A journal on
the brands that inspire us.

Brands have become one of the most powerful cultural forces of our time. They give us orientation, identity, and trust. This is a journal that follows this phenomenon by studying the iconic brands that define it.

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What makes some brands part of culture and others part of the background? We keep exploring.

13.08.2026

Instagram refreshes its brand identity after a decade

Instagram introduces a refreshed script wordmark, new typefaces and a subtler gradient, its first major brand update in a decade.

29.07.2026

Vans rebuilds its identity system in two layers

Vans rebuilds its brand system with Accept & Proceed, separating locked assets from flexible ones under the line Our Canvas. Your Way.

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Iconic Brands worth studying

Global technology company defining premium consumer electronics, software, and services through an identity built on simplicity, craft, and a tightly …

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Coca-Cola is the world's best-known soft drink brand, built on universal values of happiness, sharing, and refreshment.

19 Articles

Global home furnishings retailer founded in Sweden in 1943, organised around democratic design and a brand vision of creating a better everyday life f…

16 Articles

The originator of the blue jeans, building cultural authority through music, film, and the enduring symbol of the red tab since 1873.

15 Articles

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Positioning models and Frameworks

Golden Circle

By Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek's Golden Circle is a framework for leadership and inspiration consisting of three concentric circles

Unilever Brand Key

By Unilever (internal development)

The Unilever Brand Key is a positioning model developed in the mid-1990s by Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer goods companies.

Brand Holosphere

By Uli Drömann

The Brand Holosphere is a positioning model developed in 2018 by Uli Drömann, together with the Brand University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg.

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Essential Reading on Positioning

De-Positioning

Todd Irwin

In this book, brand strategy veteran Todd Irwin shares the exact process he's used to help Fortune 500 giants and disruptive VC-backed startups dominate their markets.

Building a StoryBrand 2.0

Donald Miller

Donald Miller's StoryBrand framework reframes brand communication around a single idea: the customer is the hero, and the brand is the guide that helps them solve their problem.

Start with Why

Simon Sinek

Start with Why shows that the leaders who have had the greatest influence in the world all think, act and communicate the same way—and it's the opposite of what everyone else does.

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A journal onthe brands that inspire us.