July 2006

This example is based on architecture, but I think many graphic designers will find it an entertaining reminder of what not to do in business. And if any clients of graphic designers find themselves treated this way, it's time to find a new designer --...

Marketing by brand is big money, but just how far can you stray from your core product or service before consumers say no? Picture this: A burly, tattooed Hell's Angel wears a dainty gingham apron over his black leather biker vest as he frosts a...

Like many great artists, designers are rarely recognized until long after their deaths. Take this short but very sweet tribute to Paul Rand, one of graphic design's founding fathers.Check dis:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RqdZCo6vkI&search=stossel...

How the BusinessWeek/Interbrand Top 100 companies are using their brands to fuel expansion.Not long ago, Motorola saw itself the same way its customers did: as a tech-driven seller of products, not a brand. The success of the RAZR changed all that. By ringing the consumer's...

When Alberto Alessi joined the family housewares company he brought his love of architecture and art to the table.Alberto Alessi always dreamed of becoming an architect. Instead, he joined the family firm—upscale Italian homewares company Alessi—and did the next best thing: hired them. In his...

Greenpeace UK has just released a new ad against their arch-nemesis, the SUV. I love it, and not for the obvious reason that I'm a treehugger. It's really funny, in the same sort of humor as The Office (which coincidentally, also started in the UK!).Apparently,...

What a difference a decade and a half can make. Back when I was learning my ABCs, design industry programmers were busy premiering arguably the most important piece of design software EVER.The crazy thing is, even with the all-caps "EVER," I'm not sure if that...

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