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2017-05-29

The Kitschy Mastery of Ronco Infomercials (video)

The Kitschy Mastery of Ronco Infomercials:

Video above published Apr 3, 2017 by WSJ.com: Ronco Brands ​infomercials for everything from the Veg-O-Matic to the Rotisserie Oven​ ​dominated late-night TV for decades​. ​Here's a look at what went into this singular art form.

Domain: ronco.com

Ronco Holdings, Inc. 
Ronco is an American company that manufactures and sells a variety of items and devices, most commonly those used in the kitchen. Ron Popeil founded the company in 1964, and commercials for the company's products soon became pervasive and memorable, in part thanks to Popeil's personal sales pitches. The names "Ronco" and "Popeil" and the suffix "-O-Matic" (used in many early product names) became icons of American popular culture and were often referred to by comedians introducing fictional gadgets.--wikipedia.org



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2015-09-01

New Google Branding: Logo, Icon (video)

"Their old logo was goofy. This new one is simply garbage. Just right for a company with no taste." --John Gruber, Daring Fireball on Google’s New Logo 


Official Google Blog: Google’s look, evolved"... we’ve taken the Google logo and branding, which were originally built for a single desktop browser page, and updated them for a world of seamless computing across an endless number of devices and different kinds of inputs (such as tap, type and talk). It doesn’t simply tell you that you’re using Google, but also shows you how Google is working for you. For example, new elements like a colorful Google mic help you identify and interact with Google whether you’re talking, tapping or typing. Meanwhile, we’re bidding adieu to the little blue “g” icon and replacing it with a four-color “G” that matches the logo..." (emphasis added)

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