What’s interesting about this image is the claim made in the comments by “Rex”:
“About your image. Li Ning’s slogan (Nothing is Impossible) was registered and launched in China in 2002, whilst Adidas (Nike’s – JR) similar one was launched in 2004. So simply assuming China’s imitation is not appropriate.”
Economists and Design
In this short film Robin Bew, Chief Economist of the Economist Intelligence Unit, and Sir George Cox, Former Chairman of the Design Council, discuss how design thinking will aid the post-recession recovery.
Unfortunately The Design Council wouldn’t let me embed this video.
However, the image is a link to the page on Vimeo.
There are a couple of things I find interesting in this video: one, his opinion that we in the UK could be left behind, economically, by the rest of the world and become a theme park nation; and two, when he talks about the lack of aspiration and risk-aversion many small businesses have.
I don’t think the former is ever likely to happen. UK design is a rich and thick seam with many forthright personalities with intelligence. However, the bulk of design firms are small businesses employing ten people or less. I imagine a lot of those companies have suffered over the last eighteen months and are understandably risk-averse. That said, innovation is going to mean a lot to some companies over the next ten years.
The Big Rethink: The Economist’s Redesigning Business Conference in association with the Design Council
The interview on Vimeo: Robin Bow talks to Sir George Cox, Former Chairman, Design Council
Redesigning Business Summit on Economists Conferences site.
Alex Mathers at Red Lemon Club has recently launched this ebook: 10 Steps to Powerful Online Self Promotion for Creatives. I highly recommend it.
Junior Robot reel 2010 from Junior Robot on Vimeo.
2010 Showreel for Junior Robot.
Design for web and print, photographic retouching, video, animation, motion graphics and visualisation.
rowan tallant. creative director
andrew barraclough. music
The Cycle to Work Guarantee is a voluntary initiative from the Department for Transport. Junior Robot developed a quick-loading site based on the established design of Change4Life
