Tech logos

Check out this post I got from an alum. Covers the evolution of tech company logos. You might also get some ideas for revising your identities.

Get rid of parts!?

Ok, I'm pretty sure we learned this today in class, but how do i get rid of a section of my image that i don't want...?

Jezebel link

Here's the link to the Faith Hill coverage on Jezebel.

Maxim's Print People

After learning of the importance of a a crew of good print people, I realized that Maxim's print people either suck big time or got layyyzayyy.

How much trouble can a print company get in for messing something up this badly? How often does such a disgrace go unnoticed?

The pages' edges weren't cut straight and the headings were cut off on a lot of the pages. You can even see the CMYK color guide thing at the bottom of the pages!

Nicely done Superbowl ad

While I was busy procrastinating and watching Superbowl ads online, I came across this one for the new Yukon hybrid SUV.

http://creativity-online.com/work/view?seed=zaEcZCHr&playlist=428

I think this one really stuck out from the crowd because it is so simple and the images, while really only combinations of black lines, help greatly in getting the message across. Even though the design is abstract, you know the story behind the man who is continuously pushing pebbles up a hill and so you understand what they're getting at without them having to come right out and say it.

I thought it was really effective.

Package Printing

Since we have begun our discussion on printing, I've noticed that food packaging (wrappers for granola bars, containers of butter, for example) always have all the colors (CMYK) used on the package printed in circles or squares beside one another somewhere on the packaging. Why is this?

Ads too obscene?

As I was reading through some news Web site I came across this gem.
http://hamptonroads.com/node/452689

Apparently a Abercrombie & Fitch store had two in store displays confiscated by police and the manager was given a citation for obscenity for the displays.

I guess that answers some questions talked about in J-School classes concerning whether or not ads are becoming too sexually charged.