Why do all the Tennis players participating in the 2015 tournament wear the same White Colour?  The Iconic yearly event that is Wimbledon has started with a bang this year. There is a reason why all players are wearing all white and it may not be for the reason why you think that is.

Sportswear Colours Official Rules

White is officially the colour for Wimbledon. All participants are required to wear white. Other colours are allows in their sportswear kit, however only to an extent. The full rules to the tournament are listed in detail in a 10 chapter "decree." All players need to follow instructions including:

- White coloured sportswear may not include cream colours or "off-white,"
- Other colour trims are allowed, however they cannot be more than 1cm.
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Here at Cubic Promote, we deal with colours every day, it's kind of an interest for us. For me personally, fashion and cosmetics aren't just "kind of", they're definitely an interest. Which is why I thought this particular study was fascinating. London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest in the world, with over 200,000 people passing through it each day, isn't just a transport hub. No, it's a major shopping hub as well, with high end luxury fashion and cosmetic brands on location. Because of that, they've got a good idea of what travelers buy and what styles are trending. They've now compiled some of that information into The Lipstick Colours of the Year report, a study of what the most popular colours are for women travelling to some of the most popular locations in the world.

Styles change over the years. What is considered fashionable one year can easily be seen as outdated by the next. This holds true even for logos. A long running brand will go through a number of variations of their logo. Traditional can soon become staid, and a bold new logo might be required. For many brands, this means simplifying their logo, making it cleaner and more elegant. The following are some of the best examples of that design idea, proving that sometimes, particularly in the world of logo branding, less is actually more.

The simplifying of logos can achieve great results. A clean minimalist style free of clutter can be far more pleasing to the eye than something jumbled. Flattening typefaces. Changing fonts. Creating more streamlined writing. The refocus on a logo

This may be a little obsessive but for those social media lovers out there this mug is perfect for your morning tea or coffee. As creators of custom mugs we are very impressed with this design. The Mug is actually beautiful and if you had been living under a rock for the last few years and weren’t familiar with the twitter logo you would probably think this mug is very pretty.

The blue bird image is subtle and tasteful while the hashtag handle adds a little originality to this mug. It opens up a huge range of ideas for personalising mugs so if you’re after some promotional material for your company, think of designing the handle to be the same shape as

The colour pink, in all its various shades, is synonymous with femininity. A whole swathe of the Pantone colour chart would be considered "girly." Pink, peach, fuschia, salmon, mauve, magenta, whatever you want to call it. Anything lighter than red, or purple - and even purple might be considered feminine - is a "girly" colour. But this wasn't always the case.

Pink for Boys and Blue is for Girls

It may come as a surprise for anyone who's ever had to shop for children, but in the early twentieth century, pink was considered a masculine colour. It was perceived as more rugged, more boyish, whilst blue, ironically enough, was considered to be a colour for girls. For example, a June 1918 article from the trade publication 

This may be a little obsessive but for those social media lovers out there this mug is perfect for your morning tea or coffee. As creators of custom mugs we are very impressed with this design. The Mug is actually beautiful and if you had been living under a rock for the last few years and weren’t familiar with the twitter logo you would probably think this mug is very pretty.

The blue bird image is subtle and tasteful while the hashtag handle adds a little originality to this mug. It opens up a huge range of ideas for personalising mugs so if you’re after some promotional material for your company, think of designing the handle to be the same shape as

You may think that when people speak of exploding smart phone batteries they are just scare mongering, unfortunately this is an actual danger that could cause much harm and in severe cases death. Stanford Associate Professor Yi Cui and other professors are attempting to create a “smart” battery.  They are researching a way for lithium-ion batteries to give a warning before they explode.

Lithium-ion batteries are made up of several components and can burst into flames when the polymer within the battery gets pierced. The scientists researching this have come up with a way to warn that the polymer has been pierced. Trying to understand this is giving me flashbacks to chemistry class but basically the battery itself won’t be “smart”. It will need some form of device to actually

I love Heinz Ketchup. It brings out the flavour in almost anything I eat. Heniz in Germany though seems to want to bring out more than just flavour. It has made unfortunately made a mistake with the labeling on its iconic Tomato Sauce bottles. What was the error? Well apparently the custom printed QR code scanned users not to their website, but instead to an Adult site in Germany. Ouch!

Printed QR Code Scans

For those who do not know, QR codes have been around for a while. They are typically seen in print advertisements, bill boards and promotional products. They allow a user to use a Smartphone to scan and immediately be directed to a website, or a web page.

Heinz Germany

The error by Heinz Germany

Apple isn’t just a company, for many people it’s a way of life. To them, the products Apple sell aren’t just that, they’re a style, a fashion, a belief. Of course that means accessories are a must. For every iPhone; a personalised phone cradle. For every Macbook, a stylish branded laptop sleeve. Now, with the new must have Apple product; the Apple Watch, a whole new type of accessory has arrived. Watch  stands, designed to hold and charge your watch, and look good while doing it.

The Newest Apple Accessories

Watch stands come in a variety of looks and styles.

There’s no denying that the most successful fast food chains know how to keep their customers interested. They have been around for years yet still we are hooked and constantly talking about them. Burger King are certainly no exception to this approach and their latest promotional burger is sure to get customers talking.

Burger King Japan will unveil their new red cheeseburger in July of this year. The Aka Burger, aka means red in Japanese, has a red bun and contains spicy red hot sauce, and red cheese. There is both an aka beef burger and an aka chicken burger so no matter what your choice of meat you can try this interesting creation.