Beard Papa claims to make the world’s best cream puffs, and they aren’t lying. Fortunately for the folks at New Work City, they have a location just around the corner. Unfortunately, it’s been “closed for maintenance” since November.
I walked by recently and noticed a FedEx box labeled MAIL BOX taped to the outside of the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'New York'
Photo of the day: Makeshift Mailbox
February 18th, 2010 · Comments · Photography
Tags:Design·Humor·New York·Photography
Photo of the day: Trash Can Copywriting
February 17th, 2010 · Comments · Photography
I get my hair cut at Bumble & bumble’s downtown salon. Not only does Dante always give me a great cut, but Bb creates one of the most exceptional customer experiences of any service in my day-to-day life.
They’re a high-end salon, but a key aspect of their brand is a playfulness that they inject into [...]
Tags:Copywriting·Customer Experience·New York·Photography·Pleasure
Photo of the day: The Non-Intersection of Duane and Reade
February 16th, 2010 · Comments · Photography
Not all New Yorkers realize that the omnipresent drugstore Duane Reade gets its name from its very first location in downtown Manhattan, on Broadway between Duane and Reade Streets.
I suppose that’s why they think they can get away with this billboard ad that shows the intersection of Duane and Reade — which simply doesn’t exist. [...]
NY Tech Meetup — February 2010
February 9th, 2010 · Comments · Events, Technology
This month’s NY Tech Meetup was titled Rally for the Future. With almost 700 people in attendance at FIT’s Haft Auditorium, NYTM veered off its typical format of 7 presenters for 5 minutes each. Instead a wide variety of people gave impassioned arguments about how to bring New York to the forefront of the technology [...]
Tags:Events·Innovation·New York·Twitter
Photo of the day: Dollars and Cents
January 21st, 2010 · Comments · Photography
On June 28, 2009, the New York City MTA increased the rates for subway and bus rides.
Apparently the ticket agent who dutifully wrote this sign is unaware of the one-currency-symbol-per-value rule.
Is the new fare 2.25 dollars or 2.25 cents? A smart, frugal person might have recourse to argue the latter.
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