DJ Earworm did it again (a bit earlier this year, too). There’s nothing quite like cramming all of the Billboard top 25 of 2008 into one 4 and a half minute track. For thise keeping track, the list is as follows:
So Christmas has past, although the foot+ of snow is still hanging around on the side roads in Portland, a result of the biggest snow storm in 40 years. Crazy. Regardless, I just stumbled across this christmas video from Boxer Creative, which I enjoyed enough I deemed it worth sharing.
It’s worth the click-thru to watch it in HD. Pretty nifty stuff that definitely made me laugh. Happy holidays and all that other good stuff.
Saw this Nike Sportswear clip from BBDO Argentina today. Interesting… I’m not sure how I truly feel about their classifications of “hoody on” vs “hoody off,” but the concept is interesting, and the final product is equally (if not more) interesting. While it’s pretty blatantly in the hipster-lomography-pictures of nothingness, it seems to work pretty nicely.
When I’m bored, I usually decide to create a seraphim, add some food coloring, and then recreate the masterpiece that is the 80’s techno mega hit “No Limit” by 2unlimited.
okay. not really. but that’s what Lerner Engelberts and Sander Plug of We Love Our Work decided to do, aided by the commission of MTV Europe.
From their site:
Commit and dedicate yourself to even the most stupid ideas that come to mind. We built a duo glass harp and learned to play this 18th-century musical instrument in less than 8 weeks. Instead of a classical piece or suchlike, we have chosen the classic 20th-century pop song ‘No limit’ by 2unlimited — easily the worst song ever!
As the snow blows like crazy outside, I’m reminded that it’s the Christmas season. As if I didn’t have enough reminders already. But there have been a few pleasant surprises thus far which have made my holiday season slightly less painful. Most recent is this awesome Christmas greeting from AKQA.
And the other thing of note at the moment, Crave reminded me of one of my favorite seasonal albums by mentioning cnet’s free mp3 dpwnload of the day. The Album is Christmas Remixed: Holiday Classics Regrooved, featuring the likes of Dan The Automator, Beef Wellington, and Robbie Hardkiss. The mp3 that you can listen to and download for free, is Dan The Automator’s remix of Dean Martin’s Jingle Bells. Worth a listen if you’ve got a bit of time to burn.
Nevermind the fact that i want something for Chanukkah as well… that’s beside the point. This video that I stumbled across is bizarre on so many levels. My gut wants to chock it up to being from England. Although I’m not positive that’s it.
For more info on Christmas, Diarrhea, and a whole slew of other interesting stuff, check out GermWatch. It’s all the brilliance of Farm London, on behalf of the Food Standards Agency.
I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the “thinking Arby’s” campaign… at times, it just feels contrived and forced. But this piece kind of changed my mind just a bit. Done by Fletcher Martin in Atlanta, billboards were hijacked with giant Arby’s “thought” balloons. This is the kind of idea I can get behind.
something about the combination of a simple idea, innosence, and a beautiful yet subtle soundtrack that takes a backseat to some beautiful filmography make this spot pretty impressive. For Strongbow Cider, done by Clemenger BBDO out of Melbourne. Full credits if you click through to YouTube. It’s just got a nice feel for a big-brand alcohol spot. and it makes me happy.
This is one of the more interesting competitive campaigns of late. Pretty self explantory, really. McDonalds erected billboards across Western Washington, including the one above which is visible from Starbucks corporate offices. The other billboard in the set reads “Large is the new grande.” Simple and clever way to promote McDonalds Espresso. It’s a more direct and more in-Starbucks’-face approach stemming from their Unsnobby Coffee campaign. Supposedly, Starbucks won’t retaliate with counter-advertising… although I think there’s room for some interesting creative there.
As if Starbucks didn’t have enough problems already. Check out the full story from the Seattle P-I.
This spot makes me smile. Partly because I drive a vw, and always look forward to the level of creativity that agencies bring to Volkswagen spots. This one is simple, a touch edgy, and clever, without being in-your-face funny. And it makes an interesting point about the evolution of the brand. Highlighting “new standards. new tests.” is certainly an interesting tactic beyond just the “a new car!” approach. Cool. Oh… and any spot that uses Franz Ferdinand is good in my book. Done by Agence V, France.
