Controversies all around in these Quipsologies: Brand placement, doorways near giant crotch areas, more on the Guggenheim and a certain someone’s photo makes a certain magazine reconsider how to give credits.
What does John Coltrane’s Giant Steps look like? Israeli designer Michael Levy offers this.
Dutch postal stamp pleases Adidas… and Run-DMC.
The art director responsible for the Abercrombie & Fitch construction shed at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street in Manhattan is either negligent or a genius. Here is the Fifth Avenue facade with an amazing juxtaposition of image and pedestrian passageway, at the lower left:
…and an unfortunate detail on the 56th Street facade:
Noted: street advertisement for NYC To Tahiti Nonstop, a promotion for Air Tahiti Nui.
Noted: sign for a tie shop in New York’s Penn Station.
Even more on the ‘Guggenheim as brand’ front.
Museum Director Thomas Krens: Our attendance is a function of branding… But I don’t spend my time every morning I don’t meet with my marketing people to say what do we do now improve our brand today. We tend to function on our primary business which is developing cultural discourse.
ArtsJournal’s Tyler Green: “It is? Well, let’s look at the Gugg’s self-reported attendance numbers from 2002-2004.”
Credit placement on covers of Newsweek to change based on recent controversy.
Chip Wass illustrates The New York Times’ Frank Bruni’s case for complicated menus that require explanations.
Re:NY to Tahiti
First question that popped into my head: Is this Felix? Or a lawsuit waiting to happen?
On Mar.14.2005 at 09:44 AM