Game of Thrones – Modernized Sigils
Since we all love Game of Thrones so much, we thought we would take a look at what some of the House’s sigils would look like in an updated and modern future of the Game of Thrones universe. Here are the logos we created – we hope you like them and let us know if you’d like to see more.
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A List of Quick-To-Make Halloween Costumes for Advertising and Marketing Professionals
Need to attend an industry event or Halloween party and don’t have a costume? Here’s a short list of costumes that we suggest for advertising and marketing professionals. They are all quick to make but help you stand out and impress your colleagues in any industry event.
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Wendy’s New Logo Design: Where’s the Beef?
Wendy’s revealed its new logo design last week (See above). It is the first redesign for the Ohio-based fast-food company since 1983. The new design is part of Wendy’s new branding efforts and supports its new advertising campaign “Now that’s better.” Unfortunately, we cannot really say the same about Wendy’s new brand identity.
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Apple’s Logo – An Investigation
Apple’s iconic logo is recognized all around the world. Some have called it a nearly flawless design, particularly because the “leaf” at the top of the apple is supposed to perfectly fit into the “bite” taken out its side. We decided to find out whether that bit was true by cutting out the leaf and placing it inside of the bite ourselves. Take a look inside to see our results.
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Microsoft’s New Brand Identity Falls Short
Last week Microsoft presented its new, highly-anticipated brand identity. It is the first logo design in 25 years for the Redmond tech giant. In preparation of exciting new product launches such as Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and several store openings, Microsoft also decided to redesign their brand identity. However, Microsoft’s new direction has been received so far with mixed emotions.
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Fashion Line – Mattel’s Fijit – Interactive Toy
Going through the archives, here are some cool concept designs that Los Angeles based fashion designer and illustrator Katharina Pretl developed with us for Mattel’s cool interactive toy.
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Best Soccer Ads
Now that EURO 2012, the second largest soccer tournament in the world, has kicked off in Poland and the Ukraine, here are some of the best soccer ads. Most ads were created specifically for either one of the big two soccer tournaments – the World Cup or the EURO – and showcase some of the greatest soccer players in the world..
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DDB’s Impact on the Creative Revolution
With the new season of Mad Men back on AMC, it’s only natural for advertising enthusiasts to take a look at the Creative Revolution of the 1960’s. Advertising in the sixties shaped the advertising industry into the practice used today. Doyle Dane Bernbach was the industry leader in advertising in the 1960s because William Bernbach, the creative mind behind DDB, introduced a different technique for creativity in the sixties that had not been seen before. This is what was known as the Creative Revolution (Dobrow, 1984).
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Mad Men Advertisements
In celebration of AMC’s Mad Men returning after an 18 month hiatus for its fifth season, we decided to pair classic advertising slogans with each character from the hit show. See if you can figure out which brand is attached to each character and check back on Sunday for more Mad Men images.
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Marketing to the African American Consumer
Advertising that appeals to ethnic identities and specific cultures has become an important aspect in advertising. If this is not executed correctly, it can turn multicultural consumers against a company. Research shows that minorities are more brand loyal than the general market, so understanding how to appeal to these segments is key. To successfully appeal to these markets that encompass America, understanding the attitudes, values and characteristics of the multicultural consumer is important to make that connection and change their purchasing behavior. This will be one of a three part series where I’ll discuss marketing tactics to advertise to African American, Latino American and Asian American consumers.
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