Signs and portents

New AOL [Aol] Brand.

A redesign for AOL has memories of their competitor Addison’s goldfish brand here from Wolf Olins.

From Creative Review

I really must get a Gucci Bag. Recession proof.

(via -marmaladeskies)

Nook.ie anyone?

Here’s a humorous article from Steven Heller looking at American bookseller Barnes & Noble’s new product. A reaction to the Kindle (I mentioned his article about that, here), the Nook is visually more appealing to my eye than the cumbersone Kindle. It does, however seem to owe a royalty to Jonathan Ive at Apple.

Speaking from this side of the pond, Nook is an aphorism for something else entirely. But that’s enough about that. In case you are wondering, nook.ie is available.

Er, the domain name I mean, that wasn’t an offer.