Archive for October, 2005

Legos Aren’t Just For Kids

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Lego Camera

When Adrian Hanft isn’t art directing at Huebner Peterson in Loveland, Colorado, he’s at home building working cameras out of Legos. Yup, you read correctly, functioning cameras out of Legos. Check out his medium format pinhole camera here.

You Pick ‘Em (Part II)

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Let’s look at the top 10 posts of the year to date; as picked by you, the fans.

  1. Mickey Drexler


  2. Run World Run


  3. A CEO Worth His Salt


  4. All Hail Billy


  5. What the Kids Are Saying These Days


  6. CPB Teams Up With Coke Zer0


  7. Number 2


  8. The Sith Sense


  9. Ready Set Goasis


  10. Drucker on Brands


Boo

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Frankenstein

Share the spooky love this Halloween with personalized talking Halloween Cards.

Always Keep in Mind…

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Rosa Parks
photo credit: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department

“Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.”

–Rosa Parks

Shine On

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

The Shining

Robert Ryang, 25, an editor at NYC’s P.S.260 proved good things come from the NYC PS system winning the Association of Independant Commercial Editors’ “Trailer Park” contest with this re-cut trailer of “The Shining” as a romantic comedy. Brilliant stuff. Never underestimate the power of a great editor.

Click here for The Shining

Some other samples from Ryan’s co-workers at P.S.260

Click here for West Side Story
Click here for Titanic

The Secret to Great Advertising

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Bernbach

“Forget words like ‘hard sell’ and ‘soft sell.’ That will only confuse you. Just be sure your advertising is saying something with substance, something that will inform and serve the consumer, and be sure you’re saying it like it’s never been said before.”

–William Bernbach

Another Very Big Small Idea

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

Vide ipod

Apple scored with the mp3 thing. Then, they tackled photos. Now, Apple has their sights set on portable video with the new video ipod. Imagine, up to 150 hours of video. Apple did.

Iron on the Airwaves

Thursday, October 13th, 2005

Iron City Beer
flickr image by tomdobb

Football season has begun. And nothing goes better with the Steelers than Iron City Beer. Just ask any hearty Pittsburgher. If you’re not lucky enough to hail from the steel city, this will provide a little Iron City flavor, compliments of the foks at IdeaMill.

Iron City Beer – Madame Vanguard

Iron City Beer – FCC Cheer

Iron City Beer – Beer Commercial

Listen to the Frog.

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

Strawberry Frog
flickr image by dayvid42.

“You don’t need an army with thousands of people to manage a $100 million national advertising campaign.” – Scott Goodson (CEO of Strawberry Frog)

Check out the Frog’s USA Today article.

It’s a Small World After All.

Monday, October 10th, 2005

And now it’s all online at Google Earth.

Earth
flickr image by grafische technieken IPO.

Download their free software (PC only) and travel the world from your desk.