A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

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Tandy with DeskMate (and Bill Bixby?)

Heathkit circa 1977
Tandy ad with Bill Gates
IMSAI single board control computer
Apple Logo software for the Apple II (1983)
Apple Lisa brochure - page 7
Apple gift catalog 1983 - page 5 (latch-hook rug)

Love this ad. It tells parents that their kids need their own computer because at school they [...]

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BIG ouch.

Not only is it a bad branding move, it’s a bad design. Another application of a vague symbol which seems to be the hallmark of modern branding. Is that yellow thing:

an asterisk,
a sun,
the light indicating this checkout lane is open,
a right turn signal,
a popped balloon,
the stain left when I squashed a spider on [...]

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You may have noticed that KFC has been updating stores, painting them dark red on the outside and returning the original, full “Kentucky Fried Chicken” name to the building and accessories.
Personally, I think this is a good thing. The buildings stand out in a sea of other choices, and the design has [...]

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…goes to Jupiter Online Media. Talk about under-using an Internet advertising medium. Not to mention that apparently they want you to make a deal with a ghost.
Click here (banner is too long to display here)
Originally seen at Intranet Journal.
Did I mention that clicking the banner tries to open a pop-up?

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A woman rides past hundreds of campaign posters near Kuala Lumpur, ahead of general elections in Malaysia next month.
From BBC >>

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