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Big Ten Big Ten is an academic union which was founded in the year 1896. Until 1990, this union consisted of 10 universities, but in June 1990 Pennsylvania State University was added. They didn’t want to change their name, so they added the number 11 to the logo. Amazon.com This logo doesn’t seem to hide much at first sight, but it gives you a little insight in the philosophy behind the brand. Eighty-20 Eighty-20 is a small consulting firm. Fedex This is probably one of the best known logos with a hidden meaning. Continental Continental is a manufacturer of tyres. Toblerone Toblerone is a chocolate-company from Bern, Switzerland. Baskin Robins The old logo of Baskin Robbins had the number 31 with an arc above it. Sony Vaio Sony Vaio is a well known brand of laptops. Eight I really love this logo: every letter is made of the number 8. Carrefour Carrefour is one of the biggest European retailers, and it’s also French for “crossroads”. Roxy Unilever Northwest Airlines Milwaukee Brewers Hartford Whalers

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25 Beautiful Image Styling Tutorials With CSS,jQuery Recently I wrote article about post thumbnail and you saw some great examples of image styling. As I wrote there, neat styled images can attract more visitors and you will be more pleasant with them yourself too. You don’t have to always use Photoshop to style your images. Some cool effects can be achieved trough CSS, jQuery etc too and I strongly suggest you to continue reading to find out how to do it! 1. CSS3 Rounded Image With jQuery

You’re a little company, now act like one I talk to a lot of companies that are still hunting for customer #1, or a few sales have been made but the ball isn’t rolling yet. Most of them are making the same mistake: Their public persona is exactly wrong. I know, because I made the same mistake! But I learned my lesson, and I’d like to share it with you. Even before I had a single customer, I “knew” it was important to look professional. My website would need to look and feel like a “real company.”

2010 LA Auto Show Design Challenge The 2010 LA Auto Show has for the first time invited studios from Germany and Japan to join the competition adding an international dimension to the contest. Seen here is the Mercedes-Benz Biome an ultralight vehicle that utilizes technologies from nature to achieve unparalleled efficiency and seamless integration into the ecosystem. Make sure to check out the rest of the concept designs entered in the LA Auto Show Design Challenge. Link: www.laautoshow.com

Leather Visitor Book Aspinal of London hand crafted fine leather photo albums and books are each handmade, using traditional 17th century leather craftsmanship and book binding skills handed down through generations. The Collection includes leather photo albums, leather diaries, leather guest and visitors books, leather address books, leather journals and a wide range of other beautiful books for the home and office in a range of sizes and exquisite classic and contemporary designs to suit every occasion, taste and style. We also offer social books such as our stunning Hostess - Dinner Party Book for every lady who loves entertaining, Game, Shooting, Fishing and Wine Cellar Book beautifully crafted and presented. Regardless of its purpose every piece is: Handmade Leather Books Each piece is individually hand crafted using the highest quality leather and materials to create a personal or family heirloom that is worthy of the most treasured photographs, sketches, writings and mementos.

50 Ultra Realistic Female Portrait Drawings - StumbleUpon Technology brings more and more talented artists to the surface, who create astonishing digitally manipulated images on every possible theme, illustrating everything that you could possibly imagine. But, we still have the “classics”, for whom the pencil and paper are the genuine and compulsory materials in creating works of art. And this is what we are going to present to you today. 50 outstanding portraits of women created by the technique of traditional drawing, without any digital manipulation.

Left-brained and Right-brained tools for your pocket. - home - The Multiple I would like to introduce to you a concept known throughout the design world but, not by you! Only through years of experience and being around the world of design consulting would you be exposed to this concept. They don’t teach it in college and most design firms don’t teach it to their employees.

Your beautiful eyes on Photography Served Behance Served Sites Served is a collection of sites that showcase category specific content from Behance, the world's leading platform for creative professionals across all industries. View All Served Sites → photography Served Join Behance Hire a Designer FLA SINGAPORE Why is branding important? It distinguishes one company/product from another. It tells the customers what the company/product is about It helps customers identify with the company/product and what the company/product represents Having a brand in itself is not difficult. Simply registering a company will force any company to legally incorporate a somewhat unique identity. Yet many companies, especially small and medium enterprises, do not place enough emphasis on branding when engaging their customers.

Herald A herald, or, more correctly, a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms. Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen to convey messages or proclamations—in this sense being the predecessors of the modern diplomats. In the Hundred Years' War, French heralds challenged King Henry V to fight. During the Battle of Agincourt, the English and the French herald, Montjoie, watched the battle together from a nearby hill; both agreed that the English were the victors, and Montjoie provided King Henry V, who thus earned the right to name the battle, with the name of the nearby castle.[1]

Ersatz An ersatz (German pronunciation: [ɛrˈzats]) good is a substitute good, usually considered of inferior quality to the good it replaces. It has particular connotations of wartime usage. Etymology[edit] EDC The top 10 knives available now, Part 1 One thing you will notice about carrying a pocket knife on a daily basis is that it is a lot like owning a truck—there are things you with your knife that you’d never imagine doing before but are a part of your daily routine. Its hard to explain this to folks that don’t carry a knife, but there is a reason that men have carried small, pocketable knives on them since Roman times. Carry one for two weeks and it will be a lifelong companion after that.

Slimmy Original Slim Wallet Alternative How To Use The Koyono Slimmy is a slim wallet you can comfortably carry in your front pocket. It is specifically designed to be a compact EDC wallet offering front pocket for security, comfort and fast access to things. Here are the 1-2-3s on how to use your Slimmy: Art Deco Historian Bevis Hillier defined Art Deco as "an assertively modern style [that] ran to symmetry rather than asymmetry, and to the rectilinear rather than the curvilinear; it responded to the demands of the machine and of new material [and] the requirements of mass production".[2] During its heyday, Art Deco represented luxury, glamour, exuberance, and faith in social and technological progress. Etymology[edit] The first use of the term Art Deco has been attributed to architect Le Corbusier, who penned a series of articles in his journal L'Esprit nouveau under the headline 1925 Expo: Arts Déco.

Victor Horta Victor, Baron Horta (6 January 1861 - 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect and designer. John Julius Norwich described him as "undoubtedly the key European Art Nouveau architect." Indeed, Horta is one of the most important names in Art Nouveau architecture; the construction of his Hôtel Tassel in Brussels in 1892-3 means that he is sometimes credited as the first to introduce the style to architecture from the decorative arts.

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