Monster

I think that Monster Energy has done something right with there logo and signature color scheme. The contrast in the colors really draws you in to there logo. There logo itself is very interesting when you first see it. It makes you want to grab the can and take a closer look. The design of the torn open M is very well made. All in all this design is very cleverly made and makes for an awesome energy drink logo. It is compelling and it makes you want to buy there product just to sample it. It makes you think "If there logo is that cool then there drink must be awesome!"

Super Scratcher!!!

At my house there are a total of four cats. Yes I live at home and commute to college. It is just cheaper. Back to the subject. My Mother enjoys buying lots of ridiculous cat products that the cats are hardly interested in. Until she bought the Super Scratcher. All of the cats absolutely love there things. My cat (I went to college in Tampa, Fl, lived in an apartment and adopted a cat from the humane society to keep me company. She has three legs.) heard my mom set up a new SS and came running in the room, diving on the SS and knocking off the other cat that had been sitting on it. It was one of the funniest things I have seen in a while. Bottom line is that the cats love these things. They are a great product. The only downfall is that you get some cardboard shreds around the house but they are easily vacuumed or sweeped up.

New Heinz Ketchup Bottle

There are advantages and disadvantages to this new ketchup bottle design. Some disadvantages are that when you are trying to get the ketchup out you kinda have to squeeze hard and when it finally comes out it shoots with a lot of force behind it, potentially staining nice clothes if you aren't careful. Also if you are picky about food mixing (like I am) it also can get ketchup on food that you don't want it on.

On the other hand, there are more advantages than disadvantages. This bottle eliminates the watery ketchupy stuff that you get with other bottle designs. This bottle design fits into your refrigerator door a lot better (which is what it was designed for). The top of this bottle doesn't seem to clog as much as the older versions. Also the top doesn't get covered in nasty ketchup like older bottles. Overall this design is a lot better than the older one. The fact that it doesn't get that watery stuff at the top sells me on the design.

Quad Bookcase

I found a picture of this thing online and wow is this crazy looking. I actually think as radical as this design is, it might actually be somewhat useful. Not exactly practical but useful. I think that you could possibly fit more books into a conventional shelving unit but none that look as cool as this. It mounts the books at angles, if you put the book in right, it would make it easier the titles easier to read. This shelf would look very nice in a modern decorated home.

Pool Vacuum Hose

This is a pool vacuum hose. Many of you probably wouldn't recognize it if you saw it but thats what it is. I work as a Pool Technician during the summer and have for the past 3 years. I work with one of my best friends ad we always complain about these hoses. They are stiff and tangle up and collapse. They are incredibly hard to work with. You have to twist them until they are perfectly straight otherwise the make your life difficult. My friend and I have not yet come up with the solution or a new alternative to the vac hose, but we are working on it haha.

Dentist

I came upon this the other day and couldn't help but blog on it. This is the worst idea for a logo ever. It conveys the message that they are going to rip your teeth out! Not only that but with there bear hands and not surgical tools. I guess it probably wouldn't have looked any better with pliers holding the tooth either. This is just awful though. If I went to a new dentists office and saw this on the door I would most likely walk back to my car and speed out of the paring lot. The colors are inviting and give a relaxed feel but the design counters that feeling.

Fedex Ad

I came upon this ad while researching for a different class' project but I decided to blog on it. I think that this is an amazing design. This design sends a message to you. It communicates to you that Fedex Is a fast efficient service that will get your delivery places fast and safe. It reminds me of old cartoons when the characters would dig to china. I think they had those cartoons in mind when they created this design. It suggests that they have sent this vase around the world. I also like the way its put together. Very visually pleasing to the eye. They have arranged everything at angles oppose to vertical or horizontal lines. Diagnols are always more interesting I think. It also draws your eye to the Fedex on the side of the box which is exactly what they wanted to happen. So in my opinion this is a very successful, affective ad.