Here is the latest roundup of marketing, design, public relations and other stories of note, as curated by the VP+C team.
Rachel finds that beer is getting jealous of wine according to Gizmodo. The world’s first beer glass designed specifically for hefty stouts made it debut this month and beer connoisseurs everywhere rejoiced. She says she’s not a stout lover, but can certainly appreciate how sophisticated it looks when drinking a beverage in the glass it was made for.
Jourdann’s story from Buildings touches upon the dark side of poor lighting – something employees often take for granted – office lighting – along with why it’s a problem and ways to fix it.
French illustrator Thomas Lamadieu’s sky-high artwork as seen in This Is Colossal, has Meghan lookin’ up these days!
Lisa is also reading about the French, who are working to curb workers’ 24-hour work email habits according to Fast Company.
She also recommends a story on PureWow which explains that, like Devine Color, cosmetics guru Bobbi Brown is using our makeup bags to help us determine color choices for something besides blush and eyeshadow.
Here’s a fantastic ad campaign around Mothers Day from Ad Week, and a big shout-out to all moms, who are full time whether they have an office job or not.
Patrick found that, as reported in Dezeen, at Milan Design Week, Instagram reigned supreme as the choice social media channel through which attendees document their experiences.