BRAND X THINK

A clear message is priceless. 

thedailywhat:

[thanks lisette!]

KISS painting their faces is one of the most brilliant branding and marketing moves of the modern era. 

starfrance:

ponycorn:(via suicidewatch)

thedailywhat:

This x That:

• Man wins Tracy City mayoral elections by a landslide. Oh, did I mention he’s been dead for a month?

• RIP: Daryl F. Gates: LAPD chief during 1992 riots, dead at 83.

• Never Sleep Again: T-rex leech has massive teeth, uses them “to saw into the tissues of mammals’ orifices.”

• LIFE Photo Series: The Day Einstein Died.

• Shakespeare knew way more words than you, kinda loved to flaunt it.

• Infographic: The Wild World of Robots!

• Kick-Ass In 60 Seconds.

• How To Look Punk [pdf]. (via.)

• A Challenger Appears: The Vegan Double Down.

• “Christ, what an asshole.”

• Flavorwire: Nic Cage’s Pyramid Tomb and Other WTF Purchases.

• Techland: What Apple’s Lack of Support For Flash Really Means.

• Tea x Time List: ALA’s 2009 Top Ten list of most frequently challenged books.
  

• Bonus List: The 40 Dumbest Tax Day Signs.

• Above: Ice cream cone-themed light fixtures from Mixko. (via.)

Licensing has far reaching consequences and benefits… hard to say if this is a benefit or a consequence. 

chuckhistory:

GPOYW, but is it really gratuitous?

Brands dream of transcending themselves. 

emmaleahj:

bitch

sure shows how people have to change their image with the changing times

jinon:

otsune:

reretlet:

einstein:

Why Buy a Car When You Can Travel Via Jet Pack?

chuckhistory:

From time to time, people have compared me to the Geico cavemen…

Why does this feel like a print ad for some sort of feminine product?

delbertshoopman:

Me Right Now