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Apple Computers is suing Austraila’s Woolworth’s for logo infringement. The new logo does have a vaguely apple look, but I think it is borderline on infringement. Woolworth’s is in the food/grocery store category in Austraila, so having food in the logo makes some sense. I just wonder if folks would really be confused. I guess time will tell. There is some indication that the brand has gone into mobile phones, so I guess there is some crossover, especially if they sell media currently like movies and music. Read about it here.

To be really honest I kinda like the Woolworth logo. Has a sense of freshness and the green makes it feel leafy. W is incorporated in a approachable humanistic way.

A trend that seems to be growing is home grown photo essays involving the toys of our youth in real world scenarios. A lot of these appear on Flickr. One popular one started by Stefan and features a pair of Storm Troopers in all sorts of high jinks. Recently another blogger picked highlights and called it “what Storm Troopers do on their day off.” These are all very inventive and well shot. A great source of inspiration.

Recently, a friend has also engaged int his pass time with a toy figure of Yao Ming. Tung Trinh started posting the photos to his blog. He has a great eye and hope he continues to refine his talent as I will continiue to enjoy the fruits of that labor. See more of his other photography here.