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Grundig: Your Customer Service Sucks!

It all started with a visit to my favorite bar where I saw those stylish speakers hanging down the ceiling. Shortly thereafter I got the Grundig Audiorama 9000 as a gift and was amazed. Such expensive speakers as a gift – one of those speakers costs around $700(!) – and unlucky me hasn’t got any… Continue reading Grundig: Your Customer Service Sucks!

Bagua Shoes: Kung Fu Style Sneakers Inspired by Bruce Lee

I got an e-mail the other day from a friendly guy called Philippe Hadey who created his own shoe brand after watching a Bruce Lee Movie: Bagua Shoes. Mixing old and new myths, the Bagua mission is to create stylish shoes encouraging long walks and profound thoughts. The name itself, derived from Ba gua, translates… Continue reading Bagua Shoes: Kung Fu Style Sneakers Inspired by Bruce Lee

Bing Means Disease In Chinese

Some of you might have heard of Microsoft’s new search engine which was being developed in stealth mode under the name of Kumo. Now that it’s nearly ready to “fight” Google’s dominance Microsoft announced the official name bing and will launch a $100 million marketing campaign to introduce the brand. Too bad, bing means disease… Continue reading Bing Means Disease In Chinese

Corporate Brand Guidelines

Interesting collection of current and older corporate brand guidelines including the Apple Web Design Guide from December 1996: Keep Pages Short Short pages are better than long pages. People are more likely to read a short passage of text than a long one, especially if they have to make an extra effort, like scrolling, to… Continue reading Corporate Brand Guidelines

Your Business On A Piece Of Meat(cards)

First I thought it was a hoax but knowing Eggvertising, Fieldvertising and other methods from the past I’m not surprised: Business Cards made from meat and lasers. Meatcards brings meat and lasers together to create the most protein-rich business cards ever. The product is still in the testing stages, but according to its homepage they… Continue reading Your Business On A Piece Of Meat(cards)