eboy created this great illustration for a Fortune magazine article on the resurgence of internet companies. The Berlin-founded company also does futuristic posters of cities, pixel pictures for companies and publishes books with “Die Gestalten”. They are the popstars of pixel-based art so to speak.
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Does Chuck Taylor / Chucks ring a bell?
Read all about the name patron of the original Converse All Star shoes in the Brand Directory.
Rrrring. Pick Up Mouse. Hello?
Funky, dumb, cool(?) gadget by Sony in cooperation with Skype: a mouse-phone, eh phone-mouse, hm. The Sony VAIO VN-CX1 functions just like any optical mouse, but when you press a small button on the side it transforms into a VoIP phone. Unfortunately not wireless, not that cheap (83$) but maybe still handy. Why have 2… Continue reading Rrrring. Pick Up Mouse. Hello?
For Caffeine Junkies: Coffee Is Healthy
Short: Coffee is healthy for the brain although you need to make sure to drink enough water, so your blood doesn’t clutter. Read more at WebMD
Inspector Colombo’s Wife & Smoking
Simply great! …if you happen to have watched Columbo, a detective series on TV …if you stopped smoking two months ago, like me
Study Finds Spam Relevant
Adotas.com: A report by Epsilon Interactive, the company which recently announced plans to acquire DoubleClick Email Solutions, and the GfK Group found that 58% of the 584 U.S. respondents “agreed that e-mail they receive is usually targeted to their need and interests,” representing a 5% increase from over a year ago. Looking at my inbox… Continue reading Study Finds Spam Relevant
Fieldvertising
After Chocolate, Eggs, Toilet paper advertising comes … … you’re right: Fieldvertising Here’s one for Switzerland’s airline group Swiss Air, created by Artfield (website in german), a company shaping agricultural land into art but also advertising. Using fields between 50.000 and 100.000 square meters the company can create characters of up to 100meters length while… Continue reading Fieldvertising
Adidas Adicolor (like Nike ID but cooler)
Adidas is taking an old school approach to marketing and is re-releasing the Adicolor LO (originally from 1983). The kit includes the original plain white shoes, paints, brushes and a wooden palette. The box will include sealant to keep your painted shoes looking great. Check out the Adicolor website and find out how you can… Continue reading Adidas Adicolor (like Nike ID but cooler)
Dr. Best Flexible Brush Bus
Clever advertising by students of Miami Ad School for Dr. Best Flexible toothbrush
Internet freaks oust couch potatoes
BBC News writes, UK media consumers are changing their diets: Per year, they spend: 41 days online vs. 37 days watching TV