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Organics Smorganics

June 20, 2007 by david | Posted in Blog, Newsletter |  

“Don’t panic, It’s Organic!” These are the words used by my first intern’s Father when explaining to his impressionable young-en that its okay to throw an apple core out of the car window because it’ll rot.

It was 1970 and the hippie movement was in full bloom… free love, flower power and support for the organic farmer as a way to “Stick it to The Man” and denounce popular culture of the day.

The hippies had immediate influence over music, movies and family values. Why did it take forty years for the organics movement to go mainstream?
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David Lemley speaks at DMI’s 19th Annual International Brand Conference

June 6, 2007 by LDC | Posted in News |  

From the brochure…

Brand Therapy 101: Integrating Branding and Design into the Boardroom
Branding and design have become key business objectives for those companies that intend to survive the experience economy. Designers and brand consultancies can facilitate this therapeutic rebirth of corporate senior management by relating profitability to brand experience, and sustainability to meaningful design within a cultural context. However, this can only be attained if embraced at the top and integrated throughout the organization.

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