Stuff I Find.

Like most designers, I collect interesting things I find. I keep brochures, posters, photos, magazine ads, clippings of random things. I also collect boxes, which is a whole other story. In the online world, this usually manifests itself as bookmarking a million sites …

WTF Wednesday: A Sign From Below

What do to when your lawn sign gets stolen? That was the question on Shannon Bennett's mind when she discovered that someone in her neighborhood hack nicked all the Obama/Biden signs. So she did what any other hot-blooded supported would do -- she painted her lawn with …

My Switch [back] to Entourage

A few weeks ago, I quit Entourage in favour of Apple's Mail. While I had heard a variety of arguments for Mail (and thereby, against Entourage), the primary trait that made me switch was the lightweight, fast-loading nature of the application itself. Mail is also very …

Fauxtoshop Disaster

I don't usually repost images found on Photoshop Disasters, but this one has to be passed on. My god, did they actually think no one would notice?

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The "Evolution" of the Pepsi Brand

Last week, Pepsi debuted their new logo and brand identity, along with new packaging concepts. They suck. I'm not going to re-hash the same sentiments that virtually everyone is saying (design pros, marketers, and laymen alike), but here's a video where you can see for …

The Tribe of Seth Godin

Yesterday, I had the privilege to attend a lecture by marketing guru and author Seth Godin. Godin has often railed against conventional corporate lectures/presentations, so I was eager to see the man in action. In the informal-yet-impressive venue of the New York Times …

WTF Wednesday: Windows Live Translator

Oh, those cheeky Microsoft engineers ...

Head over to Windows Live Translator (who knew there was a Windows Live Translator) and translate "Barack Obama" from English to German.

Worth a quick WTF

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Tropicana's New Easy Pour Pitcher

While I'm normally one to celebrate the design of everyday supermarket items, I recently suffered a moment of doubt from one of my favourite brands. Tropicana have introduced a new bottle for those, like me, who required massive amounts of OJ. At 89 Fl. oz., the new …

General Mills "Big Head" Cereal Boxes

Cereal boxes are a unique artform. While many of us have fond memories of the colourful mascots of our childhood, few of us, even us designers, realise how bizarre a cereal box can be. In my opinion, it is one of the most noisy and distracted arenas in all of packaging …

The Work of Peter Joworski

If you're in the mood to gawk at some brilliant imagery, head over to PSDTuts and see the interview with Peter Joworski. His work is falls generally into the category of photo-manips for advertising. Making ordinary things pretty cool.

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WTF Wednesday: Heart Attack Grill

Naming a burger joint is a unique challenge -- you've got to be honest and straightforward so as not to alienate your local and customers, but also cheeky and clever enough to woo outsiders. Fun, after all, is tied into that convoluted narrative of American fast food. …

So Apparently There's an Election in Canada...

Speaking of Canada, turns out they too are holding a seemingly crucial election. In fact, by the time you're likely reading this, it will be over and done with, and according to early reports, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party are celebrating …

Behind the Scenes: Vancouver 2010 identity

You know how I love the Olympics and their associated brand identities, so I was giddy to see this video highlighting the design process behind Vancouvers 2010 Winter Olympics graphic identity. Edited and articulated in that classic wholesome Canadian way, it provides …

100 Years of the Roundel

As much as New Yorkers love the coloured dots and black signs of the Subway, Londoners love the Tube. The marker of the Tube is of course the Roundel, that little widget consisting of a red circle and blue rectangle.

The Roundel is now 100 years old, so Art on the …

American Presidential Wrestling

This is by far the coolest campaign poster of the season. Letterpressed and everything.

Politics: one part wrestling, one part kabuki theatre, one part bull-fighting, one part pie fight.

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