Sunday, November 27, 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011

Awesomely Hilarious: Clorox - Daddy

Awesome Spot: Toyota Hilux - Tougher Than You Can Imagine

I've had this one bookmarked for months. I couldn't delete it so I decided to post it. Even if you don't like the ad itself, don't you wish Toyota sold the Hilux in the States? Seriously, why do the best cars end up overseas?

Awesome Spot: Nike - KD Paint the Town

I don't know if it's the fact that KD really does interact with the people or the Sam Cooke track, but this spot makes me feel good. Not a big fan of the KD IV shoe though.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Awesome Ad: Samsung - next big thing

I love my iPhone and all the other Apple products I own. But, this spot from Samsung is spot on. Well done. Thanks Jonathan for this one.

Awesome Exhibition: SFMOMO - Dieter Rams: Less but More

Legendary German industrial designer, Dieter Rams, who is known for his work for Braun and Vitsce gets his own exhibition at the SFMOMA entitled, "Less but Better". Here is a preview of the exhibit from Dwell Magazine. The exhibit will be on display through February 2012 and for more information, click here to visit the SFMOMA site.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Awesome Site: Honda - the experiment

The old Honda Cog commercial is a classic. Now, the same type of Rube Goldberg machines are digital. Click here to check out the site for yourself. Great use of interactive windows.

For those that don't remember the Honda Cog commercial, the video is below.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Awesome Sofa: the Cay Sofa by Alexander Rehn

I don't even know if these are for sale. There's little info on Rehn's site. But every 'cool' company should have one of these.

Awesome Truth: universality

"Laughter sounds the same in every language." Amazing. I'm surprised this project hasn't gotten more buzz. It's probably because it's positive.

video = benjamin packard = retainermedia.com

balloon hats = addi somekh = balloonhat.com

music = jared louie = jaredlouie.com

photographs = charles eckert = charleseckert.com

Awesome Ad: Greenpeace - 40 Years

Still digging through the bookmark crates. I love the simplicity of this video. Just sad that the title ruins the punchline. Still worth watching though.

Awesome Promo: Barefoot Wine & Bubbly - One Beach

This is another post that we let sit in our bookmarks folder for far too long. It definitely deserves a callout for being awesome. Barefoot Wine & Bubbly launched "One Beach," a film series highlighting the creative innovators who support clean and sustainable beaches by creating a movie poster mural in Venice Beach made of 17,500 pieces of trash found on Southern California beaches. Click here to learn more.

Awesome Campaign: Benetton - unhate

Bennetton has always been known for their controversial advertisements—some more brilliant than others. I think these skew further toward the brilliant end.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Awesome Video: Mitsubishi - the new normal

Awesome Video: Kina Grannis - in your arms

This video took: 22 months 1,357 hours 30 people 2 ladders 1 still camera 288,000 jelly beans Yes, the video is awesome. But after reading that it took 2 years to make and watching the behind the scenes video below, what this project really looks like is the most elaborate attempt for a director to get with a cute artist. She is cute. But still, two years?!

Awesome Trailer: Safe House

Awesome Ad: Columbia - Wim Hof

Awesome Video: Jack Daniel's Does Letterpress

Aparaently it's Letterpress Wednesday. Here's another great video about the best way to print stuff. This time from Jack Daniel's

Awesome Video: Hard Pressed