Sunshocked

The NFL has announced that this year will be the last time they redesign the Superbowl logo. After over forty years of wild mutations and embarrassing zeitgeists, it’s finally been standardized. Let’s say goodbye to some old gems.

I tried to describe the logo my mother should look for—a half-black, half-white, double-bucketed asexual figure in front of a 3d globe—and suddenly realized how to better support the Fair Trade movement.

Veteran web designers are proud to tell stories from the Great Separation of Style and Content during the early ’00s. But the emancipation of content, illustrated most profoundly by the RSS feed, has left many of us searching for the line where content ends and style begins.

I like electronic devices. I like books. One might expect that these facts would place me in the target audience for the new Kindle 2. So why does contemplation of the object leave me so “meh” inside?

While the nation wonders what our new president may accomplish in his first hundred days, here’s what I’ve been up to since I launched Diligent Creative back on October 1st.

Having realized the power of branding, the public health folks have set their sights on taking all logos off of cigarette packaging. A creative solution. Too bad logos and branding are not the same thing.

When we imagine a creative act, we picture a prologue of frustrated brainstorming followed by a sudden spark of unrestrained brilliance. Such a story fails to celebrate the vital evolution of ideas from continued effort over time.

Take your douchbaggery to an all new level, with this new Bluetooth “handset” for your mobile phone.

I must admit, that was a much longer vacation than I had intended on taking. I didn’t sit on my hands though, in addition to changing addresses I’ve made a number of changes to Sunshocked.com. Take the tour!

The Stanifesto turns one year old tomorrow. It’s decided to go on a little vacation to celebrate—but when it gets back, expect an exciting new wardrobe.