brands

A clever short piece - award winning animated short

http://www.logorama-themovie.com/

Today's lion - the brand icon on a pack of Leo peas. What a great design - the pack communicates directly its contents. These ones were bought to grow rather than to eat. The bonus find of a lion is great ...a grumpy one but gives his name to the brand.

idN magazine

idN magazine - an interesting collection of creative talent. As the website states - an international network of designers.

The image is not from idN - it's a squashed sweet seen on the pavement in Stoke-On-Trent last summer - a colourful swirl.

Magically enduring: The magic tree

A design classic? Magic Tree air freshner - the little green card tree that hangs in cars to give a particular smell. When was this invented and by who? Are the vanilla yellow versions as good as the original pine; are the jazzy coloured alternatives as effective?
It's curious to see the shapes and colours of different air freshners designed to dangle in a car - almost toy like these apparently functional scent saturated, smell eminating designs are popular in taxis - and often a necessity.
In fact taxis often display some surprising designs - the dashboard ornaments; the family photographs...and the rather nasty seat covers that no doubt mask even nastier original seat surfaces below. The beaded seat covers.....
Back to the Magic Tree ...interesting name...enduring form.

Today's lion? The Times online - illustration.

just receieved an email 'Sent using Blackberry from Orange'.
Quite a fruit cocktail.

A slice of lemon ontop of a building in Toronto...