Garland Pollard is publisher/editor of BrandlandUSA. Since 2006, the website BrandlandUSA.com has chronicled the history and business of America’s great brands. He has decades of experience across all media, including newspapers, TV, radio, magazines and the web.
There were very few good things that came out of Britain’s unfortunate dalliance with socialism after World War II. The one thing that was good was the British Rail logo. But there is news that the U.K. government is updating the British Rail identity, turning the logo different shades ofMORE HERE
NEW YORK – Campbell’s Soup has a new can design that looks updated, but still resembles that familiar and beloved kitchen staple that Americans love. “We’ve been on a journey to re-imagine this iconic brand and appeal to new generations of consumers who are cooking at home more than ever,MORE HERE
Design Director Drew Stocker worked on the redesign of the Campbell’s Soup Can. Read to find out the background, and put in context what it is like to rework what is effectively a piece of Americana.MORE HERE
PARIS – The Accor luxury brand Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has debuted a brand campaign entitled “Experience the Grandest of” Seasons, Feelings, etc. The campaign “pays tribute to the tangible echoes of the luxury brand’s historic origins while also imparting a refreshed vision and stirring images of adventures yet to come.”MORE HERE
SAN FRANCISCO — The retail and catalog chain Banana Republic will echo camels, Arabia and Raiders of the Lost Ark in a new fall collection called, simply “The New Look.” The fashion collection, which revises the whole feel of the retailer, echoes the company’s earliest looks, with khaki, hats, andMORE HERE
WILKES-BARRE – Fall is the time of the year for the arrival of Brach’s candy and their signature product, candy corn. What was once America’s largest assorted candymaker is now known for candy corn in the fall, and jelly beans in the spring. The Brach’s logo, which has had manyMORE HERE
CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Chemex drip coffee maker, that perfect symbol of 20th century product design, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year. The coffeemaker, created in 1941, is still made in the U.S., by a family owned company. The product is deceptively simple, namely an X-shaped beaker. The beaker hasMORE HERE
“Buy only the best pencils. The others are a snare, a delusion and utterly useless.” -Eberhard Faber II The book Quintessence, published in 1983, profiled a series of American products that were perfect, and could not be improved. One of those brands, along with Coca-Cola, Slinky, Oreo and the CartierMORE HERE
NAPERVILLE, Ill. – C.H. Hanson, a supplier of tools to the construction industry, has revived the El Marko permanent marker brand. C.H. Hanson, founded in 1866 as a stencil maker, sells tools to the construction and manufacturing industries, from brands like Superior Tool and Palmgren to its own lines ofMORE HERE
McLean, Va. – Mars and their Uncle Ben’s brand had a challenge early last summer. As riots took over American cities, the Uncle Ben’s name for their rice product was a problem. The image had not been a giant marketing problem before. The image of Uncle Ben was actually aMORE HERE