May 31, 2007
And I thought I was cool, with the Mac Mini/flat screen TV over the fireplace/wireless keyboard combo. No, that’s not cool– SURFACE is cool. I’ve read that you can place a wi-fi digital camera on it, and watch the pictures spill out. Gives me goosebumps. I’m clearing a space in front of my couch right [...]
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Five years ago in L.A. we saw a cool poster tacked to a pole. A bubble-headed looking thing screen-print, titled Buff Monster. I had my photo taken with it, of course. When we saw another one, one of the guys pilfered it for me, for my personal collection. Found art rocks. Buff Monster reared its [...]
SHARE | No Comments »Certainly, you’ve already heard the soon-to-be-famous quote made just a few days ago by Google senior VP, Alan Eustace and VP Jeff Huber: “(Google) accepts that some projects will never have an associated revenue stream.” Companies challenge their talent to create innovative ways to engage consumers, and turn a profit from it. That’s what makes [...]
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This video collaboration technology from HP makes holding meetings in Second Life seem so 1982. Named “Halo” (works for me, because it does appear to be heaven-sent), the technology allows people in different locations to see each other (life-size) and communicate in real time. Used in the making of Shrek, here’s what they have to [...]
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The ongoing conversation about the future of advertising is always interesting. Bob Garfield has gotten a lot of attention for his opinions in Ad Age, Bob Garfield’s Chaos Scenario 2.0, The Post Advertising Age. It’s a great testament to the healthy fluctuations of an incredibly dynamic industry. Fact is, consumers are an itchy group– eager [...]
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In April, Msnbc.com launched A Fuller Spectrum of News branding campaign. With forward-thinking VP Marketing Catherine Captain at the helm, the campaign about news IS news. With its elements that allow consumers to engage and participate with the brand, Msnbc.com makes news more digestible. And dare I say, fun. Cool parts of the campaign include [...]
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Up next for Tattoo:?Ǭ† pizza!?Ǭ† Hungry Howie’s has enlisted Tattoo Projects to create branding TV for the 20-state pizza franchise. Hungry Howie?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s is a major competitor in the pizza marketplace, ranked #13 in the top 100 pizza franchises by Pizza Today! magazine.?Ǭ† Their products include pizza, calzone style subs, chicken wings and tenders, bread, and [...]
SHARE | No Comments »A lucky bunch of us have jobs in the creative industries. The kinds of jobs that provoke the khaki-pants/golf-shirt/PC not Mac set to say, “You do WHAT for a living? And you get PAID for that?” But for all the wardrobe stylists, game programmers, event planners, actors, and viral marketing experts out there among us, [...]
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Compared to regular detergent, the All 3x concentrated formula small-yet-mighty bottle gives you a full load of clean clothes with just a third of the amount you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re used to using. So, you can either lug a big, heavy traditional detergent bottle– or you can tuck the Small Yet Mighty into your bag and call it [...]
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Tattoo Projects just completed a project for “The Closer”. We wonder about the show’s character, Brenda. She plays the “tough-as-nails” Southern girl detective with a sassy style. Now that’s fine, and totally realistic– we’re experts on this kind of thing. What we don’t get is the Snuffy Smith repertoire of vocabulary words the writers have [...]
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