by Prescott | 2008.08.31 | advertising_outdoor, brands & branding, China, design, design_print, fashion, national identities, politics, typography
Having been writing about the Beijing branding for well over a year, I almost feel like I have nothing left to say. I mean, you all saw it, right. When I was watching the games I was obviously watching the sports, but I had a keen eye on the background graphics, the...
by Prescott | 2008.08.28 | advertising_tv & radio, brands & branding, China, computers & gadgets, national identities, the internet, web technology
Now that the dust has settled at the Bird’s Nest Stadium and the Olympics flame has been extinguished, I can finally collect my thoughts and comment on the global circus that was the media coverage. This year’s coverage was bigger, more intense, more...
by Prescott | 2008.08.25 | China, design, nothing, the industry, this website
With the unofficial end of Summer only one week away (!) I had take a moment to post and simply explain why this has been the sparsest month on this blog since I started actively blogging back in 2006. I hope I haven’t turned anyone off with my lack of witty...
by Prescott | 2008.08.20 | brands & branding, design_packaging, WTF
This one happened to fall into my lap via the always-insightful Randy Ludacer. Randy has a knack for digging up interesting and forgotten packaging designs, but this one totally knocked me back. Have you ever seen branded lip balm? I’m not talking about Barbie...
by Prescott | 2008.08.14 | design, design_print
Designing with limited colours is a unique challenge for designers. Corporate colours, production budget, and other logistical limitations often mean that we have to dig deep for ideas on how to make an eye-catching design using only a limited palette. Sometimes...