Link Love: 10.22.09
• Should you quit your job? Lee Stranahan writes:
Back in March, I blogged here about quitting my job. I was betting that I’d do better without a job in the current cutthroat corporate climate. For the past seven months, I’ve probably been the only HuffPost blogger living in a hotel with their family. That’s four people and two cats living in a very small space for over half the year. I’ve occasionally referred to it as being ‘homeless’ but of course that’s not accurate. Real homelessness doesn’t include maid service once a week and free HBO. It was cramped and crowded but I always considered us very lucky. This week, though, it all paid off…
• How to brand and name your blog.
• A three year old’s view of the New York City subway is super cute.
• Vintage 70s Russian posters are pretty awesome.
• Find out how increased productivity can actually hurt you.
• This is a golden lesson we all need to learn: How to respond effectively to design criticism.
• The history of web browsers.
• Problogger shares five ways to know if your blog is on the right track.
• Penguin consistently comes out with the best book covers.
• At the ripe old age of 70, Charles Bukowski started using a computer and never went back to a typewriter.
• Frigidaire has done away with their classic logo in favor of something much, much more modern. What’s your opinion of the outcome?
What are your favorite links of the week?
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Re: Fridgidaire.
This girl says no bueno.
The old logo was kitschy in all the right ways, and extremely recognizable. It added warmth to a company selling cold things!
The new logo just looks, well…frigid.
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Oh my gosh that Paris Vogue cover is wonderful. Makes me want to grab a sharpie and give my old magazines a face-lift.
On the Frigidaire front, I think the new logo is generic and boring. The old one was much friendlier, maybe because there’s comfort in the familiar but also because of the nice soft flow of the letters and lack of sharp angles. Like the previous poster said, the new one is cold.
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interesting read, that one about brand name and your blog. i always wonder about the fact that i have a .net. it was a random purchase in 2006 and i always wonder/consider if i should pick up the .com that goes alongside it. i like the “sound” of the .net, but, hrn, i think i do myself a disservice by not having it as a .com as well.
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Awesome use for the red cross
http://www.felt.co.nz/browse/listing/5589/WHITE-FIRST-AID—CROSS—CUPBOARD
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I always look forward to your links. So GOOD! I know people tell you this all the time, but you are really good @ motivating people – your blog tips on branding and blogging are superb.
Ever think of writing a book about that? I’d buy it.
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I loved the old Frigidaire logo. I think it said timelessness – the old fashioned lettering makes me think of old school fridges – in my mind that connects to a company that has been around forever aka reliability. I don’t like the new logo at all.
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I don’t like the new Frigidaire logo in the slightest. I agree with Star about the recognizability of the old logo, as well as what Ally mentions about it signifying a company that’s been around a long time.
When you think of companies such as Coca-Cola and Apple, you recognize their logos immediately and it would be a shame after all these years to change that. I’m almost always for change as a fresh start to things, but when it comes to a company whose logo has been a part of them for years, changing it just seems to be counterproductive. If a logo works, leave it. That’s what I say!
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I agree with Star on the Fridgidaire logo too. When I was young, I’d actually hang on the fridge door staring at the logo and playing with the magnetic alphabet while waiting for my mom to make food.
Why change something that’s so timeless and ingrained/ingrainable?
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