The San Francisco Chronicle highlighted a growing trend in last Sunday’s paper: Fashion Trucks. If the idea of a tricked out F150 came to mind, erase it. The story was a grand example of the adjacent possible: from food truck to “boutique-on-wheels” fashion truck. Interesting, eh? I thought so. Extremely… more »
When Homers Make History: Hamilton’s 4-HR Night…
May 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Tuesday, Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers had a night to remember. He hit 4 home runs and added in a double to set an American League single-game record of 18 total bases. You can read about it here. Needless to say, it was an achievement that garnered tons… more »
IBM Clock from the 60s Now Available (sort of)…
May 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I had been scanning my Creativity Online newsletter when I came upon a post about a retro (1960s) wall clock — another example of “Mad-Menification.” Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co. has partnered with IBM to exclusively produce their iconic 1960s standard issue wall clock. According to the description in their… more »
Nabisco Nixes Fig Newton Name
May 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to a story in The New York Times, Nabisco is dropping the “Fig” in its iconic Fig Newtons. While this may be a shock to anyone who grew up singing the Fig Newton song (see below), it actually brings the cookie (cake) back to its roots. When this “fig… more »
New Artwork Unveiled for Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th Anniversary
May 2, 2012 by 1 Comment
Awe inspiring! Check out the Huffington Post story and scroll down to see a slide show of the pictures that SF local advertising icon Rich Silverstein and Claude Shade took from tip-top” of the Golden Gate Bridge. They went with an engineer in order to capture such unexpected angles (Indeed!)…. more »
