Friday, March 30, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
resurrect the bunny ...
http://www.10mg.nl/
agency site with a refreshing approach beyond that "our work our clients show show show we are so supercool" approach
(love it as a creative but from a marketing point of view the message itself is a little bit unclear. 10mg replaces mousecursors? hmmm ...)
agency site with a refreshing approach beyond that "our work our clients show show show we are so supercool" approach
(love it as a creative but from a marketing point of view the message itself is a little bit unclear. 10mg replaces mousecursors? hmmm ...)
Thursday, March 22, 2007
got milk?
these guys did a fabulous job, this game is incredibly entertaining and flawless. pretty good example what can be done with solid copywriting, storytelling and a terrific bunch of people dedicated to the job.
http://www.gettheglass.com/
(here is also an interesting making of. and if you are stuck
at the last part of the game, the numbers for the vault are on
the upper right of the screen and the question afterwards is
"Can I Please Get The Glass")
http://www.gettheglass.com/
(here is also an interesting making of. and if you are stuck
at the last part of the game, the numbers for the vault are on
the upper right of the screen and the question afterwards is
"Can I Please Get The Glass")
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
will it blend?
well, just imagine you have to do some kind of buzz marketing or
viral piece for a company that produces blenders.
sounds boring? well, the result isn't, for sure.
check out all the "don't try this at home" videos.
http://www.willitblend.com/
(this is my favourite one)
oh, and of course there is a link to their webshop, too.
viral piece for a company that produces blenders.
sounds boring? well, the result isn't, for sure.
check out all the "don't try this at home" videos.
http://www.willitblend.com/
(this is my favourite one)
oh, and of course there is a link to their webshop, too.
Friday, March 16, 2007
video usage as 3D simulation
oh well, so we had full screen video in a post before.
here is a nice car race with some kind of 3D brute force
engine using video, presenting how the the nokia car kit works.
takes forever to load (obviously) but its an interesting
concept. reminds me a lot of the old Dragon's Lair II Laser Disc
game from the 80ies. its kind of a cheesy story and it's way too long, but
the idea itself is nice.
lets put this concept in our head, shake it, mix it, make it shorter,
more crisp and bring the beast to live.
http://www.the-passenger.com/
(make sure to drive in other directions! not only the path the system
suggests so you see that the "engine" actually really works)
afterwards there is a well executed landingpage for the gear, too.
here is a nice car race with some kind of 3D brute force
engine using video, presenting how the the nokia car kit works.
takes forever to load (obviously) but its an interesting
concept. reminds me a lot of the old Dragon's Lair II Laser Disc
game from the 80ies. its kind of a cheesy story and it's way too long, but
the idea itself is nice.
lets put this concept in our head, shake it, mix it, make it shorter,
more crisp and bring the beast to live.
http://www.the-passenger.com/
(make sure to drive in other directions! not only the path the system
suggests so you see that the "engine" actually really works)
afterwards there is a well executed landingpage for the gear, too.
branding in the bloodstream
this is a picture from some friends at burnkit. those are prototype playstations that their client sent them to test on.
i'm not a gamer, so i can't speak to the relative merits of different platforms, but that kind of obsession over branding, that nudge and a wink, is why playstation will always have a more direct connection with me than anything i've seen come from xbox, nintendo, etc.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW YOUR CELL PHONE COULD DO
There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies.
Your
mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
Check out the things that you can do with it:
FIRST
Subject: Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112.
If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network
and
there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any
existing network
to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this
number 112
can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
Try it out.
SECOND
Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy
someday.
Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and
the spare
keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your
cell
phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have
the person
at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone
on
their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive
your keys to
you.
Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you
can
reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock
the
doors (or the trunk).
Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car
over a
cell phone!"
THIRD
Subject: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys
*3370#
Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show
a 50%
increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
FOURTH
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
digits on
your phone: * # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to
your
handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get
stolen,
you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will
then be
able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card,
your
phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back,
but at
least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If
everybody
does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
And Finally....
FIFTH
Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411
information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a
telephone
directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a
problem. When
you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE
411, or
(800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into
your cell
phone now.
This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass
it on
to your family and friends.
Your
mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for
survival.
Check out the things that you can do with it:
FIRST
Subject: Emergency
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112.
If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network
and
there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any
existing network
to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this
number 112
can be dialed even if the keypad is locked.
Try it out.
SECOND
Subject: Have you locked your keys in the car?
Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy
someday.
Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and
the spare
keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your
cell
phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have
the person
at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone
on
their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive
your keys to
you.
Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you
can
reach someone who has the other "remote" for your car, you can unlock
the
doors (or the trunk).
Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car
over a
cell phone!"
THIRD
Subject: Hidden Battery Power
Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys
*3370#
Your cell will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show
a 50%
increase in battery.
This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell next time.
FOURTH
How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?
To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
digits on
your phone: * # 0 6 #
A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to
your
handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get
stolen,
you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will
then be
able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card,
your
phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back,
but at
least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If
everybody
does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
And Finally....
FIFTH
Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411
information calls when they don't have to. Most of us do not carry a
telephone
directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a
problem. When
you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE
411, or
(800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into
your cell
phone now.
This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass
it on
to your family and friends.
Break Dancing (Korean BBoyQ )
Men who dance like they have been made from two halves of seperate people. Both have radically different dance styles.
Breakdancing should be an olympic sport. If not, then at least a matter of grave national importance. As it seems to be in Korea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgjxMsM_ZnI
Breakdancing should be an olympic sport. If not, then at least a matter of grave national importance. As it seems to be in Korea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgjxMsM_ZnI
full-screen video
horses give everything
simple concept. gorgeous cinematography. proper production value. the client is a swedish horse racing company.
chew on that for a little while.
simple concept. gorgeous cinematography. proper production value. the client is a swedish horse racing company.
chew on that for a little while.
simple is beautiful (sometimes)
links that we forward around are usually totally amazing
in a creative AND in a technical way. with a gazillion effects, videos,
and so on. this one is simple. static. and I love it.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/08/rumsfeld_resignation.html
in a creative AND in a technical way. with a gazillion effects, videos,
and so on. this one is simple. static. and I love it.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/08/rumsfeld_resignation.html
everything is awesomer in slo-mo
i flipped a cadillac in the air. nike had a dude hitting a golf ball. absolut blows up donuts.
http://absolut.com/pears
http://absolut.com/pears
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Shopping Cart-ography
More akin to a detailed survey map than a shopping experience, www.browsegoods.com uses data live from Amazon but reinterprets it in a highly intuitive and graphically breathtaking way.
Imagine somebody has painstakingly laid out every item available on Amazon on the ground - stretching off into the distance. And grouped them logically. Now imagine you're hovering above the ground about 1 mile up in the air in a helicopter. Now imagine you slowly move over this retail landscape and can elevate or descend at will. You float over to the watch section. You see a large island of millions of watches. You descend further. Of course, the downdraught of air from the helicopter would probably blow the watches away. And it would be really dangerous. And you'd probably need a telescope to spot the watch you wanted. So let's abandon this metaphor entirely.
Anyway. You zoom up and down, and some clever caching and imaging takes care of the rest. It's great. And you can actually BUY stuff with this interface too. The interface links directly to the relevant product pages in Amazon.
Good to see interactive design getting radical again. If this is the future - I want more. Have a look at www.blackdogair.com too.
Imagine somebody has painstakingly laid out every item available on Amazon on the ground - stretching off into the distance. And grouped them logically. Now imagine you're hovering above the ground about 1 mile up in the air in a helicopter. Now imagine you slowly move over this retail landscape and can elevate or descend at will. You float over to the watch section. You see a large island of millions of watches. You descend further. Of course, the downdraught of air from the helicopter would probably blow the watches away. And it would be really dangerous. And you'd probably need a telescope to spot the watch you wanted. So let's abandon this metaphor entirely.
Anyway. You zoom up and down, and some clever caching and imaging takes care of the rest. It's great. And you can actually BUY stuff with this interface too. The interface links directly to the relevant product pages in Amazon.
Good to see interactive design getting radical again. If this is the future - I want more. Have a look at www.blackdogair.com too.
We feel fine
Building on the web 2.0's current obsession with re-interpreting the blogosphere as art, 'we feel fine' filters the blogosphere on provided terms and uses this nifty interface to display its results.
Jonathan Harris did this. And Jonathan Harris is a genius. He's an artist that works primarily digitally, and amongst other things, he develops programming systems that sample large quantities of data and express them in extraordinary ways.
Apparently, his new project 'Universe' is even more mind blowing. Until then, check out:-
http://www.wefeelfine.org/
Jonathan Harris did this. And Jonathan Harris is a genius. He's an artist that works primarily digitally, and amongst other things, he develops programming systems that sample large quantities of data and express them in extraordinary ways.
Apparently, his new project 'Universe' is even more mind blowing. Until then, check out:-
http://www.wefeelfine.org/
Visual Blogosphere
What do you you get if you cross Google Earth with the Blogosphere? A 3d map of Earth showing the location of blogs that are being written in real time. At this instant. Precisely at this moment. Like, right now.
More beautiful semi-useful lunacy from the country that invented the Viking.
Download it here: http://www.twingly.se/screensaver.aspx.
Amazing russian agency site
check out http://www.instinct.ru/.
exceptional execution, one of the best agency sites I have seen for a long time (and excellent work, too).
also take a close look how they did the "boring" stuff like preloader,
video navigation, volume setting and so on.
quite impressed I have to admit :)
quite impressed I have to admit :)
markus
Monday, March 12, 2007
BeardyMan -- Amazing UK based Human Beatboxing
Human Beatboxing, once the remit of the ghetto unfabulous has now come full circle. A middle-class student from Brighton in Sussex England, with a beard and an accent to match is rising to the top of the BBoy stakes. What next?
I can't get over this guy. He reminds me of a guy I used to know in Aylesbury, England who made funny noises into a pint glass when he got drunk. It may have been unintentional though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7GGkKpBR-g
Check out his appearance at the UK BBOy at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdX8pf3C_wk&mode=related&search=
Thanks to Jason K for this one.
I can't get over this guy. He reminds me of a guy I used to know in Aylesbury, England who made funny noises into a pint glass when he got drunk. It may have been unintentional though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7GGkKpBR-g
Check out his appearance at the UK BBOy at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdX8pf3C_wk&mode=related&search=
Thanks to Jason K for this one.
Line Rider
Sometimes something comes along which is so elegant, so attractive and so childlike in its simplicity and charm you just want to hug it and feed it some milk and cookies.
Line Rider, a Flash game created in September, 2006 by Boštjan Čadež, a Slovenian university student.
To play Line Rider, voted the "Best Webtoy of 2006", click here. When you get to the site, just click the handwritten-looking 'Play' in the center of the page.
No 3d graphics. No celebrities. No major music deals. No advertising. But a good idea, some excellent programming and 16,000,000 views.
Line Rider, a Flash game created in September, 2006 by Boštjan Čadež, a Slovenian university student.
To play Line Rider, voted the "Best Webtoy of 2006", click here. When you get to the site, just click the handwritten-looking 'Play' in the center of the page.
No 3d graphics. No celebrities. No major music deals. No advertising. But a good idea, some excellent programming and 16,000,000 views.
Twittering On
Twitter. Kind of scary. For the real-time updates your social networks. Twitter keeps you abreast of literally everything that's going on in their lives. No matter how trite. It has the effect of blurring your social circle into a kind of Joycean stream of consciousness. Interesting to pathalogical voyeurs with a lot of time on their hands. And I admit it, me.
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