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  • NBCUniversal

    January 28th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Next up on the logo casualty list, NBC Universal, or now, NBCUniversal. No more peacock? Damn, that's a bummer. Is this the doing of new owner, Comcast? Bastards.

    Sometimes we get sick of covering shitty logo redesigns, but mostly we can't believe we have to keep covering shitty logo redesigns.

    Catch a review of recent logo catastrophes here.

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  • The Ben Crane Workout

    January 28th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    We caught these videos made by PGA golfer, Ben Crane. We have no idea why he made these other than to be hilarious. They call out bencranegolf.com at the end, but really, there's no reason. Good stuff.

    Check out the outtakes here.

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  • Not Cool, Facebook.

    January 27th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Have you heard about Facebook's "Sponsored Stories?"

    Here's the premise, they use your personal information (say perhaps, when you check in somewhere or "Like" something), turn it into an ad on the page and call it a "Sponsored Story" and make boatloads of money off of it.

    It might not even annoy us so much if it wasn't for this bullshit video in which they make is sound like they're doing their users a favor.

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  • The History of Oakley

    January 27th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    From a BMX handlebar grip manufacturer to an eyewear market megaforce. Fascinating.

    History of Oakley from Defgrip on Vimeo.

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  • Nice to See Nice Print

    January 27th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    And a nice take on the "Keep Walking" campaign.

    Agency: Leo Burnett, Taipei, Taiwan

    (Click to enlarge.)

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  • You Lucky, Martin Agency, You

    January 27th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    At first we thought the Geico/Xtranormal spots (made by The Martin Agency) were so bad, we were blown away that they were even real. Now we just wish we could get paid to write one. Fun.

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  • Ozzy and Bieber

    January 27th, 2011 / Comments (1)

    Best Buy's first-ever Super Bowl spot this year will star Justin Bieber, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. It will air in the third quarter of the game and was created by CP+B, Boulder.

    Man, we wish we could go back in time and give Black-Sabbath-Ozzy a glimpse into his future.

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  • Mullen Warms Up Boston.com

    January 27th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Head over to Boston.com today and check out a page take over that Mullen has done for JetBlue.

    The page loads up with blue banners and copy that reads "You're freezing!" But as you roll over the banner and get closer to the "Book now" button the page plays a game of hot and cold. As you get closer the page and messaging changes colors up to a call to action that reads, "Turn up the heat by flying south."

    Check it out. Pretty damn appropriate piece of work for a day like today.

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  • Pixar's "Up!" Circa 1965

    January 26th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    See more "Premakes" trailers here.

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  • The Old Spice Guy is Back

    January 26th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    And he's here to tell us he's back. But what's to come next...

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  • mirrorLAnd

    January 26th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    mirrorLAnd is an online work of fiction created by local Social Media and Brand Strategist, Jenka Gurfinkel.

    mirrorLAnd is an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, except Alice is now in her 20s, just out of college, and falling down the rabbit-hole working as an assistant in the film industry. Until she lands in the wonderland of LA’s underground circus.

    Like the original Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, mirrorLAnd has 12 chapters, which will be released online in serialized installments. Each chapter release will also incorporate the works of various musicians, fashion designers, and artists whose creations have influenced both the story, and the subculture from which it emerged.

    For the past four years Jenka has also been writing non-fiction at socialcreature.com and was recently deemed a one of five people "Leading the Boston Creative Revolution" by BostInnovation.com.

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  • Just Gorgeous.

    January 26th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Why don't we make more things with our hands.

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  • The Portland Egotist Presents: "Experts," by George Parker

    January 26th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    George Parker has over 30 years as a writer in the advertising game. Copywriter, check. Creative Director, yep. Book author, affirmative. Partner in an ad agency, done that. The author of AdScam has pretty much seen it all when it comes to advertising. Bonus point. He’s also a wise guy trapped in a cantankerous old man and he’s got a bone to pick when it comes to terrible advertising.

    Check out the story here.

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  • Sansational

    January 26th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    What if Comic Sans was all there was?

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  • 50 Books / 50 Covers

    January 25th, 2011 / Comments (0)

    Wednesday, February 1, 2011 - March 3, 2011
    The Gallery at Mount Ida College
    777 Dedham Street
    Newton, MA 02459

    After careful and considered review of many entries, the 2009 jury of the "AIGA 50 books/50 Covers" competition selected a group of examples of outstanding book and book cover design produced in 2009. The jury's selections was mounted as a public exhibition during the "AIGA Design Conference" in October 2010 and at the AIGA National Design Center in New York in December 2010. It now travels to The Gallery at Mount Ida on its way around the country in 2011.

    Learn more here.

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