Freehand Fonts

When none of those pre-fab, "scripty", faux-handwritten fonts will do, go to YourFonts. For a mere $9.95 you can have a font created that is based on your own handwriting – within 15 minutes. ZACH SHIRLEY :: CONTRIBUTOR.

London Olympic Logo Woes

The logo for the Olympic Games in London was released over two years ago amid rabid critique. Over a year in the making by the UK's Wolff Olins and costing over $800,000, ABC News called it "a jigsaw puzzle" and quoted several British design blogs whose descriptions include "a 1980's hangover." Designer David Airey's blog posts excellent commentary on the logo complete with links to other posts. And to complete the bash-a-thon, the Sun posted a sensational headline with claims that when animated, the logo causes seizures. Although the logo is already in use, should it be modified or redesigned? ZACH SHIRLEY :: CONTRIBUTOR.

Smell Like a Man, Man

Wieden + Kennedy has scored big with its "manmercial" for Old Spice. The spot has garnered more than 7,000 comments (and 13,000 or so "likes") on Old Spice's Facebook page and has been viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube. Even more interesting is the fact that many viewers are convinced it aired during the Super Bowl (it didn't), and it has generated a ton of consumer-generated spoofs and parody videos. Barbara Lippert of Adweek provides a great breakdown of what makes this manly-man campaign so successful.