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The Scent of Memory: Design, Experience and Perfume

Article by Tim GirvinMay 4, 2010
Photo: Tim Girvin

How do designers tell stories and create experiences with fragrance? Girvin meditates on the power of scent.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: photography, branding, experience design, identity design, packaging, Voice

Symbolizing the Green Movement

Article by Phil PattonApril 22, 2010
Image: Rob Cobb

Although the environmental movement lacks a symbol as recognizable as the peace sign, Patton reflects on green graphics over time.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: branding, identity design, Voice, sustainability

Naming Names for Fun and Profit

Article by Ralph CaplanOctober 27, 2009
Courtesy of Fondation René Lacoste

What is it about some brands that makes people want to be their walking billboards? Caplan reflects on the lure of logos and labels.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: branding, identity design, Voice

Top Hats and Tales

Article by David BarringerDecember 23, 2008

How did the top hat fall from grace? From Fred Astaire to Frosty, Barringer uncovers the highs and lows of this class signifier.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: branding, graphic design, identity design, Voice

Patches of Honor

Article by Phil PattonJuly 29, 2008

Whether authentic or imitation, embroidered patches bear many meanings and much allure. Patton covers some of the most intriguing.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: branding, graphic design, identity design

Whose Red Cross to Bear?

Article by Phil PattonSeptember 11, 2007

Is there a double cross in the works? In the legal battle between Johnson & Johnson and the American Red Cross, Patton finds that the quality of mercy is strained.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: branding, identity design, Voice, copyright

Jack, We Hardly Knew Ye

Article by Phil PattonFebruary 6, 2007

Is there an island of lost logos, a place for bygone corporate symbols in a merger-crazed world? Patton ponders the fate of the Cingular Jack.

Section: Inspiration - Tags: branding, identity design, critique, Voice

Carpet Boy to Designer in Due Time

Article by Bill GrantOctober 7, 2005

I suppose “due paying” means different things to different people. Where I come from, due paying is a part of everyday life. I grew up in Dalton, Georgia, the “Carpet Capital of the World.” The origin of my appointed title of “Carpet Boy” was from my buddy John Bielenberg ...

Section: Inspiration - Tags: identity design, personal essay, mentoring

Pat Hansen on Armin Hofmann

Article by Pat Hansen

Pat Hansen on Armin Hofmann I was fortunate in my senior year of college to be accepted into the Kent State University/Kunst Gewerbeschule Summer Program in Switzerland. The lead of the program, and the primary instructor was Armin Hofmann. Over the 3 month program, Armin was a teacher, an artist, and a friend. But

Section: Inspiration - Tags: identity design, personal essay, mentoring