Xerox Corporation recently unveiled its first major rebranding in more than 40 years, coming on the heels of two years of global research. The new lowercase treatment to its name is accompanied by a brilliant red sphere, (Pantone 797) marked with two “connectors” that form an X. The company feels it is this X that [...]
Audience members of the Chinese TV show, Happy Boy Voice gather for a taping of the popular program. It was estimated last year that China’s television audience reached 1.205 billion aged four and over, placing this version of American Idol among the most viewed broadcasts in the world. It’s believed that 99.9% of Chinese households [...]
The gene MC1R is what gives someone red hair, but because it’s a recessive gene, only about 4% of the world’s population carry the trait and only about 2% of us actually have red hair. Some experts currently expect redheads to be extinct from our species by 2100. To combat going the way of the [...]
The American Dialect Society recently chose the word “subprime” as 2007’s Word of the Year. While the word has been around for some time, it’s only with the recent mortgage foreclosure crisis in the U.S. that the term has hit the mainstream. The prefix “sub” translates roughly to “below the standard”, while “prime” refers to [...]
It’s instantly recognizable and omnipresent. The Greek-key inspired, New York City coffee cup was born in 1963 and over 180,000,000 of them leave neighborhood delis every single year. Too many of them though end up crushed and used as coin collection vessels for many of the city’s homeless. Artist George Skelcher was inspired by the [...]
Introducing The Nibble, a weekly newsletter for foodies and those aspiring to be. It’s free to sign up and every Tuesday, you’ll receive in your inbox, their Top Pick of the Week, a simple recommendation contending with a specialty food along with a weblink and instructions for finding the item in your neck of the [...]
Preheat oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Wrap annual report in foil. Bake for 25 minutes. Discover prosperity (or loss). Do not overcook. If you’re a lucky shareholder in the food company Podravka, you will have received their innovative annual report, designed by Croatian design firm Bruketa & Zinić. Entitled “Well Done”, the little book appears [...]
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