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I always have some issues with incorporating Google maps into a heavily branded website. We all know that colour is the most recognisable and important element of any brand, or it could be argued, wayfinding scheme. Basically, here are maps that can be customised, allowing you to change t... read more

tags: branding, google, information, Map, mapping, usability, website

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Long haul flights are, at best, bearable. So as I attempted to get comfortable before a recent long flight I was pleasantly surprised to see some real quality and attention to detail had been paid to the delivery of the safety announcements. Rather than watching the flight attendants miming ou... read more

tags: branding, illustration, information, video

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This is the supposedly 'long awaited' Stag & Dove dating website. It is a webcam dating site for young creative professionals. It is an interesting idea, but in my opinion (as a young creative professional who was, until recently, single), this site is a classic example of trying way too hard... read more

tags: branding, community, dating, interactive, social

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Another really impressive project from those guys at Poke. Yes the Unlimited Orange page really is seemingly unlimited. It scrolls forever. Ross Phillips nominated this at the Designs of the Year exhibition currently at the Design Museum. I can see why. Read some more comments at http://www... read more

tags: advertising, Animation, branding, campaign, creativity, design, interface, mobile, navigation, poke

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I've worked off and on over the years for Moving Brands, and at Christmas they sent me a scarf - which is lovely - but the way it was made is pretty exciting: it was co-created by the Moving Brands ecosystem (ie. them and everyone they know). I've copied and pasted the blurb from the Weare websit... read more

tags: branding, brands, co-created, community, creativity, design, fashion, fashion, interactive, interface, interface, Internet, moving, narrative, social, Storytelling, web

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As we all know the entire music industry has been in turmoil ever since digital media began to redefine the ways in which music can be created, distributed, enjoyed and discussed. Anyone wanting to stay in tune, as it were, should really subscribe to Brands | Bands | Fans, a monthly newsletter... read more

tags: blog, branding, community, free, monthly, music

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From the early 80s onwards, a colleague of mine, Tim Milne, ran Artomatic, the finest screen printing company in London, which was incidentally one of the earliest residents in Shoreditch (but that's a whole other story). By the 90s he had moved the company from Curtain Road to open a shop in Cle... read more

tags: 2.0, advertising, art, blog, branding, creativity, design, image, information, print

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