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Color Association

Jun 20. 2008

One of my favorite blogs, ColourLovers, posted an entry today titled "The Colors of Global Brand Identities." As a self-confessed color freak, I naturally found the post utterly titillating and delightful. Some of the color palettes were immediately recognizable: If someone had blocked the titles of the above and asked me to name the brand associated with each palette, I would've been able to answer immediately. Others were not so obvious, and I must admit that I was disappointed with myself to not be able to recognize them at first glace: I was especially bummed to not recognize this instantly: How many times do I access Google's main page and use its applications every day? Heck I go to their office so much that people...

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Kudos to Spike TV

Mar 31. 2008

A few weeks ago, I walked out of my office building and nearly screamed in delight to see this: (My camera phone took pretty lousy pictures that day so I was reluctant to post them. Fortunately, I was able to find these photos at TheForce.Net. Although these weren't taken by me, this is the actual view when you walk out of my office building.) "Gold bikinis never go out of style"...

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Olympic Mascots

Dec 11. 2006

Here are the mascots of the 2008 Olympics, which is being held in Beijing: The "Five Friendlies" represent the largest number of mascots since the practice began in 1972. You can find out more about them at http://en.beijing2008.com/37/03/column211990337.shtml. The website includes a history of the Olympic mascot(s), and immediately my eyes were drawn to Hodori, the mascot of the 1988 Seoul Games: I don't think I'm being biased in believing that he's the most charismatic, attractive, and well-designed of the 9 featured in the "Olympic Mascots of the past Olympiad" section. Which do you think is the best? Looking at Hodori brought back fond memories. Hodori was everywhere right before I came to the US (my family immigrated in spring 1988). Thus, my fondest and most vivid memories of my former...

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