Movies market, too!

Santum: An IMAX
3D Experience

This was in an email I got from Fandango.com for a new IMAX 3D movie.  This was exactly how it appeared in my email, including the caption beneath the photo.  When I originally saw this, I read the caption and only looked at the photo for a split second.  Later that same night, I went to a theater and saw another display for this movie, but thought it was an ad for a different movie.  Can anyone guess why?  Post your explanation for my confusion below.

Logos through the Ages, Part 2

Starbucks' logo changes through the years

Thinking back to the first time I bought a drink at Starbucks, the only logo I can remember is the 1992 version, and I honestly never knew that it was a double tail mermaid.  Since it was from Seattle, I figured it was a nautical theme of some kind, but

Logos through the Ages, Part 1

My friend, Buck McMurray, wrote a blog post about the power of brands to touch people on an emotional level, to make them a part of the brand's "tribe."  Click on the title of this post to be re-directed to his blog.

He brought up "logo" creation and its effect on people, which got me thinking about how brand logos change over time to reflect the attitudes of consumers at a given point in time.  I looked it up online, and the examples below shocked me at how much these iconic brands had changed over the years.