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March 30, 2010
Vonnegut at the Blackboard •
Kurt Vonnegut illustrates storytelling archetypes.
March 18, 2010
The Future of Publishing •
DK’s video “The Future of Publishing” uses creative copywriting to drive home the ad’s message. Clever.
August 1, 2009
Surf Logos •
Rip huge. Surfboard Logo Library curates a collection of logos waxed into the identity of surfing.
June 10, 2009
2009 Logo Trends •
An look back at the logo design trends of 2009.
June 4, 2009
Airline Logos •
A collection of 150 vintage airline logos from around the world, courtesy of the Museum of Flight.
June 2, 2009
40 Excellent Logos Created with Helvetica •
A collection of heavy-hitter logos, all designed with the ubiquitous Helvetica.
May 7, 2009
Jacek Utko: Can design save the newspaper? •
Jacek Utko opines about the role design can take in revitalizing the modern newspaper at TED.
April 8, 2009
A Horse of a Different Color •
Lexington, Kentucky sports a logo of a different color for the World Equestrian Games, courtesy of Pentagram.
To me, this is what branding is all about. It’s iconic; it’s creative while keeping true to the client; and I love the saddle-blanket-as-event-banner concept.
March 23, 2009
Digital Marketing: The Golden Rules of the Web •
Proverbs for socializing online from AdAge.
March 19, 2009
Ignacio Macri Logo Design •
Inspiring set of logos from Argentinean designer Ignacio Macri (via Simplebits)
February 17, 2009
New Work: The Museum of Modern Art •
MoMA’s Creative Director for Graphics and Advertising Julia Hoffmann reapplies the iconic MoMA logotype with the help of Pentagram, bringing a much more modern feel to the museum’s printed collateral.
February 11, 2009
In Brief: The Wrong Kind of Breathtaking •
Brand New on the justification behind Pepsi’s new identity system:
The contents are at once hilarious, pretentious and delirious as they try to establish Pepsi as the center of the universe.
Considering the time and effort that went into the creation of this document will literally take your breath away.
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