June 2008
25 posts
Movie filming on Washington Ave. in Royal Oak →
US Airways...needs a better PR staff or just...
Today US Airways announced they are going to start selling soft drinks on their flights. Ok, but why tell us and create more of a PR nightmare than what’s necessary. Why not bury the $2 into every ticket price? Surely nobody would notice this and they’d make more money in the long run. As if the airlines don’t have enough negative publicity, they go out and create more....
Woodward Dream Cruise logo hits on all cylinders →
I really like what I’m seeing over at the Woodward Dream Cruise—a new energy level and some solid thinking. What really caught my eye was the new logo designed by renowned automotive…
Brand tags →
Here’s a follow up to my post back in May about a site called Brand Tags. After taking a closer look at this page my first thought is how do you really get to the core of what your brand is…
Music as a brand tool →
“Well that’s the CBC for you.” Dave Hodge, former Hockey Night in Canada Studio Host
Since 1968 millions of Canadiens and Americans in the bordering states have heard the familiar theme song…
Your website...today, yesterday and 10 years ago →
Here’s an interesting post showing some popular websites and the designs of each throughout the history of the web. While in many cases the websites went through drastic design changes over the…
Eddie Van Halen's guitar tech...
Check out this great article that ran in the Grand Rapids Press about EVH’s guitar technician, a native of the Grand Rapids area.
Bruce Martyn play-by-play call on a Steve Yzerman...
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Another great voice in sports is gone...
The other day I was talking with some friends about how horrible it was that Hockey Night in Canada was no longer going to use their opening theme song that we all grew up listening to every Saturday night.
As we talked, we mentioned the voices of sports that we miss—Bruce Martyn, Sid Abel, George Kell, Ernie Harwell and Paul Carey. Abel passed away a few years back and the other four are...
Branding illustrated →
Sometimes its difficult to verbally paint a picture of effective branding. This illustration by David Armano tells it pretty clearly.
Person David Armano
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Hockey Night in Canada: The greatest sports...
Unfortunately, according to the Toronto Sun, it looks like they are going to lose the rights to their opening theme song. Check out the video of HNIC’s 50th anniversary. Great stuff…
For Steve & Barry's, backwards thinking works →
Just the other day I noticed the old Wayne State University t-shirt I was wearing to the gym. Gosh this thing is old and it doesn’t show any wear-and-tear at all. It’s been in my workout…
I'm gonna do this. Check out Dear Jane Sample's... →
MTV's Engine Room designs reality →
So MTV is doing a reality show on graphic designers called Engine Room. My first thought was how is this going to be any different than The Apprentice? Didn’t it seem like the bulk of the…
FedEx removes the kink in its operation →
When I was in college, Kinkos was one half life-saver, the other half pain in the butt. It really all depended on what kind of day you were having as to whether or not you took on a half full or…
Question...
When do you start blaming Joe Dumars for not hiring the right coach?
Overtime penalties and the Stanley Cup Final
I can understand the 4-minute high sticking double minor for drawing blood. You can’t argue that one, but two goaltender interference calls in overtime is hard to believe. Like holding in football, there could be interference called on every play in hockey. It’s ashame the NHL no longer plays hockey the way it was meant to be played. Does anyone else worry about the hot hand of...
