Much has been said about the new Syfy identity. Some bad, some worse. But regardless of all that, here’s a creative two-minute trailer for the channel that had me smiling (lookout for the Escher reference).
→ Continue reading Syfy House of Imagination
It’s interesting to see the recent appearance of SpecWatch, a venture that educates about the very real risks of design contest websites and “their so-called communities”.
SpecWatch has been cataloging unpaid and refunded projects, and those terminated due to copyright violation. Here are just a few examples of what’s going on.
→ Continue reading SpecWatch on design contests
Does the Chrome logo spin your cogs? And has Bing outdone Google in the iconic logo department? A little logo design news doing the rounds.
→ Continue reading Google Chrome, decorative monograms, and biffing the Bing
I know we’re in a recession and all, but something’s up when a billion dollar ad agency chooses to crowdsource its BBH Labs logo.
→ Continue reading BBH and logos worth a dollar
Many of you will be familiar with the recent Jon Engle versus Stock Art battle, but for those of you who aren’t, Steve Douglas of The Logo Factor, has published a compelling account of the issue, creating a well-written anti-spec work parable.
→ Continue reading An anti-spec work parable
A few personal recommendations.
