Archive for June, 2010
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Recently, Debbie had the chance to discuss her position on Spec work in HOW magazine.
Click HERE to read the arguments For and Against this increasingly controversial practice. —(link triggers automatic PDF download) And feel free to let us know your point of view.
Tags: crowdsourcing, design, spec, spec work
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
Our new Campbell’s Soup designs for both can labels and maximizer rack have made it to the shelves. Here are a few shots by rogue snapper and Senior Designer, Carl Gerhards.

mmm mmm design goodness.
Tags: brand, Campbell's, design, package design, shelf, soup
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Friday, June 25th, 2010

For many brands, the effort of achieving “momentum” can prove the biggest and most elusive hurdle to successful growth. For those lucky few that achieve it, the challenge of maintaining it is equally demanding. (more…)
Tags: Apple, brand, iPad, iphone, momentum
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Over the course of six months, Debbie Millman worked with a group of Graphic Design students at the Academy of Art University (more…)
Tags: Debbie Millman, design, graphic design, news, visualization
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Friday, June 18th, 2010

Here is the basic fact: Once you’ve stumbled into the sportswear forest at a Macy’s, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales or Lord & Taylor you could pretty much forget if you’re in the store with the Big Red Star or a Big Red Dot. (more…)
Tags: department stores, retail
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Monday, June 14th, 2010

As the world gathers to enjoy FIFA’s 2010 World Cup, we’re doing a little celebration dance of our own at Sterling today. (more…)
Tags: charity, library, Room to Read, south africa, Sterling Brands
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010

I am not usually asked to review books and I wasn’t this time either!! But I spotted Professor Youngme Moon’s new book entitled “Different – Escaping the Competitive Herd” at an airport bookstand and the minute I saw it and held it in my hand, I knew it was going to be a good reading experience. (more…)
Tags: brand, competition, difference, differentiation, positioning
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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Debbie reps Sterling at the How Conference this week– being held in Denver. Here she is with the guys of 36Point, the blogging network for designers. (more…)
Tags: Debbie Millman, design
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