We all know that advertisers often make products look prettier and more tasteful than they really are. This is obviously ok although sometimes the difference is astounding. There is an interesting art project comparing products and advertisement photos which you can see in the video below. Thanks to Klas for the hat tip.
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Google Harms You
Check out the screenshot I just took: “This site may harm your computer” What is obviously a mistake is written underneath each title of a search result. Not only for the keyword “Google” but also for any other search query you throw at it. 🙂 Update: Google is working properly again
Durex Condom Dogs Commercial: Get It On
A strangely amusing and hilarious Durex condom commercial: plastic condom dogs getting it on. Good those condoms don’t squeak in real life. Durex condoms are the most popular brand of condoms in the UK and were trademarked in 1929 by the London Rubber Company.
The Billion Dollar Crisis Song: Shareprices Converted With Songsmith
Johannes Kreidler arranges shareprices from Lehman Brothers, Bank of America, GM, Microsoft, Warner, US dept and other indicators with Microsoft’s Auto-Pop Software Songsmith. Crisis Pop so to speak. Weird.
Probably The Worst City Logo Ever Designed
Last year the German city of Cottbus initiated a nationwide design contest for their new logo and a reward of € 8000 for the winning entry. A couple of days ago a local newspaper revealed the winner and it’s horrible. The selected logo is so bad, people have created viable alternatives and also sarcastic copies… Continue reading Probably The Worst City Logo Ever Designed
Let’s Go For A Drink? Thank God, You’re A Man
A (girl) friend of mine sent this ad to me: What happens if someone asks if you want to have a drink with them? The ad makes fun of the obvious cliché but I found it funny and wanted to share it with you. Beer is easy, men are too. Women are different
Microsoft Songsmith’s Horrible Promo Video
Microsoft invested $8 billion in Research & Development last year and this is a good painful example of the outcome: a girl in front of her laptop singing about Microsoft’s new song-making app Songsmith and showing her dad how great it is. Her Macbook Pro (Duh, the Software only works on Windows PCs!) is hidden… Continue reading Microsoft Songsmith’s Horrible Promo Video
Photoshop Adbusting In Berlin
Great Photoshop Adbusting of a boring advertisement which you see everywhere in Berlin, Germany: Britney Spears, Leona Lewis and Christina Aguilera selling their albums. The adbusting was done by the FTW crew (Mr. Tailon, Baveux Prod., Kone & Epoxy) and consists of overlaying the image with stickers from Adobe Photoshop’s interface panels.
The Palm Pre Kicks Ass! Watch The Full Video From CES
When Palm announced their upcoming Palm Pre Smartphone the whole internet spoke about it. Positively. If you want to know why, here’s the full video presentation from CES. After having watched the video I can say the Palm Pre (facts) kicks iPhone’s ass in terms of usability, multi-tasking with flipping applications, seamless integration of the… Continue reading The Palm Pre Kicks Ass! Watch The Full Video From CES
Delete 10 Facebook Friends = Get A Free Whopper
Funny viral campaign by Burger King: Delete 10 friends on Facebook with the WhopperSacrifice-App and get a Whopper for free. How many whoppers would Burger King need to make if whole Facebook got deleted? 🙂 [Update] Facebook shut it down due to privacy issues as they say. 233,906 friends were removed by 82,771 people in… Continue reading Delete 10 Facebook Friends = Get A Free Whopper