by Prescott | 2008.09.30 | brands & branding, design_packaging, the internet
The Dieline, perhaps the coolest and best packaging design blog on Internet, has debuted a new look, complete with new logo. The new logo is more a reference to the flat design of a package, as opposed to the obvious box reference of the previous logo. It appears the...
by Prescott | 2008.09.28 | New York, the industry
Prescott Perez-Fox, photographed by Ruby Washington, New York Times This Saturday, I had the dubious honour of being profiled and quoted in a New York Times article. The article dealt with job hunting in the Internet era. Unfortunately, this is an area in which...
by Prescott | 2008.09.27 | advertising_tv & radio, Britain, design_history
I think this is a record that twice in the same week I’m highlighting examples of good advertising, the kind that doesn’t make me sick and throw things. A few days ago, I learned from Very Short List about the tradition of Hovis bread ads in Britain. In...
by Prescott | 2008.09.26 | brands & branding, music, New York
Rumours are being floated about Apple preparing to set up shop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. They are, of course, just rumours as the building in question is currently occupied by the Salvation Army. Being a Williamsburg resident, it would be massively convenient to have...
by Prescott | 2008.09.25 | advertising_online, video games, web technology
I don’t think I’ve ever praised an online ad of any form, but I have to post this incredibly clever promotional video for Warioland on Wii. The video demonstrates how you shake the controller while playing. That’s all I’m saying. •• Video Here...