In Praise of NASCAR’s “Billboards on Wheels”

For Fast Company, which sounds like a NASCAR publication, but isn’t, Emblemetric’s James I. Bowie writes about how while the NBA, NHL, and MLB struggle with injecting advertising into their sports, NASCAR’s “billboards on wheels” are a feature, not a bug:

Sports ads are about to get more aggressive—here’s what they could learn from Nascar

All Hail the Crossbar-less “A”

For Fast Company, Emblemetric’s James I. Bowie reports that nine percent of capital A’s in US logos now lack crossbars:

Why KIA’s confusing logo is part of a growing design trend

Squinting at Twitter’s “Blue Check”

For Fast Company, Emblemetric’s James I. Bowie writes about the design of Twitter’s “blue check”:

Behind the design of Twitter’s blue check—and how it became a polarizing symbol

Why Designers Keep Trying to Kill the Logo

For Fast Company, Emblemetric’s James I. Bowie writes about how reports of the logo’s death are greatly exaggerated:

Why Designers Keep Trying to Kill the Logo

Is Your Logo a “Karen”?

For Fast Company, Emblemetric’s James I. Bowie writes about how logo designs, just like baby names, cycle through trends:

Is your company logo a ‘Karen,’ a ‘Heather,’ or maybe even a ‘Brandon’?

On “The”

For Fast Company, Emblemetric’s James I. Bowie writes about the branding power of the word “The”:

How 3 Little Letters Can Make a Big Difference in How We Think About Brands