May 16, 2012

I have a story to tell.

So — do I have to listen?

I have a story to tell.
The sentiments on the power of storytelling continue to emerge.
Point is, who cares to listen?

These days, dozens of friends, colleagues and client send along snippets to the power of the story, well told.
The image above comes from our friends at Voda Studios. We’d partnered with them on the digital alignment, management of brand assets & photographic content for our
union bay website strategy.

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May 13, 2012

Tell me, Daphne — are you a Mother?

Tell me, Daphne -- are you a Mother?
Daphne, the human brand, is she a Mother, too?

Answer would be yes.
Happy Mother’s Day, Daphne.
Image above, below — of Daphne.
from DarkBlues.

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May 11, 2012

Optimism is Optimal

Optimism is Optimal

The word, the work, that optimizes

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May 10, 2012

Stanley Kubrick + Douglas Trumbull > Monoliths on Mars

Stanley Kubrick + Douglas Trumbull
> Monoliths on Mars

Stanley Kubrick + Douglas Trumbull > Monoliths on Mars
Seeing the imagery of a so-called “monolith” [alá 2001, A Space Odyssey from NASA on Space.com reminded me of a string of experiences — working in Hollywood.

During the development of a theatrical advertising campaign — motion picture branding — the best path is to meet with the film crew, the director, the production designer. That is something to be savored in any creative relationship, the sync to the “live” driving force. Meeting, listening and working live is far more powerful and committed to building extraordinary outcomes — than the call, the conferenced assembly, online.

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May 8, 2012

BIG Japan, made elegantly small: UNIQLO CALENDAR

Uniqlo brand glow
BIG Japan, made elegantly small:
UNIQLO CALENDAR:

BIG Japan, made elegantly small: UNIQLO CALENDAR
NYC uniqlo | holiday | 2011

I embrace attitude.

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May 2, 2012

Frustro, the font and Escher, the mathematician

Frustro, the font and Escher, the mathematician
Frustro, Martzi Hegedüs and Escher
The puzzlement of design, translated as an impossibility of form in space.

A friend of mine, type and design hunter, blogger and musician, Stuart Balcomb [Los Angeles] pointed this reference out — the font.

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May 1, 2012

THE SEMINARIUM | INTERNATIONAL RETAIL CONGRESS

Travel, brand, retail, explorations: The 9th International Retail Congress Seminarium.
THE SEMINARIUM | INTERNATIONAL RETAIL CONGRESS - Lima, Peru
The focused walking-study, explorations of design and human-place, place-making, retail storytelling, cultural impressions and insight in presence.

Just got back, last week.

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April 30, 2012

The love of place | GIRVIN|BRANDS: San Francisco, the Bay Area, Silicon Valley

A new office in one of our favorite cities:
the love of place | San Francisco, the Bay Area, Silicon Valley:
GIRVIN’s new presence in California

The love of place | GIRVIN|BRANDS: San Francisco, the Bay Area, Silicon Valley

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April 20, 2012

You are the one | Human + Brand concepts of singularity

YOU ARE THE ONE
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April 18, 2012

Prometheus: Happy Birthday David – Story Actualization

PUSHING IMAGINATIVE LIMITS: RIDLEY SCOTT: PROMOTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR PROMETHEUS.

Prometheus: Happy Birthday David

A COUPLE OF WEEKS BACK, WE WROTE A LITTLE OF OUR HISTORY WITH THE SCOTT BROTHERS — RIDLEY AND TONY. THAT HISTORY IS QUIET, MODEST AND LADEN WITH LEARNING. ISN’T IT SO, THAT THE MOST POWERFUL AND UNFORGETTABLE RELATIONSHIPS MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR MERE SECONDS OF CONTACT?

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