Entries Tagged as 'vernacular'

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

How Very Refreshing

Week ago, driving down the road, I saw a truck with beverages inside. I said to Amy, “Hmm. Looks like Pepsi Cola changed their logo.” Now, I’m not one of those design people that eat sleep and breathe logos. But I notice.  I like the old (i.e., most recent previous) Pepsi logo, insofar as this kind [...]

Monday, June 30th, 2008

My Friends Went to the Developing World…

…and all I got was this three dollar custom designed, hand embroidered T-shirt.

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Overbranding. (or: What Are The Odds?)

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Resource Allocation

So, as reported in the article copied below, Kathmandu is in a condition of general road strikes. There is a great deal of hubbub about petroleum prices–basically the government can’t afford to subsidize the stuff, and it costs the same here as it does in the states. Only, most people here earn no more than [...]

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

Sleepover at Pragya’s: Second Shooter Gets Promoted Due To Gender

The first time we went to Pragya’s with Nutan to introduce ourselves and to tell them about our project, Pragya pointed to a cozy little bed with carefully placed stuffed animals on top of it and told me, “This is our bed.”  The three of them, mom, Pragya and her eight year old little sister, Praynena, all sleep together. I remember how I used to [...]