by Prescott | 2009.08.23 | Uncategorized
… aaaaand coffee. # I wish I had the patience to listen to Lisa Ekdahl's Swedish language albums. Her English stuff is great. # finally doing some retouching and colour correction for selected photos from Jay's wedding. # my iTunes Library just crapped...
by Prescott | 2009.08.23 | brands & branding, national identities
“Pecsi” is an easier pronunciation given Spanish phonetics, and it sort of comes naturally. According to a recent survey, 25% of the population says it that way. So BBDO Argentina came up with the idea of simply making “Pecsi” the spelling and...
by Prescott | 2009.08.22 | advertising_outdoor, advertising_print, advertising_tv & radio, brands & branding, cinema, music, national identities, politics, the industry
The Advertising and Design community has been talking about Art & Copy, the new documentary film about the ad industry. With anticipation, we’ve been sharing the trailer all over the various Internet outlets. Well, last night I snuck out to a preview and...
by Prescott | 2009.08.22 | design, design_history, design_packaging, design_print, music
Follow yesternight’s post, I dug up another Flickr page of gorgeous design work. This one is from Adam the Velcro Suit, who designs posters, CDs, badges, skateboards, and other brickerbrack. Love the mid-century style with reference to low-tech print making....
by Prescott | 2009.08.21 | advertising_outdoor, design, design_history, typography
Check out this Flickr pool of beautiful faded signage and advertisements. I love this crap, wish I could go around photographing more of it. There’s actually an example right at the end of my street. Faded Signage on Flickr » via Design Work Life...