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 | 2012.02.01 | advertising_outdoor, Britain, cinema, design_print, illustration
In following an earlier trend, illustrator Eva Akaltun has created a series of alternative posters for the BAFTA-nominated movies. I love the style of these, which feel modern-day collages. Below are few, but check out the post on Creative Review for more. Drive The...
by Prescott | 2011.12.13 | design, design_print, the industry
Pardon the late notice, but I’m going to presenting at this month’s Creative Mornings in Brooklyn. The topic will be business cards, and my life-long obsession with them. Specifically, how apparently my love of b.cards is genetic, because my grandfather is...
by Prescott | 2011.10.28 | advertising_outdoor, computers & gadgets, design, design_print, New York, politics
For over a month now, folks have been occupying Wall St., in addition to cities and sites the world over. Not that I rate the merit of a movement by the production quality of its propaganda materials, but for the most part, the protest signs are rather shabby....
by Prescott | 2011.05.24 | advertising_print, advertising_tv & radio, brands & branding, design_print, national identities, politics, the industry
I suppose it is perfectly natural for the US Army, a large, highly visible, global organisation, to have a brand standards manual. Uncovered today from the folks at Core 77, we can see the Army’s Strategic Outreach Directorate, where logos, sounds loops, videos,...
by Prescott | 2011.05.20 | design, design_print, the industry
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