by Prescott | 2011.06.06 | design, national identities, New York, politics, the industry
Lance Wyman at his studio What’s old is new again. Washington DC’s Metro has hired the creator of the transit system’s original map to design the latest edition. This means that designer Lance Wyman — whose work you have definitely seen — gets the...
by Prescott | 2011.06.04 | fashion, nothing, the industry
My pal and fellow designer Jessi Arrington recently gave a talk at TED wherein she elaborates on her tactic of buying all clothing second-hand. In this case, she actually flew to LA with no clothing save for a week’s worth of underwear. Being ever resourceful,...
by Prescott | 2011.06.03 | brands & branding, design_packaging, national identities
I spotted an interested, and somewhat unexpected, article in today’s Wall St. Journal about Jack Daniel’s and their plans to debut a new label to their classic whiskey. The new label looks similar, but features some lightened verbiage. The previous and...
by Prescott | 2011.06.03 | brands & branding, design_packaging, politics
Stephen Colbert often remarks — sometimes inadvertently — on the state of branding, design, logos, packaging, consumerism, etc., and in this case he illustrates the over-the-top packaging associated with Emmy screener DVDs. The various networks take different...