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Our Chief Executive of Internet Linkage has been busy this week. We've barely begun to plumb the depths of time-wasting potential in this week's newsletter! So help us out and get busy clicking! Then be sure to head over to our Facebook page for even more super-fun links to check out. They're not all just a bunch of mindless drivel, so you can expect to be enriched somewhat by your experience with us this week. (That's always the case, isn't it?) Oh, and while you're there, be sure to answer the Weekly What? question: "If someone wrote a biography about you, what would the title be?"
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What is "branding"? Is it evil? A waste of time?
We posted a link to an interesting article over on FastCoDesign.com by Graham Button about "over branding" repelling customers. It's an interesting read, and makes some good points about future trends, but I think the author confuses "brand" with "stuff" (just a little). That got us to thinking about a blog post of ours from a while back in which we wrote about what "brand" (and "branding") means. So we thought we'd blow the dust off it and link to it again. Read more >>
This would give a whole new meaning to the phrase "juice box."
Can you imagine buying your booze out of a carton? These designs are only an exercise in branding and perception, you won't be seeing these in your local liquor store any time soon. What do you think? Would buying JD in a carton affect how you perceive the brand? What's next? Bendy straws? >>
Parking lot fender-benders would become a thing of the past...
Okay, so this guy gave some old bumper cars destined for the scrap heap a new lease on life. And they look seriously awesome! Bump! >>
What a great use for large windows and lots and lots of Post-It notes!
When the occupants of an office building began filling their windows with sticky-note renditions of video game characters, the folks in the neighboring office building responded with sticky-note creations of their own! It's time to make a run to the office-supply store! >>
How-to: Make your own very cool gift boxes.
Well, the page headline included the phrase "Christmas Presents" but the boxes don't necessarily have to be for gifts. They could be for anything! Who couldn't use a handy little box? You can put all kinds of stuff in a cool box. See how to make a few >>
A beautiful collection of color palettes for just about any application.
Next time you need a selection of colors that go well together, take a look at this nearly bottomless collection of palettes inspired by nature, architecture, photos, knitting, and more! Go look >>
What's your meeting personality?
When you're sitting in on an office meeting, are you a "deflector," "jargonmeister," or a "boomerang"? In another goodie via our friends at The Zella Company, this infographic reveals the various personality types present in workplace meetings. Do you see yourself represented in the chart? Let's shift paradigms and leverage our assets!>>
What's your personal color profile?
Click on the month and then make sure you click on a date on the little calendar. The first time we ran a test subject through this, they came back with "cerulean" as their color and were very disappointed. We later discovered that they were actually "chintz rose." Uh oh, that's from bad to worse! Find your inner color >>
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