politics: one part wrestling, one part kabuki theatre, one part bull-fighting, one part pie fight.
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