Month: June 2007
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Ever wondered what the heck Pearl Jam were singing about?
Now you know.. Read these related posts on 360east: Ever wondered what the voice of an olive sounded like? Amman culture snapshot: (barely) catching Aziz Maraka Where the heck did Amman’s big red tour busses disappear? Have you clicked the BIGGEST YELLOW BUTTON on the net? Rachid Taha Rocks the Casbah in Amman
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The Children Museum: Jordan can be proud..
A scenario of hope: A 9 year old kid (let’s call him Omar) from Al Hussein camp/Karak/Aluk/Jabal Al Natheef is on a bus. He and a bunch of other kids from his public school are on their way to make their first visit to the Children Museum. The bus passes the gate of Al Hussein…
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London 2012 logo animation could cause epileptic fits!
This is unbelievable. The London 2012 logo issue is spinning out of control. I have never, ever seen so much controversy around a logo design. I could not believe my eyes when, earlier today, I saw a Reuters article that stated that the logo animation (of which I posted some screenshots yesterday) was actually withdrawn…
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London 2012 Olympics Logo: graphical disaster or original statement?
Over the past 24 hours, following the launch of the new London 2012 logo, a wave of negative feedback has swept the net. In blogs, on news sites people are outraged and shocked at the logo designed by renowned British brand designers Wolff Olins (at a reported price of 400,000 pounds, which I am sure…
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Orange: a brighter future for Jordan Telecom/Mobilecom
It’s finally happening. the Orange brand is being launched in Jordan. 2007 will be the year of telecom rebranding in Jordan. Goodbye Mobilecom (and Wanadoo) and hello Orange. Goodbye Fastlink. Hello Zein/Zain/Zen. (The new brand for the MTC group). That’s a lot of advertising money to be made by the media and the agencies. Hurrah!.…
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“Jordanians always smile” and other “impossibilities”!
Finally an intelligent ad campaign in Jordan! It so refreshing to see someone put some effort into a campaign that goes beyond the simplistic “here is our product/this is what it does/it is cheap” or the “more than you can dream about” formulas that dominate Jordanian advertising. Al-Ghad newspaper, is running an outdoor and press…