When the weather outside comes in like a Lion, many people reach for their trusty anorak to keep warm and dry.  This simple, reliable wardrobe staple has somehow managed to hold on as a fashionable icon, while other styles come and go.  Ever wonder where...

The third Monday in January is called “Blue Monday.”  Statistically speaking it’s the most depressing day of the year.  Overall, January and February are often boring, hard months.  New year can bring lots of work in many offices, grey weather and lack of fun can...

In the journey from concept to client, design is often able to push the boundary in the concept stage then round off the edges once it goes to market.  The difference between a concept car and what the public can purchase once it’s massed produced...

Twenty years ago, Pantone released it’s first color of the year.  At the time it was hardly a household name however their color of the year now drives clothing, art and design trends across industries.  Like last year’s choice of Living Coral, each year takes...

The holidays approach and as we decorate our homes and businesses, have you considered decorating your logo as well? For some, a logo is a sacred piece of company branding, never to be touched.  But increasingly some of the biggest brands and businesses take the opportunity...

Recently a researcher friend of ours was showing us an image from a 12th Century book from France that depicted four men working in the fields.  Our eyes widened as we looked at two of the men and said, “WAIT!  Is that a medieval hoodie?!?”...

In 1969 an entrepreneurial innovator convinced the University of Washington’s bookstore to sell their brand new “Ski and Hike Daypack,” which they marketed to university students to carry their books and school supplies.  Although the university’s administrators were initially skeptical that this concept would catch...

Pantone declared the 2019 color of the year to be living coral.  And, looking back, the quirky color and its warm toned friends have certainly made their way into our collective consciousness.  Fashion, art, design, and new products have all featured this 2019’s color of...

As if a Thousand Geeks Cried out in Sadness In the original Star Wars, ObiWan Kenobi feels the destruction of the planet Alderaan and says that he senses a “Great disturbance in the Force.” If you are in the geek world, 2019 is going to be...