“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.

Busted: Another “Consumer-Generated Ad” Myth – Advertising Lab: future of advertising and advertising technology.

“There are a lot of things agencies should be worrying about…. But the whole “random consumers are taking over Mad Ave” myth isn’t one of them.

In honor of that:

I came across this post on American Copywriter and it’s so in line with a conversation I’ve been having with my sister. A great TED video – via a funny delivery guy: “Wait, what’s that you say? I don’t have to get excited about finally getting client approval on work that they limited and I know to be mediocre? Um, sweet.”

According to Creativity:
The Flash-based destination seeks to provide viewers with a deeper level of engagement with its shows: “The site features high quality streaming video, including clips and trailers that can be viewed in full screen resolution, an enhanced, easy-to-access schedule that includes HBO HD and HBO On Demand programming and more sophisticated community and sharing capabilities. Viewers also get their own personal dashboard by which they can bookmark clips, discussions and get the heads up on new content they might be interested in.”