by Prescott | 2007.09.30 | brands & branding, video games
The other day I was watching Cali Lewis on GeekBrief.tv and she remarked how “Halo is Microsoft’s iPod”. Truer words were never spoken. This past Tuesday, Halo 3, the third and final installment of the epic first-person shooter saga, was released to...
by Prescott | 2007.09.26 | brands & branding, design_product
My blog-pal Tina is the mother of a one-year-old. Alas, I am not. So my commentary on this new child puzzle with shapes of some of the most famous brand icons is a little less endearing. (her post) Now, as much as I love a brand achieving cult status, I dunno how much...
by Prescott | 2007.09.26 | design, fashion
It’s always Fashion Week somewhere. (this week, Milan) Pantone, our favourite folks in the realm of colour standards, last week unveiled the Pantone Fashion Color Report Spring 2008. According to the report, the spring ’08 palette is defined by classic,...
by Prescott | 2007.09.25 | brands & branding, China, national identities
A traditional Chinese cafe has opened in the Forbidden City where a Starbucks had been. The Starbucks was forced to close from the torrent of protests and accusations of “tarnishing the historical site.” BBC tells the story of how the Starbucks had been a...
by Prescott | 2007.09.24 | design_web, the internet
David Carson wrote The End of Print back in 1995. Looking back, that was a truly infantile era of electronic media — with the exception of computer games and the odd CD-ROM, there really were no media sources that were being tested and pushed. The web was new. And oh...