There have been long faces at Tesco, Iceland, Aldi, Burger King, Findus et al. A recent Gallop poll has shown how concerned people are (not vegetarians of course), so this is a story that undoubtedly has legs.
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Reviewing Design Work
Reviewing new designs as part of the development process is difficult but vitally important. How do you ensure you make good design decisions?
It’s not easy to critique and ultimately pick winning designs whether it’s a new logo, website design, packaging or marketing literature. We have to admit that even with many years of experience, immersed in all aspects of design, constantly discussing design briefs and creating new designs, it can still be really tricky. Yet it is a crucial part of the development process requiring accurate, honest assessment.
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New Microsoft Logo
For 25 years the world waited and this is what Microsoft delivered
In the past week or so some notable new company logos – Microsoft, eBay and USA Today – have been launched in quick succession. They each say something important about the current design thinking of big corporations and the value they place on their business’s identity.
Here we consider the new one from Microsoft but we’ll also review the others in due course.
Mumpreneur Website Award
Congratulations to My Travel Surprise for winning a Mumpreneur Gold Award for their website which we created about 9 months ago.
Radical Design Changes for Basecamp UI
Preview of the new Basecamp UI from 37signals on Vimeo.
As long-time users of the Basecamp online collaboration tool and admirers of its creators, 37Signals, we were pleased to hear about the total redesign of their user interface (UI).
The Imperial War Museum(s) Logo: Before & After
No longer an iconic design? The Imperial War Museum(s) logo, originally designed by Minale Tattersfield, was considered too specific to World War II and has recently been replaced by a new design.
A 5MB hard drive in 1956
This is what a 5MB hard drive looked like in 1956. It required a forklift to move it and only some string to protect it!
Pinterest: Solid Design & Ease of Use
Hailed as a “Virtual Pinboard”, Pinterest is being touted as the next big thing in social media. It lets you take content you care about from around the Web and organize it into “boards”.
Viridian Christmas eGreeting Card
The clip shows an entertaining Christmas eCard created in Flash that you can send to friends for FREE.
Soluto – IT Support for Families
Enabling the more tech savvy help the not-so-savvy. More background information.