January 2010
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The Church that Attacked the Prime Minister
What quality is it that makes this model of the Duomo of Milan the object of choice to attack the prime minister of Italy with? My thoughts range from the pragmatic to the enigmatic, from the innocent to the conspiracy but one thing is sure, this simple fact sparks the imagination.
I imagine Massimo walking through the slushy snow. Hearing the bell of the opening door of the souvenir shop....
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Thought: Living up to meaning, a self-fulfilling...
I just read that Absolut wodka, made a bottle with no name and label, and that Starbucks opened a shop with no branding. (Naomi Klein in the Guardian) My mind made a link to that story and another by Rushkoff on the End of Movements. Rushkoff says: “The best techniques for galvanizing a movement have long been co-opted and surpassed by public relations and advertising firms. Whether a...
No Logo ... really
In May 2009, Absolut Vodka launched a limited edition line called “Absolut No Label”. The company’s global public relations manager, Kristina Hagbard, explained that “For the first time we dare to face the world completely naked. We launch a bottle with no label and no logo, to manifest the idea that no matter what’s on the outside, it’s the inside that really...
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Creative Destruction
A diary of a professional creative
2058-2059
These are a selection of entries from a diary from the future written by a young and ambitious ‘creative’ directing one of the best creative agencies in Amsterdam. In this particular future the extrapolation of the creative city is explored, the home of the creative class as described by Richard Florida and as embraced by the city of...
“In brief, postmodernism has created a discursive landscape in which foundations...”
– Hans van Dijk - Architecture and Legitimacy
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