Familial, Authentic Sunnyland Farms If you’ve never had the delicious pleasure of curling up on the couch with a Sunnyland Farms catalog, you’re really missing a treat. Sunnyland Farms is family-owned and started as a mail order company in 1948, providing gourmet Georgia Pecans, Nuts, Chocolates, Dried Fruits, Candies and assorted gifts. Now, they’re online… Continue reading Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
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Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
MoMA: From Studio to Catalog Somewhere just south of Central Park comes a catalog you might not know existed, but that you’ve certainly heard the name of. A catalog built on design, on art, and most importantly on bringing their principles to the world. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), striking yet inconspicuous, sits between… Continue reading Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
A Conversation Over Tea Over the past several weeks, we’ve looked at a variety of brands and how they approach their catalog. As you may have noticed, there are many different ways to achieve the same goals of DISRUPT. DELIGHT. DRIVE. How brands stand out in the mail, engage their target customer (or even better,… Continue reading Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
Doing Cartwheels for Summersalt “It can always be better.” This is a declaration that drives my creative principles. I think if you ask most creators, we all want to improve upon our previous work. We want our next work to be our best work. And the work after that to be even better. It can… Continue reading Catalog Critiques: Making Bad Good, and Good Better
Branding Lessons from Vegas, Baby!
Every casino and resort in Las Vegas seems to have a unique story and theme (think New York New York, Bellagio, Paris, The Venetian, Caesar’s Palace). And everything these brands do is wrapped around that story. Having a “hook” is the only way they can differentiate one resort from another, in a crowded environment where… Continue reading Branding Lessons from Vegas, Baby!
What Can Nature Teach Us About Good Design?
When it comes to good design, sometimes it’s more about what you leave out versus what you add.
Getting Personal with Your Customers
How making a personal human connection with the people who buy from you can make all the difference.
Location. Location. Location.
Where does your brand story take place? When people think of your brand, do they think of a specific location? Is your brand linked to the mountains or the beach? Maybe your brand is associated with a certain city or region. It’s not critical that a brand be connected to a place, but if it… Continue reading Location. Location. Location.
Logo Redesign: Is It Time?
How do you feel about your logo? Is it the perfect representation of your brand? Does it communicate quickly and clearly who you are? Does it capture and portray your brand’s unique personality? Is it easily reproduced in all forms (print and digital)? There are plenty of reasons brands change or update their logos. But… Continue reading Logo Redesign: Is It Time?