Sunday, June 14, 2009

History of Brands



Brands were first used in ancient Egypt to identify ownership and pride of their livestock such as cattle, people of that time would know that Great mr TI would have the best cattle due to an outstanding alimentation and care with their livestock. Of course, in the open range, cattle could become mixed with those of another owner, and therefore it became necessary to establish some form of identification. From the excavation of a 26th Dynasty animal cemetery, we believe that one means of identifying ownership was to etch or mark the horns of cattle. However, branding scenes are known from several Theban tombs (Nebamun and Neferhotep), as well as from the Varzy Papyrus, and branding was probably a more effective means of identification practiced by large estates and temples.

Cattle were branded long before this; the term "maverick", originally meaning an unbranded calf, comes from Texas rancher Samuel Augustus Maverick who, following the American Civil War, decided that since all other cattle were branded, his would be identified by having no markings at all.

Brands were used also to identify prisoners with symbols of dishonor or to mark a slave. Every numeral and letter of the alphabet can be made with a hot iron shaped in a “J”configuration.

Flags was also a form of branding, the usage of flags spread from India and China, where they were almost certainly invented, to neighboring Burma, Siam, and southeastern Asia.

The Persians used Drafsch e Kavian as the flag, at the time of Achaemenian dynasty at 550–330 B.C. Afterwards it was used in different look by the late Sassanid era (224-651). It was also representative of the Sassanid state - Ērānshāhr, the "Kingdom of Iran" - and may so be considered to have been the first "national flag" of Iran.

But the first time a brand was used to identify a manufactured product was in Rome.

Some time ago was found in ancient Roman dumping in Modena vases, bottles and bricks, and oil lamps, each bearing their maker’s name.

Firmalampen, or “factory lamps,” were one of the first mass-produced goods in Roman times (circa 150 A.D.). They carried brand names clearly stamped on their clay bottoms.

It was founded also vast quantities of different qualities of Garum, likewise called liquamen, is a type of fish sauce condiment that was popular in Ancient Roman society. (such as the marketing puns of the "Vesuvinum" wine jars found at Pompeii).There were also the scandinavian sword (XI c.) with the handle made in bronze commonly ornamented by imaging of monster (like on Runes Rock). with a brand (trade mark) on the blade: “Kоваль Людота (Людоша )” (“Koval Ludota (Ludosha)”), translated like “Blacksmith Ludota (Ludosha)”.This is the most ancient weapon with cyrillic brand. The brand of the first ukrainian swordmaking blacksmith.

The usage of Family Blazons in medieval times to distinct a family from the others highlighting its main characteristics is used till today as a form to differentiate products (families) happened at same time in Japan with the Tsubas.

The Tsuba - (鍔) were usually a round or occasionally squarish guard at the end of the grip of bladed Japanese weapons, like the katana and its various declinations (tachi, wakizashi etc.), tanto, or naginata. They contribute to the control of the arm (the right index of the fighter typically touches the tsuba), and to the protection of the hand. The tsuba was mostly meant to be used to prevent the hand from sliding onto the blade during thrusts as opposed to protecting from an opponent's blade

Nicolas Appert (November 17, 1749 - June 3, 1841), born in Châlons en Champagne was the French inventor of airtight food preservation. Appert, known as the "father of canning," was a confectioner.

Bass & Company, the British brewery, claims their red triangle brand was the world's first trademark. Lyle’s Golden Syrup makes a similar claim, having been named as Britain’s oldest brand, with its green and gold packaging having remained almost unchanged since 1885

Those are earlier examples which could be deemed "protobrands" or brands tha came before industrial revolution and mass-production and subsequently mass-marketing.

Brands in the field of mass-marketing originated in the 19th century with the advent of packaged goods. Industrialization moved the production of many household items, such as soap, from local communities to centralized factories. When shipping their items, the factories would literally brand their logo or insignia on the barrels used, extending the meaning of "brand" to that of trademark.

Around 1900, James Walter Thompson published a house ad explaining trademark advertising. This was an early commercial explanation of what we now know as branding. Companies such as Coca cola, IBM, Fiat soon adopted slogans, mascots, and jingles which began to appear on radio and early television.

Well, speaking of the Coca-cola … marketers use to say that the world has changed since the very first Coca cola bottle was sold in Jacobs’ Pharmacy Atlanta, Georgia on may 8th 1866. The name and the product itself have lots of different meanings to hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe. Coca-Cola products are served more than 705 million times every day, quenching the thirsts of consumers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world.

Lets see how Coca-cola brand a product evolved since that day:

1886 - Sales of Coca-Cola averaged nine drinks per day. That first year, Dr. Pemberton sold 25 gallons of syrup, shipped in bright red wooden kegs. Red has been a distinctive color associated with the No. 1 soft drink brand ever since.
1891 - Atlanta entrepreneur Asa G. Candler had acquired complete ownership of the Coca-Cola business. Pemberton was forced to sell because he was in a state of poor health and was in debt. He had paid $76.96 for advertising, but he only made $50.00 in profits. Candler acquired the whole company for $2,300. Within four years, Candler's merchandising flair helped expand consumption of Coca-Cola to every state and territory.
1893 - In January "Coca-Cola" was registered in the U.S. Patent office..
1917 - 3 Million Coke's sold per day. "" is the worlds most recognized trademark.
1925 - 6 Million Coke's sold per day.
1927 - The first Coca-Cola radio advertisement.
1929 - Coca-Cola was made available through vending machine
1931 - The Coke Santa was introduced as a Christmas promotion
1934 - Johnny Weissmuller, and Olympic champion swimmer, and Maureen O'Sullivan, a motion-picture star, appeared on a metal serving tray for Coca-Cola.
1940 - Coke is bottled in over 40 countries.
1950 - Advertising on on the television began. Currently Coca-Cola is advertised on over five hundred TV channels around the world.
1971 - The song "I'd like to Buy the World a Coke" was released.
1977 - The Coca-Cola contour bottle was patented
1982 - Diet Coke was introduced in July.
1988 - Coca-Cola was the first independent operator in the Soviet Union.
1993 - Coca-Cola exceeds 10 Billion cases sold worldwide.
1993 - Advertising slogan -"Always Coca-Cola".
1995 - Coke was consumed aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery -- marking the third trip into space for Coca-Cola and the first for Diet Coke.
1996 - The Summer Olympics will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, the home of Coca-Cola.
For more than 65 years, Coca-Cola has been a sponsor of the Olympics.
2002 – Marketing platform Welcome to the coke side of life make its debut
2005 – Coca cola creates its Aluminum contour bottle
2008 – coca cola celebrates its 80th years of continuous involvement with the Olympics games a partnership unmatched by any other corporate supporter
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Monday, June 1, 2009

Bio-engineered House (BEH)


With the advent of BEHs (Bio Engineered Houses) we would have abundance of construction materials and resources 
Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is an ancient concept recently returning to scientific thought that examines nature, its models, systems, processes, and elements— and emulates or takes inspiration from them to solve human problems sustainability. Scientific and engineering literature often uses the term Biomimetics for the process of understanding and applying biological principles to human designs.

Giant Mollusca will provide the “CACO3 coiled shells” prefab modular homes
The Eastgate Centre in Harare, Zimbabwe, typifies the best of green architecture and ecologically sensitive adaptation. The country’s largest office and shopping complex is an architectural marvel in its use of biomimicry principles. The mid-rise building, designed by architect Mick Pearce in conjunction with engineers at Arup Associates, has no conventional air-conditioning or heating, yet stays regulated year round with dramatically less energy consumption using design methods inspired by indigenous Zimbabwean masonry and the self-cooling mounds of African termites!

Giant Mollusca with its DNA specially altered to provide the “CACO3 coiled shells” prefab modular homes. The organic part of the animal is regarded as a delicacy, appreciated ind several high end restaurants
Outside air that is drawn in is either warmed or cooled by the building mass depending on which is hotter, the building concrete or the air. It is then vented into the building’s floors and offices before exiting via chimneys at the top. The complex also consists of two buildings side by side that are separated by an open space that is covered by glass and open to the local breezes.

The Eastgate Centre uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building its size. These efficiencies translate directly to the bottom line: Eastgate’s owners have saved $3.5 million alone because of an air-conditioning system that did not have to be implemented.

But what if we can develop a genetic engineered life form in order to build spaces to live, hoses completely adapted to the environment.
The Windows of "Blemya DRAGONFLY MOUND” will be made using DNA codes of termites wings,  resulting in a state-of-the-art stained Glass
Mitchell Joachim of MITs Media lab leads a team that is designing a tree house. Not a house that will be put in a tree, but rather a living tree that will be sculpted into a house. Obviously a house that is also a tree will have radically innovative systems for all aspects of living. Water would be gathered in a roof-top trough and circulate by gravity through the house, where it would be used by the inhabitants, filtered through a garden, and purified in a pond containing bacteria, fish, and plants that consume organic waste.

The Windows of "Blemya DRAGONFLY MOUND” will be made using DNA codes of termites wings,  resulting in a state-of-the-art stained Glass
This house would be completely self sufficient a so called Technogaia House (Technogaianism - a portmanteau word combining "techno" for technology and "gaian" for Gaia philosophy is a bright green environmentalist stance of active support for the research, development and use of emerging and future technologies to help restore Earth's environment. Technogaians argue that developing safe, clean, alternative technology should be an important goal of environmentalists).

With the advent of BEHs we would never be concerned about Construction & amp; Building Materials prices; all we have to do is to buy a BEH seed and let it grow. Obviously at some point of its growing genetic instructions will be given in order to stop it, unless you want a mansion.

"Blemya DRAGONFLY MOUND” - a giant mound constructed by genetic engineered termites could be used as a house
I am sure that we will see in the near-future projects like the “DRAGONFLY MOUND”, a giant house constructed by genetic engineered termites measuring around 2 centimeters called Megatermites. Houses with a highly effective oxygenation and natural air conditioning system. The windows will be made out of their altered DNA wings resulting in a state-of-the-art stained Glass.

"Blemya CACO3 coiled shells” -  The natural vascular system of the modified mollusk serve as electric conduits and water pipes
Giant Mollusca will provide the “CACO3 coiled shells” prefab modular homes that will take advantage of its natural vascular system as electric conduits and water pipes. And the semi-transparent nacre structure will give an extraordinary effect of lightening during the day and natural luminescence will give a natural and calm illumination during the night.

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