Phoenix Project Entry #3: Bringing Back A&P
SAVANNAH – Entries are out in the Savannah College of Art & Design’s Phoenix Project. (See a full list of entries here.) At right, one of two concep... Read more.
Save the Home of Mr. Peanut in Suffolk, Virginia!
SUFFOLK – The home of the founder of Mr. Peanut, Amadeo Obici, is in danger of destruction, and has been named to Preservation Virginia’s Most Endan... Read more.
So What Happened To Russ Togs?
QUEENS, N.Y. – We are reading the AIA history of New York City architecture and we spy a forgotten name. Russ Togs. The guide mentions the Russ Togs Manuf... Read more.
Phoenix Project Entry #2: How to Reposition RadioShack
SAVANNAH – Entries are just out in the Savannah College of Art & Design’s Phoenix Project. (See a full list of entries here.) At right, the entry fo... Read more.
Phoenix Project Entry 1: A New Concept for Discounter F. W. Woolworth
SAVANNAH – Entries are just out in the Savannah College of Art & Design’s Phoenix Project, an yearly contest of Prof. Sean Trapani, a specialist... Read more.
Tod’s Knows What He’s Buying in Saks
SARASOTA – From $40 in 1998 to $3.80 in 2009. That’s not good. Some see disappointment. But not everyone. The news recently was that the Italian lux... Read more.
Goodbye Abbey, Bradford Bingley? Not So Soon.
LONDON – The UK seems to have been a holdout in the brand-washing category, namely dumping old brands in favor of invented ones. But this is no longer the... Read more.
Polaroid Revival In Europe
Europeans are trying to bring back Polaroid and its SX-70 instant film. This points up a very important idea in brand preservation, namely that it is important ... Read more.
America’s Oldest and Greatest Green Brand, Aermotor
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS – They were, and are, icons of America. The windmill, specifically the Aermotor windmill. Pictured at right, an Aermotor windmill tail i... Read more.
English Ovals, Holidomes and Were Ford Mavericks Made in Spain?
Fun recent searches that landed Americans on BrandlandUSA. Chrysler Factory Tours. To bad they don’t have them; they might actually make some cash as I wo... Read more.