by Prescott | 2012.03.29 | China, cinema, design_print, the industry, the internet
Most designers agree that the movie poster is pretty much the least creative form there is. Mainly due to Hollywood’s homogenization and emphasis on numbers over art, posters are pretty much copies of copies. But there’s copying, and then there’s...
by Prescott | 2011.10.10 | brands & branding, China, computers & gadgets, the industry
At the start of September, Netflix announced that they would split their DVDs-by-mail service from their streaming service, and introduce a new brand (and website) called Qwikster. Today, they did a total Cmd-Z and put the idea of Qwikster to bed. DVDs-by-mail will...
by Prescott | 2009.12.28 | brands & branding, China, cinema, computers & gadgets, design, design_history, fashion, music, national identities, New York, politics, the internet
Luckily, the astute folks at the New York Times are highly organised, and thus they have produced for our enjoyment, a grid-based, icon-fueled look at the last ten years in news, business, culture, and other categories of time–space. Love it. Think for a second that...
by Prescott | 2009.10.13 | brands & branding, China, design, national identities
Rio’s 2016 bid logo, official until further notice So yea, I’m a little behind in covering the massive story about the Olympics of 2016, which are officially headed to Rio. The Olympics are a recurring theme on this blog, as I have taken particular...
by Prescott | 2009.01.03 | brands & branding, Britain, China, design_packaging, New York, politics, the industry, the internet, this website, WTF
I don’t think I’m the only one looking forward to 2009. So just this last time, let’s take a look back at what was, for me, the highlights (and lowlights) for the previous 12 months. Design Highlight of the Year: The Beijing Olympics Aside from being...
by Prescott | 2008.09.10 | advertising_print, China, design_packaging, New York, WTF
In the same perverse vein as advertising on taxis, escalator handrails, and pizza boxes, comes the latest in blatant and gratuitous advertising on everyday objects. My seemingly ordinary Chinese food boxes are now 3-dimensional ads for … Spanish-language news on...