Bowers in Santa Ana

I went Bowers museum today and enjoyed the visit.

political logo

Today's Daily Heller from PRINT magazine has a story about Obama's logo. see below:
Who designed the Obama O? John Maas on bnet.com has the answer:

The Obama logo was created early in 2007, through a collaboration between Chicago firms Sender LLC and MO/DE. Chief Obama strategist David Axelrod gave the agencies a mandate: design a logo that would evoke "a new sense of hope," as he told the Chicago Business Journal. After working feverishly, the design was introduced on February 10, 2007.

Sol Sender discusses the "brand development" of the most memorable political logo in the past 50 years here. And MO/DE addresses its contributions to the campaign here with a video here. Bravo to both creators for breaking the conventional mold.

Color: charles chocolates' brand

Siegel’s handcrafted small batch sweets needed a brand that would appeal to the persnickety foodie audience. Rather than wrapping his charming confections in Godiva-like gold or See’s clinical black and white, designers in Tomorrow took a more personable, whimsical approach.

2008 Design Salary Report from How

In the past two years, gas prices have gone up, grocery prices have gone up … Have designer's pay checks gone up as well? Check How's 2008 Design Salary Report or you can download the full report for free
web designers are hot commodities according to Phillip Carpenter with Redonk Marketing, which specializes in online marketing. "Because client budgets have shifted to more accountable online channels, print designers have not been a ongoing need," Carpenter says, noting that his firm has found it difficult to find new hires recently. "Web and interactive designers are in high demand, and it’s been a challenge to fill open positions."

emotionally vague

Can people describe their visceral feelings of emotion visually, and if so, would any patterns arise? Here is a website tried to answer this: emotionally vague