by Prescott | 2009.11.30 | design_web, the internet
Facebook’s proposed new homepage design Facebook is set to redesign their homepage after little more than a month since the last major update. The new version emphasises different stuff and organises content in an easier-to-access manner. I don’t want to...
by Prescott | 2009.11.29 | brands & branding, design_packaging
McDonald’s is going green. Not just in the larger corporate responsibility sense, rather they’re changing the actual colour of their logo, to green. News comes from Europe, where the company is a bit more progressive, at least outwardly. About 100 German...
by Prescott | 2009.11.21 | the industry
This is cool. But, man, how painstaking it must have been. via Core 77 via The Coolest...
by Prescott | 2009.11.20 | design, national identities, New York, the industry
This is a story of inspiration design that ties in with national identities. I’ve written before about the design of currency — those little artifacts that embody the design spirit of an entire country, or continent. Occasionally, there is chatter about updating...
by Prescott | 2009.11.09 | brands & branding, Britain, national identities, politics, the industry
A few weeks ago, I commented on the search for London’s new identity. In brief, the City asked design firms to pitch for a unifying brand identity and graphic toolkit with which all public services and departments can rally behind. The controversy had to do with...