Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Take a Break

Brilliant - I love when someone takes an existing creative and turns it on its head for their own execution.

The ad won the 2008 Chip Shop Award (in the category ‘Best Work for a Brand You Haven't a Hope of Winning’).

The awards are designed to recognise great ideas. Creative concepts can be submitted for any brand or product, irrespective of whether it's currently on the agency's roster or never likely to be there and because of this, entries don't need to have been printed, placed or broadcast.




via Nick - cheers!

I Want You To Want Me

Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar (who previously gave us We Feel Fine) have come together again for 'I Want You To Want Me'. Commissioned by New York’s Museum of Modern Art for their Design and the Elastic Mind show, 'I Want You To Want Me' aims to show viewers the "reflections of themselves as they glimpse the lives of others".



Cheers to Neil for this one.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Yes, Pecan!



Looking forward to tomorrow's big event I was doing a bit of research and I found several articles about Ben and Jerry's latest flavour 'Yes, Pecan!'.

Described as an 'Inspirational Blend. Amber Waves of Buttery Ice Cream with Roasted Non-Partisan Pecans', 'Yes, Pecan!' is the newest ice-cream flavour from the two guys in Vermont, in obvious celebration of Obama's acceptance catchphrase 'Yes, we can'.

In a interesting addition to the story, during the month of January, for every serving of 'Yes, Pecan!' that is bought Ben and Jerry’s is donating the proceeds to the
Common Cause Education Fund. The fund is a nonprofit organisation founded for members of the public to make their voices heard in the political process. The main drives are honest, open and accountable government, as well as encouraging participation in democracy. They also actively fund research, education, and outreach activities.

They have a Facebook page to check out.

Also worth having a quick look at this great Will.I.Am video, a mash-up from Obama's acceptance speech.


Sunday, January 18, 2009

Worth a look

A nice (yet highly annoying) little execution. Worth a look all the same.

Sweet Parkour Video

Nothing digital about this, but it's amazing none-the-less. Some of these jumps are ridiculously big.