Archive

Year: 2009

Final Verdict: New Tropicana Branding is a Lemon

Final Verdict: New Tropicana Branding is a Lemon

I realize that picking on Tropicana's ill-fated new branding has become as common as picking on AIG's improperly compensated managers. However, I'm choosing to lambaste Tropicana here not because of...
There’s Something About Louis.

There’s Something About Louis.

A few months back, Sheri wrote about copyright infringement in an earlier post, and cited one particular case where Microsoft was sued by photographer Louis Psihoyos for allegedly copying a...
Work It with This Daft Website

Work It with This Daft Website

Here's a new game of sorts that we've invented. It's like Simon mixed with Dance Dance Revolution. The inspiration for this game begins with one of my favorite songs, Daft...
Overthinking It: When Design Misses the Mark

Overthinking It: When Design Misses the Mark

A few weeks ago, Tropicana announced that they are pulling their controversial new packaging that hit the stores earlier this year. When we first saw the redesign, we had the...
Ecofont: Color You Like, As Long As It’s Green

Ecofont: Color You Like, As Long As It’s Green

I just found out about Ecofont, a font designed specifically to use 20% less ink, thus saving money and lessening your environmental impact as you print (the elusive "win/win"). Using...
Aaron Meshon + Kid Robot = Awesome

Aaron Meshon + Kid Robot = Awesome

Are you a fan of Aaron Meshon's cute and clever illustrations? Have you caught the Kid Robot crush sweeping the country? If not, you are missing out. Aaron, our friend,...
Make Your Own Bike Lane

Make Your Own Bike Lane

Many of us in the office have experienced the challenge of riding a bike in the city. Though there has been some progress made to help make bike riding safer...
Felt Forum: Ben Mickus’s Innovative Felt Chair at the Cooper Hewitt

Felt Forum: Ben Mickus’s Innovative Felt Chair at the Cooper Hewitt

MSLK's good friend (and architectural guru) Ben Mickus has an absolutely amazing chair on exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's "Fashioning Felt" exhibit on display March 6 - September...
Facebook is Reformatting All Business Pages

Facebook is Reformatting All Business Pages

Have you seen the MSLK facebook page? Are you a fan? If not, become one right now, especially because soon it will be completely reworked, by Facebook. When I visited...
Wishes Come True, MSLK lends a hand to J&J

Wishes Come True, MSLK lends a hand to J&J

As you may recall, awhile back I put out a wish, a plea of sorts for someone to hire us to design better tampon packaging. Not only do I really...