A friend turned me on to a great story on Studio 360 about signage for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site. Here’s the dilemma: how do you design a symbol that will instantly communicate ‘danger’ to future generations? Think about it. Nuclear waste remains dangerous for thousands of years. The site needs signs that [...]
There are many cultural indicators of bad times. Demand for Spam strikes me as one of the most interesting. I’m not sure what I find more shocking — the fact that more people are buying Spam or the fact that the production line turns out 149,500 cans of spam a day. I ate a lot [...]
Two questions I am most frequently asked about Legendary Brands are: (1) can brand cultures grow around B2B brands, and (2) how does social media play a role in brand culture development. The answer to the first question is yes. The answer to the second requires a bit more explanation. As digital media becomes an [...]
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