by Shawn Robare | Nov 30, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I want to preface this piece by bringing up a simple fact. Sometimes real life sucks. It’s awkward, weird, painful, and tends to derail us when we least expect it. Last August my father was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and just a year after I had made...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 28, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
The second season of the All New Branded in the 80s podcast continues with episode 10 where I talk a bit about passing the torch of nostalgia to the next generation. Having had the opportunity to babysit my nephew, a 10 year-old Transformers superfan, I got a chance...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 25, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Not only am I a professed lover of the 80s, and in particular 80s era cartoons and animation, but I’m also pretty damn interested in branding and design (I mean, I did kinda name my site after that.) So when these paths cross I can get pretty nerdy. I mean...
by Shawn Robare | Nov 21, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Listen
Finally found some time to start working on season 2 of the All New Branded in the 80s Podcast. In this new episode I take a few minutes to talk about some of the behind the scenes talent in our favorite 80s cartoons, or more precisely, just how hard it can be to...
by Shawn Robare | Jan 13, 2017 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I think it’s fair to say that I am pretty well versed in the pop culture of the 1980s, and sometimes I wonder if that hampers my enjoyment of the current nostalgic revival of that wonderful decade. I spend almost every day of my life looking back at some aspect of my...
by Shawn Robare | Oct 14, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
I wanted to take a second and point to something very awesome, the Halloween 2016 release from one of my favorite independent companies, 8 Bit Zombie! I’ve mentioned Ross and his rad clothing and merch outfit 8BZ on Branded before what with his super cool...
