Cisco might be a world leader when it comes to internet networking, but based on their logo design we'd have to say they're also a world leader when it comes to subtle brilliance in the marketing department. This seemingly-simple design not only symbolizes what the good people at Cisco do for a living, but also pays tribute to their origins. Cisco is named in honor of the city where they first set up base, and still have their headquarters - San Francisco, California.
The pattern of the blue stripes above Cisco's name should look very familiar to you - and even more so if you work within a scientific or engineering profession. This is what an electromagnet looks like, and so it's a great design to go for if you work in networking. Not only that, though, but the lines are also composed in the same pattern as the construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate bridge. We suppose they could have made it red to make it more obvious, but then the subtlety would be lost.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.