You couldn’t pay me to use the restroom at NYC’s Penn Station, but I didn’t think twice about needing to pee when I was at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station recently. Perhaps it was their warm welcome and solemn promise to take care of me that put me at ease. OUR MISSION is to provide the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Photography'
Photo of the day: Makeshift Mailbox
February 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Photography
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 [...]
Tags:Design·Humor·New York·Photography
Photo of the day: Trash Can Copywriting
February 17th, 2010 · 4 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 [...]
Tags:Copywriting·Customer Experience·New York·Photography·Pleasure
Photo of the day: The Non-Intersection of Duane and Reade
February 16th, 2010 · 2 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 [...]
Photo of the day: Kickin’ It Old School
February 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Photography
I’ve been riding Amtrak a lot lately, and I’ve seen a lot of businesspeople with their laptops and USB modems and BlackBerrys and bluetooth headsets. That has become the norm, even among the baby boomers. So much so that I had to do a double-take when I saw this sweet guy kickin’ it old school: [...]
