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The Color of Money is…Changeable

September 9th, 2009 · 2 Comments

One of the funniest aspects of alleged naming & branding firm Landor, is the ridiculous rationale they cite for the work they produce. Oftentimes they will, with capricious authority, justify a design based on what certain colors “mean” or “communicate”. These “reasons” become all the more comical when parroted by the officers of their [...]

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Richard Branson launches the Igor named gogo service

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Igor named the new in-flight wifi service gogo (case study here). Below, Richard Branson officially launches gogo service aboard Virgin America.

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Landor disavows link to humanitarian work

March 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments

Yesterday, Landor distanced itself from the notion that they came up with the new SyFy name:
As reported in last week’s New York Times, the Sci Fi Channel, a division of NBC Universal, introduced its new name and identity, Syfy, at upfront presentations in New York. The announcement got a lot of attention, and although the [...]

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