Saks Redesign

The designers over at Pentagram completely overhauled the old Saks logo by cleverly redrawing the 1955 text logo in a black square, dividing the square into 64 parts, and rotating and rearranging the mini-squares to create unreadable but still rather elegant patterns. It's a nice change from a series of unmemorable cursive logos. Check out the Saks site for a Flash demonstration.

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Coming Soon...

dan.iella.net

(I'll miss my old server, but I can't keep up with British pricing.)

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Just A Year?!

Not to over-simplify matters or anything, but:

1. Teenager has seizure on subway platform.

2. Teenager falls off of platform.

3. Train approaches. You know, one of those stainless steel ones where each car weighs 73,900 pounds.

4. Guy with two little kids present jumps down on top of teenager and pins him under oncoming train.

5. Mayor Bloomberg awards Guy with city's highest honor, the Bronze Medallion.

6. Donald Trump gives Guy $10,000. Various other donors set up a scholarship for his children, &c.

7. MTA gives Guy one year's worth of free subway passes.

...Is it just me, or does the MTA seem a little stingy after this guy managed to erase one notch on their "annual fatalities" list?

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Linkage

Who needs iPod skins? Try an iPod bikini instead.

Speaking of iPods, by 2009 Dubai will have an iPod-inspired apartment building (creatively entitled the iPad) -- complete with docking station. Erm.

All you need is the headline: Gym Teacher Gets 3 Years Probation on Bribery Chargers. Apparently, the going rate for skipping P.E. is $1/period. Sweet!

Cellphone cameras not up to par? Buy an attachable mini-telephoto lens for your Sony Ericsson.

Bodum's double wall glasses are beautiful and practical. No more sweaty wine glasses!

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Orange County = ASIAN PEOPLE

Gothamist recently mentioned that the writer/producer of recently-killed TV show The OC is ready to launch a new series called Gossip Girl, which "centers on the titular anonymous blogger who gives the scoop about the rich and spoiled teenagers living in New York's Upper East Side. Her focus shifts among the many teens who live only for drugs, alcohol, glamour, partying, backstabbing and lots of sex."

Good grief.

In other OC-related news (never thought you'd hear that phrase out of me, eh?), Gothamist sister-site LAist joined me in my long-time gripe over the show's premise:

Certainly to many non-Southern Californians, "The OC" was the first exposure to life behind the orange curtain. For us native-Orange Countians, it meant needless inquiries from out-of-town friends asking whether my life was really as cushy as Ryan Atwood or Marissa Cooper. And with MTV's "Laguna Beach" reinforcing the suburban image laid out by "The OC", it seems my childhood was solely comprised of beautiful beaches, hot girls, ridiculous parties, and tricked out rides. Sweet!

Now if the CW would just greenlight that pilot about Little Saigon, then I could get some street cred back. Welcome to the OC bitch! This is how we do it in Orange County!

Finally.

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