I really wanted this to be the week that I steered away from Minor League Baseball and brewery promotions, but I’m 29 years old at this point, so I’m pretty stuck in my ways. Don’t worry—there’s still some promotions that made the cut that have nothing to do with baseball or beer, but it was…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, we briefly discussed the resurgence of the NASA logo in our article on Apollo 11 anniversary apparel. While Apollo 11 anniversary merchandise is currently a huge seller for retailers, it turns out NASA might be winning the apparel space race.
Read MoreWe might finally be able to say Millennial Pink’s moment is over. Adidas doubled down on its adicolor collection by teaming up with four Canadian artists to design rooms around the four colors in the collection. And while the rooms are awesome, what actually has our attention are the colors themselves.
Read MoreThanks to heteronyms, homographs, homonyms and homophones, English can prove a head-scratching language that leads to numerous typos. Who among us, for example, has typed “form” when meaning “from”? Well, it appears that Irish can be equally troublesome, especially when it comes to proofreading, as two stamps that commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon…
Read MoreForever 21 can’t seem to keep its name out of the headlines lately, and this recent “Fake News” product drop is alienating any journalists who might have frequented the store. Here’s the deal: Forever 21 unveiled its “Fake News Graphic Biker Shorts” online, which featured the phrase “Fake News” branded all over the cotton/spandex shorts.
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Best Promotions USA, a Hub Promotional Group Company, announced the promotion of Jaclyn Lingo to national sales manager, effective immediately. After graduating from Texas Tech University and joining Best, Jaclyn has worked in customer service, order processing, inside sales and, most recently, outside sales and key account management. “Jaclyn…
Read MoreIf they are following Atlantic League action this year, baseball purists already have enough to gripe about, as Major League Baseball (MLB) is using the independent collection of teams to try out some possible rule changes. While the idea of stealing first base might be enough to roil their sensibilities, the thought of having players…
Read MoreIf you’re not aware by now, there’s a meme that’s spread across the world about storming Area 51 to finally free the aliens that the U.S. government has supposedly been hiding from us for decades. It’s a plan that’s destined to fail, and if anyone tries anything near the site, they would be in some…
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Proforma’s lead front-end developer, Michael La Plante, was featured on a livestream YouTube session sponsored by LinkedIn at Full Sail University’s 10th Annual Hall of Fame week. LinkedIn invited La Plante to participate in the ‘How I Work’ session, discussing the relationship between designers and developers in the workplace.…
Read MoreThe month of July comes with a lot of celebrations—you have July 4th and, of course, all of the additional weekend barbecues—and the shoe retailer, Zappos, is adding to the celebration by releasing a surprise for all comfortable shoe-lovers. Zappos hit its 20th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, the company released a pair of limited-edition sandals (there’s only 225 pairs available) in collaboration with the popular shoe manufacturer, Birkenstock. The idea behind the sandals is original, but there are a few notable elements about the packaging to point out, too.
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