5 Things I Liked Today: Minimalist survival kit, iconic hair posters, “ad improvement” device and a generation gap infographic
1. Roozt‘s generation gap infographic via Trendhunter I don’t know where they based their word clouds. But this does seem interesting. 2. Menos Uno Cero Uno‘s Just In Case compact survival kit via Trendhunter Obviously it has to come with chocolate. 3. Copyrighted Famous Hair by Patricia Povoa via Design Taxi and Bloody Loud 4. Subpixel, … Read more
Technology + Art = Brain Explosion
The Internet holds so much beauty. It just rocks like that. More links and images that have been taking up my browser because they’re so nice I don’t want to close them. 1. “Soak, Dye in Light” by everyware. As featured in CreativeApplications.net Visually stunning. Aside from plain brilliant. Color amazes me. Color in motion … Read more
I’m sorry, Adidas. What were you trying to say exactly?
Before I could post my musings on brand Adidas, Adidas just had to do me one better and launch their new ad campaign. Their new tag line is ‘It’s all in.” I’m sorry – Adidas, even if I don’t personally like you a lot, as a lover of branding, I want you to succeed. What … Read more
Nike: Chosen
Ah, Nike. I see you are starting to be more aggressive about pandering to the microtrend of individual sport. — In 2007, Mark Penn published Microtrends. He is, apparently, the man lauded for labeling and capitalizing on “soccer moms”. In the book, Penn discussed other emerging trends that were sparked by at least 1% of … Read more
Sneaker Counterculture: Sleek vs. Rugged (Part 1)
I love athletic shoe branding. I am presently thinking of what sneakers to buy, and it reminds me of how much branding plays into my decision-making. Out of the last…let’s see…10 pairs of sneakers or rubber shoes I’ve obtained (most I bought over the last 5 years, but 2 were gifts): 2 must have been … Read more
