“One thing that struck me -I think via @edwardboches — was the word BADGE. As we move further and further into a virtual existence, the idea of a badge becomes extremely important as a visual identifier.

The second thing that strikes me is the Dane S.’s comment about naming. Quick story – 15 years ago I worked at The Monster Board – now Monster.com. Jeff [Taylor] held to the belief that the name was what made the site rise above the fray of other career sites coming into being. Monster was unique and unexpected. It didn’t get lost as just another job site. Granted – it took marketing, great creative and an awesome Superbowl commercial – but it had an edge for ownership of the space.

His strategy always struck me….mostly because it was pretty simple.”

Read the full post here: Logos are Dead?

I really like the current trend of government opening up their “data” to the public so that they can play with it to make it useful to others. The MBTA has done this and developers have gone on to create apps that track when the bus is coming (I am a big fan of Catch the Bus and wish it included more bus lines).

I love that this contest focuses on data and design from an aesthetic POV as well as a functional. Great stuff and thanks to @e26ld for the head’s up!

“Designer Steven Heller traces the evolution of the tiny symbols for each Olympic sport since their appearance in 1936″ – NYTimes

Juliet turned me onto this – great stuff.  I love being able to look at how design evolves – how it infects and affects culture.