Photo by Abigail Keenan / Unsplash Vancouver Design Contest: The Ethical Quandary of Spec Work Disguised as Competitions for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Design contests are often viewed as unethical within the graphic design industry because they undermine the value of professional designers' work and skills Branding Chris Kernaghan Sep 4, 2024 — 4 min read
"The Future is Free" according to NeverPay. NeverPay: A Design More Focused on Awards than Practicality? A flawed concept doomed to failure Branding Mia Jones Sep 4, 2024 — 3 min read
Kittl: "From design to print in one place." Kittl: The Cost-Effective Design Solution You Need in the Face of Canva's Price Hike? Fed up with Canva and their upcoming team-related price changes? Maybe it's time to give Kittl a go Canva Branding Mia Jones Aug 29, 2024 — 3 min read
Source: Taxi/Heinz Branding Genius: Heinz Ketchup’s Deliciously Blurry Campaign Branding agency TAXI with a playful take on a tomato ketchup classic Branding Jessica Hamilton Aug 22, 2024 — 2 min read
Boring, or effective? Harris/Walz 2024: Stripping Political Typography to Its Core Sometimes simplicity is best - especially for a high stakes political campaign Branding Jessica Hamilton Aug 8, 2024 — 2 min read
Various treatments - but how many of these will you see? Verizon Has a New Logo There's some new branding on the Verizon Branding Jessica Hamilton Jun 26, 2024 — 2 min read
"Looks familar..." - KSI. Source: Messi Lionel Messi's 'Mas+' Hydration Drink: Innovation or Imitation? The greatest footballer in the world launches, alleged, Prime ripoff. Branding Mia Jones Jun 6, 2024 — 2 min read
Sony was, quite literally, on top of a mountain in terms of PlayStation 2 sales when this aired. Source: Sony / TWBA / Gorgeous Sony's Audacious "Mountain" Ad Pushed PS2 to New Heights Sony's 2003 "Mountain" ad for PlayStation 2 used a $5 million budget and groundbreaking VFX to rebrand the console Branding Chris Kernaghan May 24, 2024 — 3 min read