In the automotive world, imagery is vital from designs of cars to the identifying badge on the grills and hoods. From charging wild horses to ovals and flying ladies, brand identity is highly held though often unknown in its origins.
Take Audi’s emblem, for example: four overlapping rings, but what do they represent? A few may [...]
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Making Rings: How Audi Got Its Emblem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged articles, audi, automotive, badges, brand identity, cars, did you know?, emblems, facts, identity, logos, motoring, motors on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The SS Richard Montgomery – A Ticking Time-Bomb in The Thames
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged articles, history, maritme history, millitary, sailing, shipping on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty ship, it sailed for only one year and a month after completion yet is still appearing on shipping news, radars and is kept under close scrutiny today. So what makes this cargo ship so special? The Montgomery, though built to serve and provide vital supplied, is now [...]
The Curse of Writers Block
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged articles, hobby, writers block, writing on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Writer’s Block. A curse well known to anybody that has ever been required to put quill to ink, pen to paper or, in keeping with technology, finger to keyboard. The sudden phenomenon that comes out of nowhere like a falling piano and lampoons all efforts at creativity when it is specifically required.
The most common cause [...]
Guitar Hero Means Guitar Zero
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged articles, guitar, guitar hero, music on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Once upon a time, really not very long ago, if you wanted to know what it was like to play guitar you bought a guitar, learnt some chords and got sore fingertips before strumming out that first baby-steps, three or four chord song – usually “Knockin’ On Heavens Door,” “Smoke on the Water” or, if [...]
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