06.27

While visiting the US I stopped by Take a Bao, a new concept installed in the food court at Century City’s Westfield Mall. Despite feeling a bit funny about traveling all the way to LA for a Chinese-inspired lunch, I was drawn in by my fascination with fusion food, Take a Bao’s visual identity work, and the fact that I love char siu bao.
The idea for the place seems pretty straightforward. In their own words,
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03.03
In my last post I wrote about the strategist’s role of finding the compelling idea within an organization and stripping away the rest, and made an admittedly highfalutin’ comparison to Michelangelo’s statement that the sculptor’s task is to find the statue hidden inside every block of marble.
No one’s saying brand strategy or corporate ID design is competing with Renaissance art, but the truth is that the link between brand strategy and art/design is more than a metaphor. As design thinking gains more momentum in the business world,
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03.11
Have you always wanted to create a top-notch brand identity—complete with name, logo, and tagline—but don’t have a clue how to get started? You could hire someone, but the best branding agencies will charge you thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars!
Finally, there is a solution. With my proprietary (patent pending) 10-step RandoBrand™ process, you can build your brand entirely for free! Interested? Of course you are. Let’s get started.
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