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The Glass Mouse
There is a trend in technology packaging that might be called “The Glass House look”. Hope the architect isn’t displeased. I live near Philip Johnson’s Glass House, and pass by it of… more →
The Package Unseen
The Glass Mouse
Richard Shear wrote 1 week ago: There is a trend in technology packaging that might be called “The Glass House look”. Ho … more →
Epigenetics of brands
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Richard Shear wrote 1 week ago: Earlier this week I posted about the new Minute Maid package design, but I’m going to stick wi … more →
FIT and sustainable package design
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Richard Shear wrote 1 week ago: The Packaging Design Department at the Fashion Institute of Technology is working hard to introduce … more →
The $700,000 box of Brillo
Richard Shear wrote 2 weeks ago: As those of you who follow this blog know, Andy and I met in the changing room of Paul Stuart. It wa … more →
New SVA Masters in Branding program
Richard Shear wrote 2 weeks ago: New York’s School of Visual Arts is beginning a new Masters in Professional Studies in Brandin … more →
Wikitude, Yelp with monocle, ScanLife, who knew!
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Richard Shear wrote 2 weeks ago: Last week I sure didn’t realize that these, and likely other applications of something I now know ar … more →
SixthSense, a truly interactive shopping experience
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Richard Shear wrote 3 weeks ago: Today most retail store aisles, with their quiet passive rows of products neatly lined up to the hor … more →
Top Google search terms and CPG brands
Richard Shear wrote 3 weeks ago: The top search term is facebook with close 1.5% of all searches. And facebook related terms account … more →
The dark matter of brands
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Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: Lets start with an interesting observation about the cosmos. Contemporary physics suggests that only … more →
The dark matter of brands
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Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: Lets start with an interesting observation about the cosmos. Contemporary physics suggests that only … more →
Package/Product Design as Social Media
Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: My last post discussed some early thinking on the implications of Design 2.0. A notion that might ju … more →
Stephen Randall, and envisioning a new Design 2.0
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Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: Stephen Randall invented the digital guitar, and is the founder of LocaModa here in Cambridge. He sp … more →
Stephen Randall, and envisioning a new Design 2.0
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Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: Stephen Randall invented the digital guitar, and is the founder of LocaModa here in Cambridge. He sp … more →
John Maeda, and design leadership
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Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: This is the second entry from the 34th Annual Design Management Institute conference titled, Design … more →
Alan Webber and the cost of the status quo
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Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: This week I am up in Boston attending the 34th Annual Design Management Institute conference titled, … more →
Package Design, a leading or trailing indicator, 1950-1960
Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: Package design in the decade of the 1950s, more strongly than in any previous decade, was influenced … more →
Gourmet and the Future of Expertise
Richard Shear wrote 1 month ago: Read this, “The shuttering of Gourmet reminds us that in a click-or-die advertising marketplac … more →
Brochure Say What?
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Natalia wrote 1 month ago: Frequently in Public Relations a client will request a brochure for their organization. According to … more →
Inquisitiveness by Design, Beautiful questions not just beautiful answers
Richard Shear wrote 2 months ago: “If you look at 4 year olds, they are constantly asking questions and wondering how things wor … more →
