Jon Stapley

2 weeks ago | amateurphotographer.com | Jon Stapley

I’ve been stewing about this for more than a week, and I now throw the question open to the audience. What on EARTH is Fujifilm doing with the X half, and how can it possibly justify charging $849 (£699) for this camera? The X half, if you haven’t seen it, is a bold and unusual new release, comprising several things at once. It’s partly a miniature version of Fujifilm’s phenomenally popular X100 series of digital compacts, sporting a fixed 32mm equivalent lens and a retro-styled body.

2 months ago | creativebloq.com | Jon Stapley

The most iconic car designs can mean several different things. It might be a car that is instantly recognisable, one that everybody and their grandmother around the world can identify and name. Equally, it might be a car that typifies an era, or a car that had a massive influence on everything that came after, even if it wasn’t initially appreciated in its own time. With the help of a few experts in the field, I’ve compiled this list of some of the most truly iconic cars ever designed.

2 months ago | creativebloq.com | Jon Stapley

A good superhero needs a great logo. Done right, a superhero logo can become an instant icon and go on to become one of the world’s most recognised symbols, on a par with the best logos like the McDonald’s arches. A good superhero logo should be simple, stylish and convey the essentials of the character, giving a sense of tone as well as any particular pieces of iconography. I’ve picked the best superhero logos that accomplish all that and more – the ones that have stood the test of time.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jon Stapley

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: DC Comics / MarvelA good superhero needs a great logo. Done right, a superhero logo can become an instant icon and go on to become one of the world’s most recognised symbols, on a par with the best logos like the McDonald’s arches.

2 months ago | creativebloq.com | Jon Stapley

Perfume ads are not like other ads. It is uniquely difficult to advertise an olfactory product via a visual medium, and this leads to some unusual outcomes. A game that my loved ones and I like to play in the cinema is called: ‘Booze, car or perfume?’ When a particularly abstract pre-movie advert begins, you have to guess which of the three it is. A pretty reliable heuristic I have found is that the more baffling, alienating and nonsensical the advert is, the more likely it is to be a perfume ad.