I'm loving these Unfinished Clocks from the MoMA Store: Designed to be placed on shelves or mantles, it's a simple and ingenius way to incorporate the functionality of a clock with its surroundings. Not to mention, the red round version would look great against my boxy black bedroom furniture...
Continue readingTwitter debuted its new homepage today and I'm digging it! > Compared to the old design, it is a lot more modern, interactive, and easier on the eyes. How do you like the new design? J has been tracking startups since the dawn of the internet, so he joined Twitter shortly after it launched in 2006 - years before it became a household name. (He also joined Yelp when it first launched, way before most people even heard of it. What can I say? He has a knack for picking good startups. ) He bugged me relentlessly about creating my own Twitter account, promising that it will be the "next big thing." However, I resisted - I only knew two people who were tweeting! Besides, I...
Continue readingYou gotta feel bad for Pepsi. Their re-branding campaign, which - at $1.2 billion - is probably one of the most expensive in American history, has been met with unenthusiastic reviews and perplexed consumers. If you remember, this blogger has disapproved of it as well. I was forced to revisit my thoughts on the Pepsi vs Coke debate - at least from a branding perspective - when Designer Daily posted this handy, says-it-all chart: Is it not surprising that Coca-Cola holds a more persistent and stable image in Americans' minds? It is too bad, because I really do prefer the taste of Pepsi over Coke....
Continue readingOh Polaroid, why did you have to discontinue your iconic instant film? You have left us consumers to hoard leftover supplies, and forced us to purchase overpriced film from eBay sellers who are taking advantage of the economics of supply and demand. (And no, the PoGo is not a sufficient substitute.) However, there are alternatives to our favorite pastime film format. There are the numerous Photoshop actions/filters available out there on the web (here is one), and now, there are photo frames to emulate Polaroids as well! Snap Frames, constructed of molded white plastic with a dry erase surface, can hold any photo or image for your viewing pleasure. And at $22.50 for a pack of 9, they won't break the bank either! Thus...
Continue readingRe-reading my post about SDCC '09, I couldn't help but marvel at the Google logo celebrating the famed event. I have always had a fascination with Google specialty logos - you can't help but admit that some of them are outright clever. From a designer's perspective, Dennis Hwang has to have one of the most coveted jobs in the world. With over a hundred million visitors a day, the lone image on Google.com is one of the most-viewed on the planet - what type of graphic artist wouldn't want that kind of exposure? (Random tangent: there is a one-third chance that I am related to Mr. Hwang, as the Korean surname Hwang, which makes up roughly 1.5% of the South Korean population,...
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