Rhyl, Wales, is a town in the U.K. like many others. Once a thriving seaside destination -- a sort of Coney Island in a kilt -- it has deteriorated rapidly since the 1960s, as the roller coasters and penny slots lost out to affordable vacations abroad and paltry local investment. Now, Proud Creative, a design studio in London, has devised an intriguing visual identity to freshen Rhyl’s image: It wants to make the place new by evoking the past.
Americans will eat about 2.3 billion hot dogs -- eight per person -- during National Hot Dog Month. National Hot Dog Day is July 18th, but the 4th is the biggest dog day.