The New Starbucks?

People are talking about Starbucks lately. They're close locations, laying off staff, losing money, facing the same old sniping from labour and trade groups, and fresh whipping from coffee lovers. (no pun intended) So maybe a brand overhaul is in order.

Architect …

WTF Wednesday: If Fonts Were People

I find the wit of College Humor to be decidedly un-funny. Even when I was in college, I was never ruled by the lowest common denominator of comedy, which they've fully embodied for years now.

But these folks have cooked up something semi-relevant, namely a short video …

Off to Puerto Rico

In a matter of hours, I'll be on my way to Puerto Rico. It's been 4 years since my last visit to the island and more than 2 since I had a proper vacation of any sort, where the sole purpose was to relax and do vacationey stuff.

I'm looking forward to seeing family, …

New Design for pf.c

Holy Crap! Yes, I re-designed my site. Or at least, updated it.

This is officially version 7 of perez-fox.com, which dates all the way back to March 2001. But forget that, what do you think? I'm planning to tweak and add, but it's yours for the viewing. Please leave …

On Lapel Pins

The 2008 political campaign has thus far been marked by all sorts of petty nonsense

WTF Wednesday: Contest for Iraq's New Flag

Iraq is on the hunt for a new flag. That's according to the AP, who are reporting that a design contest will be held to find a replacement for the old red, white, and green.

a committee will select three designs to be presented to the parliament, which will vote on a …

WordPress 2.6 broke my blog

UPDATE: I fixed the problem. Turned out it had something to do with cookies. Many folks have the opposite problem, wherein they were using Firefox as their primary browser with Safari as the working backup. Whatever.

It no longer lets me log in with Safari. What the …

Packaging Inspiration Series

If you're on the hunt for packaging inspiration, as I have been lately, than head over to Veerle's blog for the packaging inspiration series.

A number of these have been featured on The Dieline and other blogs, but if you haven't seen 'em, they're brand new. Right?

And …

That Actually Was Easy.

Staples is a necessary evil. They have great selection for random officey stuff, but we aren't particularly thrilled to shop there. Whenever I shop at Staples, I always feel like I'm being ripped off. Is there someplace online that I can order my office supplies for …

The Olympics: Branding on a Global Stage

The following is a guest post I wrote on the lovely blog Brandcurve.com

Next month, all eyes will be on Beijing for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Olympics are a time for the nations of the world, in spite of their differences and animosities, to come together in the …

Belfast's New Identity Earns a "B"

Branding is no longer confined to supermarket shelves. Full scale branding campaigns for cities and countries are part of the design landscape, and we're seeing it more and more, especially with events like the Olympics, and the increase in global tourism. The latest …

Design for Fun #2: The Culture of Ownership

Remember back in May when I started the Design for Fun initiative? Well, it's back. This time around we're tackling a smaller project: a logo for The Culture of Ownership.

The current Culture of Ownership header/logo.

BACKGROUND

The Culture of Ownership is a blog about …

Design is like Science

Design is like Science. Not because of process or the mentality of the designer being akin to that mad scientist, obsessed with his work, but because it is a linear practice.

In Science, there is an accepted truth. Then one day, someone will come along and disprove …

FOX's Photoshop Propaganda Machine

It's a classic propaganda technique: demonise your opponent by making him appear less human. This can be done metaphorically, with words, or more intimately, with images. FOX has recently attempted this tactic and failed horribly.

FOX has been caught blatantly altering …