Sunday, July 25, 2010

Odds and Ends, Sun 25 July 2010

1. Star Wars

* "19 Things You Didn't Know About Star Wars"
  <http://www.onlinephdprograms.com/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-star-wars/>
* "Fancy, Your Pants Are: Star Wars Gentlemen"
  <http://www.geekologie.com/2010/06/fancy_your_pants_are_star_wars.php>
* "John Woo: 'He Wears It' Star Wars Meets Today's Fashion"
  <http://colt-rane.com/john-woo-he-wears-it-star-wars-meets-todays-fashion/>
* "StarWars the baroque version"
  <http://www.behance.net/Gallery/StarWars-the-baroque-version/146136>


2. Brand Power

* "15 Brand Names Decoded"
  <http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/15-Brand-Names-Decoded.html>
* "20 Corporate Brand Logo Evolution"
  <http://www.instantshift.com/2009/01/29/20-corporate-brand-logo-evolution/>
* "50 Fantastically Clever Logos"
  <http://designshack.co.uk/articles/graphics/50-fantastically-clever-logos>


3. World Cup and Chinese Astrology (Revisited)

After the 2006 FIFA World Cup, I noticed some interesting coincidences
between Chinese Astrology and the winner of the World Cup:
  <http://b-list.blogspot.com/2006/10/world-cup-and-chinese-astrology.html>

Based on that "analysis", since this year's tournament was held in the
Year of the Tiger, I speculated we could have a first-time winner.  As
we now know, Spain won the Cup, for the first time.  Spooky ;)