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October 30, 2008
Pentagram Designs 100% Design •
Pentagram designs the identity and brand structure for 100% Design, an international series of architecture and design showcases, featuring tightly-executed geometric sans-serif typography.
October 21, 2008
Fifty Inspiring Vintage Advertisements •
A great collection of vintage ads from the Mad Men era of the 1950s and 1960s.
October 16, 2008
The Living Room Candidate •
TV commercials from every U.S. presidential campaign since 1952, from The Museum of the Moving Image. (via Khoi Vinh)
October 8, 2008
Evolution of 50 Logos •
A visual history of 50 well-known logo designs from Adobe to Yamaha.
October 6, 2008
Vancouver 2010 Identity: Transmoflection •
The team behind the identity for the Vancouver 2010 winter Olympic Games reflects on the research and creative process used to create the branding. Although the use of the coined-to-be-catch-word transmoflection is over-the-top, I really like the concept of visually blending natural and man-made elements into a kind of bio-urban fusion used throughout the identity.
October 3, 2008
Vintage Logos •
Flickr set of logos from the mid-1970s.
Inspiration: Logos by Saul Bass •
Twelve of the most iconic logos designed by the legendary Saul Bass.
October 1, 2008
CNN Returns Historic Poster Maker to Spotlight •
CNN hired legendary letterpress shop Hatch Show Print to design and print promotional materials for the upcoming debate, because you can’t beat the real thing. Awesome.
January 11, 2008
Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007 •
The best posts of 2007 in social media, marketing, SEO and more. (via Seth)
May 2, 2006
Copywriting 101 •
Tips for writing copy for the Web, from Copyblogger
March 31, 2006
50 Reasons Why More People Aren’t Using Your Website •
Scott Heiferman hits the nail on the head 50 times.
March 30, 2006
monochrom Brandmarker •
Monochrom takes a look at the power of brands by giving Austrian’s a marker and a sheet of paper and asking them to draw twelve logos from memory. If you think your brand is cutting through the noise, see how these giants fared. (via Coudal)
March 22, 2006
Writing Marketing Proposals •
Neil Tortorella outlines his recipe for successful marketing proposals with handy resources from Creative Latitude