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...
by Shawn Robare | Aug 29, 2016 | Branded in the 80s, Read
Though I mainly enjoy flipping through old “mom” magazines to find cool vintage advertisements for extinct products, every so often I do dip in a little further and read some of the articles. Like the one I took a look at last week about kid’s...
