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Apparently Louis Vuitton has managed to persuade Scarlett Johansson to feature in next season’s ad campaign for a line of bags. It seems Scarlett has found a second nature as a model next to her Hollywood career because she’s been doing a few promo campaigns for other brands as well. I wonder if she got […]

Every year, the premature baby unit at Edith Cavell hospital sends cards to the other departments as well as to some ex-patients. This year, they sent this card in mid-October. When you open it you see the message: “It’s a little premature, but Happy Christmas”. I like the idea a lot that, due to the […]

I don’t know the agency that came up with these, but the simplicity of the ads was really appealing. At first glance, I didn’t think they were special, but when I looked a little better, the details just made me laugh. It’s so obvious and so very clever. This is something only Lion can pull. […]

To announce the launch of the 24/7 Comedy Channel on Free-TV, something that appears to be satellite TV, some agency came up with the ads below. Unfortunately, the sender couldn’t tell me more about its origin but I thought the visuals were just splendid. Looking at the licence plate of the funeral car, I think […]

The Hug Shirt is a Bluetooth accessory for Java enabled mobile phones. Hug shirts don’t have any assigned phone number, all the data goes from the sensors Bluetooth to your mobile phone and your mobile phone delivers the hug data to your friend’s phone and it is seamlessly transmitted Bluetooth to his or her shirt! Sending […]

This is pretty good. On PRNewswire, you can see the list of 70 things JWT trendspotters say are “in” for 2007. “Trends are illustrated by the products and services that exemplify them,” says leading trendspotter Marian Salzman, EVP, chief marketing officer of JWT Worldwide and co-author of the new book Next Now (Palgrave Macmillan), a travelogue […]

Even though the Sunday Times arrives in my driveway early each Sunday morning, I don’t always make it to the juiciest parts. So I have Three Minds to thank for pointing out this recent NYT Magazine article on Digital Maoism. Karl Marx famously predicted that industrial capitalism’s individualist ethos would engender its opposite: a new collective […]

I popped by the Some Assembly Required exhibit at the Yale Art and Architecture Gallery while I was in New Haven, CT yesterday (don’t ask). I can’t give the exhibit two thumbs up, so if you’re thinking of making a long trek to New Haven to see it– you might not be that impressed. […]

Ariel Waldman is the Digital Insights Analyst for VML in Kansas City. Unlike me, Waldman knew early on on what she wanted to do for work. I technically started coming into the agency I’m at now (VML) after being given a tour when I was 14 because I was deadset on being a graphic designer. I […]

I’ve been an Apple user my entire life– and I feel so comfortable with their level of innovation that most of the time, when a new Apple product comes out, I buy it, even before seeing it– and I know dozens of Apple groupies just like me. We love apple products, they know more about […]

As much as I loved Till Novak’s delivery, I must say I’m really fond of this little short film as well. It’s well on its way to collect the 50th (!) award and it’s a very impressive piece of creativity. Tadeo Jones is an adventurer like Indiana Jones (no family though) and he’s exploring some […]

In case there’s any doubt or you weren’t fully aware of the facts, Barbie is the girl at the fountain. I really like the retro feeling you get from seeing this very old classy Citroën, but the two pink stripes on it make it seem so ummm… female. It’s pretty neat how they spiced up […]

While we’re at it, I might as wel throw in this image for the PeTA too. Famke Janssen, the famous Bond-girl from GoldenEye, and dog Licorice, are the supporting faces for the new print campaign. In this campaign Famke is showing off angel wings as she strikes a provocative pose on a swing, the alluring […]

‘Le Steve’ from ‘Le Adrants’ posted about an email he got from the Lynx marketing department. That’s not big news but the coolness factor is in the message (and for some in the cute picture that came with that message). The subject line reads: “100% off women’s clothing.” With the January sales coming up in […]

Last year they had Freddy the hamster over at i-merge which they used as an interactive greeting card (read more about that little rodent here) but this year they mashed up the Times Person Of The Year thingy and made that into a DIY tool. Kinda funny to try it out and really cute to […]

Congratulations to Aimee, our second week’s winner in the Momimomi Naughty Holiday Limerick Competition. She will be receiving a 3 month subscription to the best t-shirt subscription program in the world! Without further adieu, the naughty winning words: There was a young lady named Monica who always felt naughty at Hanukkah I envy the guests (who all […]

New Orleans based advertising firm Peter Mayer created this interactive data visualization site entitled Lives Connected to coincide with the end of hurricane season. It’s an interesting experiment, and ended up being quite the repository documenting the experiences of Hurricane Katrina and the people affected by it. The interface they built allows […]

Pop Junkie design is a collaborative effort between a young pair of fashionistas, founded in Santa Barbara, CA. The duo recently announced their Winter line of T-shirts, accessories, prints, and home-wares. My favorite shirt is definitely the Floral Lion, shown here. Argyles, scrolls, lions– what more could you ask for on a super-comfy […]

Although I’m not really convinced about the tagline, I do like the images from this campaign. ‘After’ is an alcoholic drink that sort of reminds me of Baileys. The copy in these ads (bottom right) says: “Darkness incites the senses. After totally delights them. Enjoy the subtle alcoholic mix of 100% natural extracts of coffee, […]

Here’s another nice campaign from Belgium. I like the visuals they’ve chosen to match with the names of the music artists, especially the one with the guy who’s filling all the little ducks with air. It’s a nice way to think of the concept, although it makes me wonder what the ‘reverse’ side would be. […]

… and I want to paint it black. That must’ve been the general idea behind this campaign. This is an interesting take on the idea to advertize for permanent markers. Instead of trying to highlight the features of the markers and centering the campaign around the visuals of the markers, you could also try to […]

I sent around these ads at i-merge, the agency I used to work for, because at that time they really added to the creativity issue we were dealing with. We’ve used the concept in a different context (I blogged about it here) and I really wanted these for keepers. Back then I didn’t have the […]

Believe it or not, both Adverb and I live. The last few weeks have been filled with fourteen-hour days working on a new business pitch (we didn’t get it), pre-production for a massive Gatorade shoot I’ll be leaving for in early January, an add-on print shoot that de-evolved into a stop-drop-and-roll process, a full-on agency presentation, […]

I just got a note from my Financial Adviser that said, "Thank you for your business." I was surprised how those simple words made me feel so good. It’s easy to get too focused on getting things done and forget to thank not only your customers, but also those around you. That said, thank you, dear […]

I have to agree with the one and only Notcot, if you only watch one trailer this week– make it this one. I’ll be first in line when The Alchemists comes to my town. Seriously, if you’re interested in advertising, marketing, or just creativity, check this out. Who would have known that Dan […]

Daryll Peirce started INDVSL in 2004 as a means to circulate design ideas and to channel artists across multiple platforms. The art is of utmost importance to INDVSL, and their clothes are meant to inspire people to think, imagine, laugh, question, and dream through one ‘human wrapper’ at a time. Their newest design […]

For Mark Ryden fans, the latest issue of Art Prostitute (for an additional $73) will come with a signed limited-edition offset print. It also comes with 3 offset prints by Richard Colman, Swoon and Erick Swenson. Given that an issue is already $27 (and well worth it), this is quite a good deal for […]

The holidays are always a time to reflect on where I’ve been and where I’m going. My friends at Nau just pointed me to a wonderfully inspiring video they’ve created about Dee and her dream House. What’s your footprint? Published by John WinsorContinue reading: Dee’s Dream House

Yesterday the snow fell fast and furiously in Boulder, piling up to over 30 inches on the ground. I was planning to do a little Christmas shopping after work yesterday. Unfortunately, most of the stores were closed by 2. The thought occurred to me that many small retailers might miss out on important last minute […]