So here’s the logo designed for the summer games this year. It’s entitled “Dancing Beijing” and features a stylized calligraphic character meaning Capital, referencing the host city. It seems to do a few things as a logo - it resembles a running man but it does maintain the feel of calligraphy and uses the traditional [...]
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 28th, 2008 — in Design
One of my clients brought this to my attention - a new company with a new advertising option - Flogos (logos that fly). That’s right, flying logos for your next event. It’s not a bird or a plane…its a Flogo! (as they say on their website). The company can make custom logos with a soap-based [...]
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 21st, 2008 — in Just for Fun, Outdoor
Linzie Hunter has created a series of paintings she calls, “Experiments with hand lettering,” based on spam subject lines she found in her mailbox. Now this spam we can live with! Check out her designs here or here.
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 16th, 2008 — in Advertising Inspired Art
While doing some wine research, I happened across this wine with spectacular packaging and a truly unique name — Blasted Church. I found myself reading the story about their rather unusual name and smiling at the fun names of the wine: names like ‘the damn flood,’ and ‘Amen port-de-merlot.’ Not only does their [...]
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 16th, 2008 — in Design, Packaging
MediaPost reported in a study that Americans are skeptical of companies who advertise their products as environmentally-friendly, feeling its just a marketing tactic. But many companies are taking it seriously and are genuinely committed. While looking around on trendwatching.com I saw a post about footwear manufacturer Timberland. They are now placing a “nutritional label” on [...]
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 15th, 2008 — in Earth-Friendly Marketing
A company called Hubwear has a fun idea. They sell t-shirts that display a wearer’s favorite travel routes in airport codes (think MCO, JFK, MIA, and so on). All shirts, as Hubwear likes to point out, tell a story: from amazing sabbaticals to crazy work trips to earth-saving internships. The site even has a spot [...]
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 2nd, 2008 — in Just for Fun
A company in Canada called DNA 11 integrated genetic science and art in the creation of truly personalized unique custom art. A simple mouth swab collects your DNA to produce a true representation of you. The website has detailed information about their security and quality processes to ensure your art is truly you. Each piece [...]
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Posted by Amelia Woodbridge on April 2nd, 2008 — in Fine Art
