I will be the first to admit that I know very little about Prince George. Nested way up North in British Columbia, Prince George is a “bustling city of over 77,000 situated at the crossroads of Highway 97 (north-south) and Highway 16 (east-west), and at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako Rivers”. 778 kilometres [...]

Many times, after watching a movie, I’d wonder about the long process of creating the final product. A film project inevitably involves a multitude of talents, each contributing to the look and feel, narrative process, emotional content, amongst other facets. With so many people and so complex a workflow, it is unsurprising that I find [...]

I never really thought of a country as a brand, but it really is - I associate ideas and feelings with every country that I know of, culture-wise, lifestyle-wise and so on. Every country brings a certain personality trait, a certain hope and promise for a visitor or a potential resident. But what happens to [...]

Reif Larsen’s story is somewhat of a fairytale in the book publishing world. He wrote a whimsical novel of a 12-year-old boy - T.S. Spivet - from Montana who has been commissioned by the Smithsonian museum for years, thinking that he is a highly accomplished cartographer. The book begins with him travelling on a freight [...]

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) is one of the most important American Artist from the 19th century. He had a profound impact on the course of European and modern art. The above is a portrait of his mother, created because his model did not show up for a sitting.
“The austere portrait in his normally constrained [...]

My parents are advancing in age. Just a few years ago, they looked to be in their 50’s, but it is amazing what tiny lines can do collectively to age a person, with the aid of gravity - they look their age now. And in a few years’ time, they will have entered their 70’s. [...]

Frank Genry is an architect with a distinct, inimitable style. His buildings are frequently bombastic and spectacular. His stunning facades come, unfortunately, at the expense of a functional interior. Case in point: Experience Music Project. The exterior is undeniably provocative, with sensual curves and scintillating skin, but the interior is awkwardly shaped and haphazardly laid [...]

Due to my horrendous sense of direction, I own a Garmin nüvi 1250. I thought it would help help me navigate the network of roads in the city. But, of course, it didn’t. Apart from a highly inefficient user interface, the screen resolution and size do not accommodate the needs of frantic, nervous driver cursing [...]

Merely uttering the name ‘Tom Ford’ brings to mind images of a masculine, suave and hypersexual man (or a feminine, sultry and hypersexual woman). Although I most certainly do not fit into that mold, I understand the effects of brand image, perception and association. He has cultivated a following so eager to live up to [...]

More great work from Moving Brands. Along the same vein as their work for Norton & Sons, their rebranding efforts for E. Tautz & Sons centres around appropriating a classic, traditional aesthetic to contemporary tastes. And they do it with great flair and panache:

“Edward Tautz founded E. Tautz in 1867 at 249 Oxford Street between [...]