by Bruce Turkel | Jul 15, 2013 | Branding, Bruce Turkel, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
Some things get better with age — wines mellow and so does balsamic vinegar. Classic music, both symphonic and rock, sounds better and better each time I hear it. Jeans and khakis get more comfortable, running shoes do too. To my eye, older Porsches, BMWs, and Alfas...
by Bruce Turkel | May 13, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
My father was a passionate proponent of architecture and design. Throughout his career he worked with some of the best in South Florida, including Gail Baldwin and Don Sackman, Roney Mateu, Frank Schulwolf, Jordan Barrett and Murray Gaby, and Manny Abraben. I don’t...
by Bruce Turkel | Mar 20, 2013 | Branding, Keynote speaking, Marketing & Advertising
I am sitting in exit row seat 12C and looking out the window at the great Florida prairie. Led Zeppelin’s Heartbreaker is blasting through my ear buds and I’m thinking about the talk I gave last night to The University of Florida Ad Society. My talk was originally...
by Bruce Turkel | Aug 20, 2012 | Branding
Take a look at Mazda’s logo. Notice anything strange? How about that all the letters are lower case except the D which is upper case (the Z could be either upper or lower case). Is that a good use of designer license or is it lazy typography? Does it matter? How about...
by Bruce Turkel | Apr 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Creative designer David Kustin was sitting comfortably behind a steaming cup of coffee at our conference table. He was starting to tell me about his background and how he got into the branding business. “I’m a South Florida native,” he said. (I’m a South Florida...