We're back with zoos again, and we've already decided that next time we need to have a logo designed for any purpose, we're going to go directly to someone who's just finished a project for a zoo. It's obviously where all the talent is hiding out. Great use of white space is what the Kolner Zoo logo is all about. A mighty elephant is a great choice to advertise a zoo with, but there's more here to enjoy than just the elephant.
If you're not a German native, you may not be aware that Kolner Zoo is in the city of Cologne. There's a little acknowledgment of that fact in the shape of the white points between the elephant's back legs - they represent the city's famous cathedral. We also have both a giraffe and a rhino hanging out within the elephant's silhouette. As for why the elephant is starry-eyed - we're afraid we have no idea, but we hope it doesn't mean that the zoo is only rated one star.
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.