Simply promotional… Recent post from Tumblr folks promoting Spotlight feature which highlights their own picks in over 50 categories. Great example of what is works well on this platform . Simply animated category visuals are cute, clean and easy to quickly digest. Pick a blog, any blog… (hellofromtumblr)
Month: October 2013
Brilliant or muted… The fall palette is lovely even in the rain. tgif…
Role of design today… Fast Company | Innovation By Design Conference | Karl Heiselman, CEO, Wolff Olins
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Role of design today… Fast Company | Innovation By Design Conference | Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry. Article on Ahrendts’ relationship with Chief Creative Officer, Christopher Bailey.
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10 Lessons For Design-Driven Success… Lead piece for the Innovation By Design Conference from Fast Company offering the publication’s take on what innovative companies are doing today and the critical role of design. Good read with both obvious fundamentals and compelling observations.
Role of design today… Fast Company | Innovation By Design Conference | Mark Parker, President & CEO, Nike. Nike’s 5 Lessons On Innovation By Design.
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Uniqlo makes dinner… Japanese retailer Uniqlo is trying their hand at becoming a lifestyle brand. Starting with a recipe app for iPod and iPhone. The app takes cues from Uniqlo’s LifeWear philosophy, to create a quality product that functions in every aspect of life. With this in mind, Uniqlo recruited six hip, talented chefs to create four original recipes using everyday ingredients and simple cooking techniques. The results are aesthetically pleasing dishes that we assume are also delicious. We appreciate the retailer’s move to remain cutting edge, while still maintaining its stylish minimalist appeal. Maybe it’s time to start matching our sweaters to our soup…
Hair’s the thing… To advertise it’s new fall collection, Japanese retailer Uniqlo has decided to take hair to task by launching Uniqlo HairDo, a site that matches 16 different hairstyles with their fall wardrobe staples. The site, created by the Japanese studio Projector, illustrates steps to the new hairstyles with a combination of beautifully shot photographs and gifs. There is also a link to the retailer’s new Pinterest site. Just one of the new ways the company is trying to become a lifestyle brand. We love to see innovation in marketing, but what’s up with these hairstyles??? With the teased beehives and messy bobs, feels like we’re in the middle of a disheveled time warp…
