Did you know? Digital surpasses print in resolution, for the first time

And it’s not even a product in development… I’ve only just woke up to the fact that the iPhone 4 retina display carries a resolution of 326ppi (That’s pixels per inch).

Any portfolio in a storm

A bit mouldy by now, but worth a fair wad?

An object – any object – has value if enough people desire it, which is why in 2004 a decade-old toasted cheese sandwich bearing the image of the Virgin Mary sold for $28,000 on eBay.

Discovering value in unexpected places can be the key to effective branding too, where little nuggets of corporate value can be finessed into something memorable, and of magnitude.

A Firedog semi-tribute : Apple’s old master turned business into an art form

We recently published a 28 page Firedog Black and White paper – Entitled the “Art of equity”. The lead article looks at the relationship between creativity and business equity, via focussing on Apple’s Steve Jobs – Written a short while before he passed away. Have a look at the article below, which is included in full.

First, we would just like to add that we have been bowled over by the world’s admiration of Steve Jobs following his log off from planet earth. We’ve (Ok, just me) have always had a tricky relationship with this design icon. By all intents and purposes, as a designer, I should be right up their with my brethren holding a light to this amazing man.

But I’ve always wanted to be a little different, I guess – And have fought using Apple products as much as I could – Based purely on the logic of not being associated with others. That was until the iPhone, which for the first time, completely destroyed the competitive landscape. Not using this fine Apple product started to, quite unlike before, question your very intelligence behind your choice as a consumer.

Apple may make some nice kit – but they're not very nice people

Apple have represented creative perfection for a very long while now. However, how much of their brand ethics have contributed to their success? And if that’s what it takes, should we be in adoration, or more likely, a bit concerned. As a consumer of technology – I’ve always had a problem with the way that they’ve treated me: Like a daft little kid that needs to be controlled and manipulated into their way of working.

How to get a head start on a great idea

I’ve recently noticed a lot of quotes in magazines on how creative and inventive people come up with good ideas. Actually, not how they come up with ideas – But rather how they follow a process which enables the formation of a good idea as an end result.