by Prescott | 2011.02.21 | cinema, design_print
Text-and-landscape posters by Flickr user lukeslens Lately, I’ve been spotting many alternative posters for popular movies. Just yesterday, I caught myself writing about Mr. Shabba’s new posters for Oscar-nominated movies. Last year, we saw some excellent...
by Prescott | 2011.02.20 | cinema, design, typography
This time of year I tend to watch a ton of movies. Not solely because the weather is cold and dreary, but because Hollywood has released its nominations for the upcoming Academy Awards. For whatever reason, I feel compelled — if not ordered — to watch as many movies...
by Prescott | 2011.02.14 | design
“Romance is dead. It was acquired in a hostile takeover by Hallmark and Disney, homogenized, and sold off piece by piece.” Cynical, but accurate. Like Lisa herself. From the classic episode [2F33] “Another Simpsons Clip Show” This is a re-post...
by Prescott | 2011.02.09 | advertising_tv & radio, brands & branding, national identities, the industry
Ozzy Osbourne and Justin Bieber, for some reason. I’m not a fan of the Super Bowl. Not only because I play and love Rugby, but because the Super Bowl has come to symbolise all the gloss and absurdity of consumerism, mass media, and ritualised sports in America....
by Prescott | 2011.02.07 | brands & branding, design, design_history, national identities, the internet
Yes, this story is insane. Steven Heller, author of shitloads hundreds of books — including one about The Swastika itself — has turned up the closest thing that exists to a modern brand standards guide for the Nazi party itself. (pioneers in branding, in every current...