Complex, multi-colored, layored, flat patterns are an increasing trend in logo design and branding recently. From the Museum of London, 2008, redesign which transformed the institution’s identity from a flat, red box of hyper-mod-simplicity to a multi-layered, color orgasm of neo-retro whimsicality. Many prominent institutions have adopted this expression of vibrant spirit through visual design, such as 101 princess St ( A Manchester Office Building ), and Corporate Relocations, Africa. The prism of flat pop color both using organic shapes and rectilinear patterns have a playful sense and boundless inventiveness which large institutions may view as forward thinking.
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Increasing Trend For Psychedelic, Pop, Backgrounds In Contemporary Logo Design
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Apple and Microsoft Release Critical Patches For PowerPoint
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
Both Apple and Microsoft have released urgent and critical patches for Power Point. Apple has updated OS X 10.5 to 10.5.7, and Microsoft has released its update (MS09-017) nearly concurrently, which address numerous significant security risks. This massive Security update for Apple (442MB in total or 729MB for the combo update) also addresses some stability and capability enhancements for Safari. For Microsoft, the security update covers every single version of Power Point: PowerPoint 2000, 2002 (XP), and 2003 are the versions affected by most of the vulnerabilities, which could lead to remote code execution.
Investigation of Car Warranty Robo-Call
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Senator Schumer Calls for Investigation of Car Warranty Robo-Call. The Better Business Bureau stated that they received more than 140,000 complaints about the calls–even from people on the federal “Do not call” list. Schumer called the scheme “robo-dialer harassment.” The messages the companies leave are misleading, eat up phone minutes on call phone users, are a general nuisance and, as it has been reported, is an active scam. A class action lawsuit was filed against USfidelis Inc. charging that company officials ignored a subpoena demanding that they answer questions about their business.
Google To Invest In News Industry
Monday, May 11th, 2009
Google, often the antagonist of the newspaper industry, has recently began talks with the New York Times and the Post about a potential collaboration (source: Fortune and The Washington Post). Google obviously benefits from the content produced by the New York Times and others in the news industry–yet Google has been regarded more as a leech than a contributor to a symbiotic relationship. Such a collaboration could be an act of preservation to a troubled industry.
South Carolina To Give A Laptop To Every Child
Monday, May 11th, 2009
The South Carolina Department of Education and the non-profit Palmetto Project have joined forces to accomplish a big goal: delivering one laptop to every child in South Carolina. This Spring the OLPC/SC will deliver 50,000 laptops to eligible students.
Android 1.5 Will Be A Big Upgrade
Monday, May 11th, 2009
The latest update to Google’s Mobile OS, Android, will be a big update–worthy of being labeled 2.0 some say. A new of new features will be introduced such as video recording and sharing–features that currently do not exist on rival OS mobile platforms. The new update is dubbed “cupcake”, and it will run on the Linux kernel 2.6.27, which will give it improved security and more stability.
Voicemail to text
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Google is trying to kill voicemail. With Google Voice, a new product by the search king, your voicemail messages will be automatically transcribed into email-like messages that can be scanned. This free service will include features such as: call blocking and screening, voicemail transcripts, call conferencing, international calls, and more.
Kindle Adopts Larger Screen, Interest Grows
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Amazon’s electric reader, The Kindle, just got a bit bigger. The new Kindle DX features a larger screen and the buzz builds. The DX is two and a half times the screen size of the previous version, and it can hold up to 3,500 books.
Amazon states that the goal of the Kindle is that “every book ever printed, in any language, [can be] available in less than 60 seconds”. The growing attraction to this specific technology and web based publishing in general has severely hurt the traditional newspaper industry.
Nigeria undergoes a rebranding effort to attract business
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Nigeria has once again undergone a rebranding effort. The goal of the re-branding campaign was to attract foreign investment. Critics scoff at the campaign, saying it cannot cover up the very serious problems that would scare away any serious foreign investor.
The campaign slogan “Nigeria, Good People, Great Nation” was spearheaded by Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili. This slogan will replace Nigeria’s last and unsuccessful campaign “Nigeria, Heart of Africa”. The last rebranding campaign cost Nigeria 5.6 million dollars and critics state that little good came of it. The current campaign will have a budget cap of 1 million public funds and the rest will come from the private sector and individual donors. Some proponents of the campaign believe that it will help build support and energy within the Nigerian community to focus on and solve the country’s problems of lack of infrastructure, focused and effective leadership, and free/fair elections. Proponents say that the campaign helps invest pride and a sense of purpose for Nigerians wishing to get their country back on track.
Venture Capital Needs Fresh Insight In Rough Times
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
The National Venture Capital Association is looking at the hard, economic landscape and has distributed some recommendations to help wade us through. The proposals, entitled “Four Pillar Plan Balances Public Policy Proposals with Market Recommendations for the Venture Capital Industry and Capital Markets Ecosystem” were released in Boston at the NVCA’s yearly meeting. The target audience for the proposals were the: venture capital industry, investment banking, accounting professions, law firms, stock exchanges, and the government–in hoping that such audiences will focus on restoring a dynamic IPO market as the economy starts to upwards. Note: only 6 companies went public in 2008.