Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
Apple’s maverick approach to Naming
Our Naming expert Andy Kirk discusses Mavericks OS X – Apple’s move away from its long-held tradition of naming its operating systems after cats. Where did the name come from, and does it fit with the brand?
In: Brand communications, Brand Strategy, Naming, Technology, Viewpoints · Tags: Apple, OS X
Friday Favourites
Noisy Jelly, hand made kinetic typography, digital paper cut landscapes and travel photography, all on this week’s Friday Favourites.
In: Art, Digital, Film & Animation, Fonts, Graphic design, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Technology · Tags: Arduino, Electronics, Friday Favourites, Games, Installation, Kinetic sculpture, Kinetic typography, Music, Music video, Musical Instruments, Paper cut, Photography, Typography
Friends on Friday Favourites – part two
Here’s the second part in our special edition Friends on Friday Favourites. This week it features inspiring work of friends and colleagues in the worlds of photography, children’s apps, illustration and film making.
In: Art, Brand communications, Consumer Electronics, Digital, Exhibitions, Fashion, Film & Animation, Graphic design, Ooh that's nice, Retail, Technology · Tags: apps, Branding, Denim, Film making, Friday Favourites, Friends on Friday Favourites, Illustration, Mobile, Photography
Friday Favourites
Fashion tips from Swedish rockers, typographic US slogans, unbranded products at Selfridges, vacuum formed Campers and robots playing Motörhead, all on Friday Favourites.
In: Brand communications, Fashion, Fonts, Food and Drink, Graphic design, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Technology · Tags: Branding, Friday Favourites, Music, Photography, Retouching, Retro, Robots, Typography
Friday Favourites
Birds in LEGO, cocktail stick carpets, Liqui-Glide ketchup bottles, and juice boxes made from fruit in this week’s Friday Favourites.
In: Advertising, Art, Brand communications, Film & Animation, Food and Drink, Graphic design, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Retail, Structural design, Sustainability, Technology · Tags: Birds, Friday Favourites, Ketchup, lego, Liqui-Glide, Sculpture, Tamsyn Mystkowski, Thomas Poulsom
Friday Favourites
Hermès limited edition Leica, portraits as specimens, innovative tableware and a 3D journey through the House of Detention, all on this week’s Friday Favourites.
In: Art, Digital, Film & Animation, Innovation, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Technology · Tags: 3D scanning, Arnout Visser, Clerkenwell, Friday Favourites, Hermes, Installation, Leica, Michael Mapes, Photography, Random International, ScanLAB, Sculpture
Friday Favourites
Flying robot musicians, food blogs for designers, Cartier’s panther and amazing photo collages – all on our Friday Favourites.
In: Advertising, Art, Brand communications, Digital, Film & Animation, Food and Drink, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Technology, Viewpoints · Tags: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Cartier, Friday Favourites, Jewellery, Music, Photography, TED talks, Websites
A Review of new brand names in 2011
Here are a few contenders for best or worst name of 2011, although there can never really be a truly bad name – just names that get you noticed, those new ideas we all dislike at first, but which grow on us eventually…
In: Brand communications, Corporate Identity, Digital, Food and Drink, Naming, New launches, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Retail, Technology, Viewpoints · Tags: Amazon, Avios, Bacardi, Beckhams, Diesel, Haircare, Kindle, Netflix, Personal care, Pinterest, Quikster, Ralph Lauren, VO5, Waitrose
Friday Favourites
Just a few of the best things we’ve stumbled across this week in our Friday Favourites.
In: Art, Brand communications, Digital, Luxury, Ooh that's nice, Product design, Structural design, Technology · Tags: Apple, Colourlovers, Footwear design, Friday Favourites, iPhone, Kobi Levi, Luggage, Novum, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, Sculpture, Shoes
High Art in High Definition
Psssst! I know where you can buy a work of art by Tracey Emin for £50. No, really I do! Not your style? How about a Damien Hirst for £7.50 complete with signed certificate of authenticity? You can even carry it in your pocket…
In: Art, Exhibitions, Film & Animation, New launches, Ooh that's nice, Technology, Uncategorized, Viewpoints, What are we up to? · Tags: Bill Viola, Brit Art, contemporary art, Damien Hirst, digital art, Forever, limited edition art, Mat Collishaw, Matt Collishaw Burning Flower, Michael Craig-Martin, mobile phone, Neon art, new gallery, s[edition], Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Tim Noble and Sue Webster Forever, Tracey Emin
