Queen Mary Fob
Ocean liners represented empire, speed and scale.
Narrative
Stories — true, invented, or somewhere in-between.
When shabby isn’t chic
“Do I really have to destroy the beautiful logo by making it shabby?"
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X
"One of our favorite ideas emerging from the synthesis of semiotic country reports was that of 'X.'"
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M
"A wave of inspiration came over me as I caught sight of a creative path to the organization's new name: M."
The American spirit
"Are you listening, Democrats? Here are five insights into the 'spirit of America' that could help you turn things around."
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Youth Leisure
"No outbreaks of sudden joy…"
Slum Pandemic
"I could not get the stories of these teenagers out of my head."
Kütür Kütür
"Turkish has an extraordinary range of words depicting food texture."
Swaziland Condoms
"Masculinity is about short-term pleasure… and potential long-term danger."
Chocolate Ideology
"A lesson in comparative religion and culture."
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Scent Fantasy
"The semiotician must act as a 'bridge' between perfumer and consumer…"
Dolphin Square
"Reshaping a community's identity and future through a simple shift in narrative…"
Cuban ways of seeing
"In Cuba we don’t see containers…"
Undead Luxury
"A dark fantasy of membership in an immortal, superhuman elite…"
“I Watch, Therefore I Am”
"Content consumption has become an active form of identity construction."