by Ray Ally on March 17, 2011
Photos: Ray Ally In January Starbucks announced it was changing its identity to mark its 40th anniversary. It was dropping the words “Starbucks Coffee” from its logo to reflect the future direction of the brand. The new storefronts were unveiled last week at only four locations around the world. Beijing was one of them along [...]
by Ray Ally on October 20, 2010
Photo: Ray Ally Last Friday was the Global Hand Washing Day (GHD). A private-pubic initiative to raise awareness of the importance of hand washing with soap to prevent disease. The scheme kicked off a week of activities involving schools and children in over 80 countries worldwide. Poor hygiene is a major problem in China, which [...]
by Ray Ally on October 14, 2010
Photo: Ray Ally The recent Gap logo redesign has caused a blitzkrieg on the blogs in the US. In China the news has been greeted less reactionary, as the brand doesn’t have a history on the mainland, although most young people are aware of the brand. However, Gap is causing some commotion in China as [...]
by Ray Ally on October 28, 2009
Photos: Ray Ally Icograda’s World Design Congress opened on Monday in Beijing at the iconic National Centre for Performing Arts. The futuristic building nicknamed The Egg was a fitting location for the inaugural event in China, to discuss the future of communication design. The event was packed, with over 2000 people attending the first day [...]