Branding in the fast lane
Dec 3rd, 2010
Written by: Steve Osborne
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Despite being a ‘public service’ (as opposed to ‘commercial’) broadcaster, the BBC puts many big-spending corporations to shame when it…
Dec 3rd, 2010
Written by: Steve Osborne
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Despite being a ‘public service’ (as opposed to ‘commercial’) broadcaster, the BBC puts many big-spending corporations to shame when it…
Dec 3rd, 2010
Written by: Steve Osborne
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Tetley made quite a splash a few months ago with the news that the Tetley Tea Folk, the advertising icons…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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We’re all used to tinsel-infested TV ads starting in October, but in supermarketland the onset of the festive season provides…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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I’m hoping that I can prove my wife’s assertion – that McDonalds owns Pret à Manger – to be plain…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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In the Dutch market this must be the UK equivalent of a steak and kidney pie called John. Or a…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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Surfing through an internet chatroom on computer games that had been ‘seeded’ by some flunky asking for opinions on a…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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The early pioneers of this category were the fabulously named Metrosexuals, a small band of males with enough self-confidence to…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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I like this simple example of the power of packaging structure, because I distinctly remember staring at these for minutes…
Dec 3rd, 2010
Written by: Steve Osborne
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An interesting contrast between the fate of these packaging-led promotions. You can’t give me these Halloween products 2 weeks after…
Dec 3rd, 2010
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In 1991 I wrote some copy for the first Design Bridge brochure, including an account of our recent highly successful…