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Champions of Design

Published on December 27th, 2011 Read the 6 comments »

Old Penguin logo

The company’s cheap but well-made, well-designed books found a new audience of working and middle-class readers that few believed existed. The future really was orange.

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Archived under Books, Branding.

Remove the logo. Know the brand.

Published on November 7th, 2011 Read the 16 comments »

Burberry tie

A little reminder that we need create more than just wordmarks and symbols.

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Archived under Branding, Identity.

The stories behind car brand names

Published on September 19th, 2011 Read the 11 comments »

Saab logo

Etymology is the study of the history of words. There’s a collection of company name etymologies on Wikipedia. Here are a few choice picks from the automotive industry.

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Archived under Branding.

Canned air

Published on August 8th, 2011 Read the 10 comments »

Canned air

This air from Prague circulated recently, making me wonder who else has designed canned air packaging.

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Archived under Branding, Packaging.

Tell your story

Published on May 1st, 2011 Read the 16 comments »

ABC collage

You’re what makes you different. Tell your story.

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Archived under Branding, Business, Writing.

“The Coca-Cola Conspiracy” and ethical design

Published on April 26th, 2011 Read the 63 comments »

Coca-Cola logo

Where’s the line between a focus on your career and the impact of your work on society at large?

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Archived under Branding, Business, Personal.

The smallest cost of rebranding

Published on April 13th, 2011 Read the 18 comments »

old business card

If you think I’m out of pocket with this old batch of business cards, imagine what it costs to rebrand a company the size of Yellow Pages.

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Archived under Branding, Stationery.

Framing your design brand

Published on March 21st, 2011 Read the 34 comments »

blank paper notebook

Sometimes even the most amazing designers get stuck at communicating their own message.

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Archived under Branding, Business.

Show me the macaroni

Published on December 30th, 2010 Read the 9 comments »

Macaroni & Cheese box design

Not to every designer’s taste, I’m sure, but a relevant example of how where food packaging is concerned, there are more factors at play than style alone.

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Archived under Branding, Packaging.

Minimalism in packaging design

Published on December 21st, 2010 Read the 38 comments »

downgraded brands?

An interesting project from the folk at Antrepo, taking a few examples of product packaging and stripping them back to the bare bones. It’s titled a minimalist effect in a maximalist market.

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Archived under Branding, Packaging.