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  • MANta Claus, Brought to You by Old Spice

    December 6th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Isaiah Mustafa returns in this holiday campaign from Old Spice, this time giving gifts. A bear-shaped deodorant protector is now officially on our Christmas list.

  • Get You a Gig

    December 6th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    doug carpenter & associates is looking to hire a Production Associate. Think you might fit the bill? Check out the listing here.
    Remember, you must be a member to see jobs 3 days sooner.

  • Telling It How It Is

    December 6th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Leo Burnett Brussels recently rolled out a new campaign for Procter & Gamble's Bonux laundry detergent that deliberately abandons what have become the cliches of laundry detergent advertising - palm trees blowing in the wind, overly-scientific explanations, and fresh white sheets. The campaign is bare-bones, but funny. Below are two of the commercials, but click here to read the strategy stuff and see the rest of the spots.

  • Dieter Rams: Ten Principles for Good Design

    December 5th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    While we may not be able to measure good design, we can definitely form strong opinions about it. Here, read Dieter Ram's ten principles of what makes design good. Learn them, live them, call them the Ten Commandments.


    TP 1 radio/phono combination, 1959, by Dieter Rams for Braun


    620 Chair Programme, 1962, by Dieter Rams for Vitsoe


    Cylindric T 2 lighter, 1968, by Dieter Rams for Braun

  • From the Desk of Santa Claus

    December 5th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    If I had received a note on "official" Santa Claus stationary when I was little, I would have flipped my shit. Luckily for kids and parents this year, there's this awesome downloadable stationary template that allows you to leave notes from Santa. Does Mr. Claus want to leave a thank you note for his milk and cookies on Christmas morning? Is Santa bringing a 'too big to wrap' gift that needs a tag? Print the stationary on any paper you desire (something sturdy will feel more legitimate) and get creative!

  • One Time Secret Introduces Self-Destructing Messages

    December 5th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Developed by the guys behind Blarney and Stella Information Co., One Time Secret presents the web version of the self destructing message. The service allows users to create a secret link, allowing them to send messages that are deleted after a single view.

    The possibilities are endless: from a safer alternative to sexting or drunk-tweeting bad jokes, to more practical uses like sending passwords and other sensitive information. After the message is displayed once, it is deleted forever. So there’s no digital trail at all.

    If all that isn’t secret enough for you (who are you, hypothetical ultra-secretive person? A drug dealer? You’re a drug dealer, aren’t you?), there’s an option to include a passphrase for opening the message. Unread messages are kept for 7 days until they self-destruct and if you include a passphrase, it isn’t even stored, so even the guys at One Time Secret can’t decrypt it. So worry not, paranoid Internet user.

    Image: March Communications

    Thx ny

  • London Art Charity Faced with Funding Cuts Decides to Print Its Own Money

    December 2nd, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Faced with an imminent cut to their funding, a 20-year-old London art charity is fighting for survival by creating their own quantitative easing — by printing emergency money. The London Printworks Trust (LPT) has enlisted 10 of its distinguished artistic friends and supporters to create and donate artwork to be hand printed as a limited and numbered edition of ‘art notes’ to be sold to raise the vital missing funding. The sale of LPT-editioned £10s, £20s and £30s art notes is going on now. You can check out what's for sale and purchase here. We think its a fairly ingenious way to try and save this non-profit.

  • Show, Don't Tell

    December 2nd, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Lately, fast food chains have been all about touting their fries. Some, like Burger King and Jack in the Box, are re-vamping. McDonald's knows they already have a great thing. So rather than telling us about their fries, they're showing us.

    Advertisers, take note.

    McDonald's "Package" from Sven on Vimeo.

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