3/31/2008

Just Liquid Hand Wash

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"If you aren't totally clean, you are filthy."

Ads from the advertising agency Euro RSCG out of Mumbai, India and creative director Siddharth Bindra. These are just kind of gross.

3/31/2008

Mike Stimpson

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UK photographer Mike Stimpson takes a lot, and I mean a lot, of pictures of Lego's. In one of these series' he does a fantastic job of recreating iconic photographs using only Lego's. Here are a few of my favorites from the series, and their real life equivalent. Go and check out the rest of them at his flickr site they have pretty much made my day.

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3/31/2008

SKY TV

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Pretty cool ad for SKY TV from Draftcb. How SKY TV can help stop the global warming? It’s surprising, see it.

3/31/2008

TBWA Mexico

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"Stop Global Warming Before It's Too Late"

Nice ad from TBWA Mexico for pro natura. Really nice ad and definitely effective, I think the bear version is much more effective than the jaguar. Just because when I think of global warming I think of the polar ice caps melting.

3/28/2008

Pringles Hot & Spicy

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Clever little ad for Pringles from the advertising agency Callegari Berville Grey out of Paris, France and creative directors Luissandro Del Gobbo & Giovanni Settesoldi.

3/28/2008

Mrs. Butterworth

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I saw this the other day while watching basketball, and I couldn't stop laughing. I haven't liked all of these style of Geico commercials, but this one is just awesome. Great job by the Martin Agency.

3/28/2008

Ashley Wood

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Really nice work from artist/illustrator Ashley Wood, get over to his site and check out the rest of his work.

Ashley Wood (1971) was born in Australia, and now resides in Australia and The United States. He lives with his wife, his two sons, and one stinky cat. Ashley has been a professional illustrator for over ten years, and has worked for most major entertainment companies including Dreamworks SKG, Warner Bros., Random House, Marvel Comics, McFarlane Entertainment, IDW, and Konami. His illustration technique is a combination of traditional painting techniques, coupled with digital photography and graphic software.

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3/28/2008

Roots & Shoots

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Roots & Shoots tableware is perfectly sized for sandwich and chip combinations, salads and pasta dishes. Whether for everyday use, picnics or informal patio dinners, these lightweight, dishwasher-safe plates will add style to every gathering. The packaged set of four plates form an integrated tree and foliage design. I just really like the design on these plates.

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3/28/2008

Umbuster

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I doubt anyone is going to mess with you if you are going to carry this umbrella around.

The Umbuster has been classified a Class 5 weapon by good and upright men and women of the Victorian Police. To have and to hold this accessory requires a weapons licence and, or gun licence.

from Sruli Recht
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3/27/2008

Taj Tea Trail

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"Tea granules in hot water.Taj Tea Trail tea tasting and more."
Really beautiful ads from the advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather out of Mumbai, India and creative director Anup Chitnis. They really remind me of Dale Chihuly's work.

3/26/2008

No-Smoking Day

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"Would You Drink It"

I really like this ad from the advertising agency Intermarkets out of Dubai, UAE and creative director Ian Rowland Gerry. This ad definitely gets its point across to the viewer.

3/26/2008

Munk One X Barack Obama

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Artist Munk One has created a new poster for the Barack Obama campaign. It is available over at Upper Playground, the poster will be signed and numbered by the artist and are made at a limited quantity of 200, retailing for $200. Each poster is a pre-sale item and will not ship until April 21, 2008. All proceeds from the sales of each poster from Munk One, will go directly to creating more campaign T-shirts, posters and stickers by other artists in support of Obama's bid for President.

MUNK ONE a.k.a. Jose A. Mercado is a contemporary American Illustrator and Fine artist. He is most noted for creating Artwork for bands including Korn, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, and many more who’s merchandise can be seen through out the world. Munk’s fine art paintings in gallery shows have gained much attention with no signs of slowing.

Munk One has also moved into producing Art for clothing companies such as Upper Playground, Tribal Gear and True love & False idols. In 2008 Munk One plans to take on some new projects such as shoes and vinyl toys.

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3/25/2008

The Troops Are Having A Blast

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Awesome, just awesome.

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3/25/2008

Frozen

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This prank happened back in January but this is the first I have seen of it, and it is very cool. I just love the reactions of the onlookers and especially the guy driving the cart, he is awesome. This is a prank on a "grand" scale. Over 200 people gathered at Grand Central Station in New York to pull off a 'frozen in place' act. The onlooking travelers who weren't part of the act were mystified as to what was going on.

On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them.

Check out the rest of the photos and story over at improv everywhere.

3/24/2008

International Society for Human Rights

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"Support us in the fight for press freedom."

Really cool well designed ad from advertising agency Leo Burnett out of Frankfurt, Germany and creative director Hans-Juergen Kaemmerer. The ad is for the International Society for Human Rights, just a really nice effective ad.

3/24/2008

Lazer Helmets

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Ad from the advertising agency Duval Guillaume out of Antwerp, Belgium and creative directors Geoffrey Hantson and Dirk Domen. Just a fun ad and obviously the helmets work right.

3/24/2008

Absolut Vokda

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I just really like these ads for Absolut Vokda and their new site www.absolutmachines.com. The ads are from the advertising agency TBWA/MAP out of Paris, France and creative directors Sébastien Vacherot and Manoelle van der Vaeren. Plus the absolut machines site is pretty cool, very DOS of them.

3/24/2008

Simplified

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Really nice ads from the advertising agency Liwa Advertising out of Dubai, UAE and creative directors Vijay Kumar and Suhas Rege. The visual of the tangled up complex strings/ribbons on the left of the ad versus the simple shape on the right works very well. Plus the furniture is beautiful so that is always great.

3/21/2008

Peace

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The iconic peace symbol image turns 50, read more about it over at the BBC. Pretty cool article about the peace symbol I had no idea it started life as the emblem of the British anti-nuclear movement. Get over to the BBC and read it learn a little something new today.

3/21/2008

Real Homer

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Real Mario was posted up a few days ago over at pixeloo, and now they have gone ahead and made Homer Simpson real. Man he is ugly, but I do think that they really captured the feel of the lovable fat man that is Homer Simpson. I really hope pixeloo keeps going with this and brings all of our favorite cartoon characters to life, I'm really hoping for Yosemite Sam myself.

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3/21/2008

Lervik Design

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Sense light swing made from plastic with fibre optic lighting inserted. On a dark summer night the swing creates a spectacular light show that lights up a whole garden in the most beautiful way. The swing was originally shown in the “Five playful chairs” exhibition in 2005 and has been a huge success around the globe. This is very cool, the only problem would be if you used this at night wouldn't you attract a lot of bugs to you. I guess make sure you have your bug spray handy or citronella candles out.

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3/21/2008

Nulaid Eggs

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"Hollywood's produced a lot of bad eggs. Thankfully ours are always good."

You have got to love Jason, Hannibal, and Freddy eggs. Fun ad by advertising agency The Jupiter Drawing Room out of Johannesburg, South Africa and creative director Thomas Cullinan. Pretty well done ads that get their point across in a fun new way, that I wouldn't have thought to associate with eggs of all things. Come on who is going to put together horror film villains and eggs, but it seems to work.

3/20/2008

Mladen Penev

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Fantastic work from Bulgarian born artist Mladen Penev, these are from back in 2005, "The Power of Books" is now part of the artworks collection of the university of applied arts in Vienna. There is a lot more work on his site go and check it out from the link below.

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3/20/2008

Peep Show

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Round up the marshmallows for the Washington Post's 2008 Peeps Diorama Contest. I love these dioramas, I don't really like Peeps, but these are just a lot of fun. Check out the full gallery over at the Washington Posts site.

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3/20/2008

Berluti Ecritoire

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Absolutely stunning briefcase from Barney's New York, and it had better be stunning for $2,300. The Berluti Ecritoire two Gusset Briefcase with a single lock closure available in brown.

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3/20/2008

Nicolas Gonzalez Garrido

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So cute, the guide dog lamp from Nicolas Gonzalez Garrido. I guess he works like the freaking clapper but with a whistle, that is just fantastic.

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3/20/2008

Stacked! Coffee Cup

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Hey what’s more fun than sipping your half-caff double latte venti from a stacked-up, three-handled, trompe l’oeil tower of cups? Stacked is comfortable in the hand and amusing to the eye. No matter how you grab it, it’s guaranteed to enliven your coffee break and perk up your pantry. So go ahead - have another cup! It's made with durable, sparkling, dishwasher-safe porcelain. It's three cups in one!

My actual work has been extremely busy lately, thus the extreme lack of posts the last couple of days.

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3/20/2008

Stanislav Katz

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Wow these lamps are the bomb, god that is a terrible, horrible, all around bad pun isn't it, but I just had to. The bomb lamp from Stanislav Katz.

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3/19/2008

A Very Green Business Card

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Very nice business card, people would definitely remember you if you gave this out. The tiny green card was designed by Jamie Wiek, it comes with all your details on one side and a wonderful face painted on the other. It also comes with clear instructions and when you put the base of the card in water for a few days, the face grows green hair.

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3/18/2008

Threadless Spring Cleaning Sale

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Go to Threadless now, they are having a spring cleaning sale. A lot of their best t-shirts are on sale for $9, and they have re-printed some of my favorites just in time for the sale, seen above.