I first learned about Swaptree through a presentation by one of our clients at TEDxSydney on the subject of Collaborative Consumption — itself the subject of her book, What’s Mine is Yours , for which we designed the web site.
I first...
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Outside of the few well-known, national bottled water brands like Evian, Dasani, or Aquafina, the United States is awash in smaller brands that are sold only in specific regions or states.
Outside of the few well-known, national bottled water brands...
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Here is a collection of 99 cute characters summoned from the depths of the Japanese Figure Trademark Database . These friendly critters appear in a variety of settings ranging from company logos and promotional materials to product packaging and advertising
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Established in 1927, Mayflower Transit is one the United States’ biggest moving companies and in corporate speak they claim to be “the most recognized name in moving.” Having used moving companies when we moved from Chicago to New York...
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If you like your movies and television shows in color, you owe such modern-day pleasures to Technicolor , the company that created the eponymous color film processes in the early 1920s and gave movies like The Wizard of Oz the ability to show a yellow...
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In the 1950s, the Filmotype machine - able to set over 500 alphabets (including connecting scripts) from 2-inch film - was one of the most popular devices available for advertising and other display typesetting.
In the 1950s, the Filmotype machine...
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Bruno Maag is so enraged by Helvetica that he has designed a typeface aimed specifically at wiping it off the face of the planet. He explains his hatred in the latest of SEA’s Naturalis booklets Helvetica may be the world’s most popular typeface...
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Typeface design in Germany during the twentieth century was a field populated by giants.
Typeface design in Germany during the twentieth century was a field populated by giants. Arguably, in no century before, and in no country elsewhere, were so many...
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So the Cannes Lions advertising festival is all over for another year…
So the Cannes Lions advertising festival is all over for another year… but who carried away the coveted golden Lions? And what do they reveal about the current...
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Computer Arts Projects is the successful monthly spin-off of Computer Arts magazine. Each issue gives you an in-depth guide to a different creative subject, and recent issues have covered themes such as print design, web design, Photoshop, typography,...
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