Brilliant Ad for Nighttime Bus Service Shows The Ugly Side of Partying.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY2fFgpyr0srtJQArAMhniIV3vuJzv8R_k3pwfgQYV7lQ4sw2EVbUuMfcCjAKuKc2uA03bLhQNTbAXUotU5NBd2mFro8zwPwX5jga06HppI84xzPBT22eR-d4SEADB867y7xImHMK8cqY/s1600/byturen+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649455116499349538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY2fFgpyr0srtJQArAMhniIV3vuJzv8R_k3pwfgQYV7lQ4sw2EVbUuMfcCjAKuKc2uA03bLhQNTbAXUotU5NBd2mFro8zwPwX5jga06HppI84xzPBT22eR-d4SEADB867y7xImHMK8cqY/s400/byturen+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><br />Ever wonder how you appear to other people when you're drunk? It's not pretty as this inventive and interactive spot for <a href="http://www.moviatrafik.dk/dinrejse/pages/dinrejse.aspx">Movia</a>, a Danish nighttime bus service shows you.<br /><br />A girl sipping a cocktail is feeling pretty fierce:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOgq85hqDD_f0mhnIgYr7G_rUD_NHPw1Jfuiyw9CWBSOu_T9Xgk-CMauUpVdtdbXznk4-GfFZ1Pq23xiiI5EymGc9N3h3PPahvbTts1t6x0PtPjGkmp57-ak2W7rXoT_EqtP2SPw9S40z/s1600/drinkingBefore+PM.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649453559190727522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOgq85hqDD_f0mhnIgYr7G_rUD_NHPw1Jfuiyw9CWBSOu_T9Xgk-CMauUpVdtdbXznk4-GfFZ1Pq23xiiI5EymGc9N3h3PPahvbTts1t6x0PtPjGkmp57-ak2W7rXoT_EqtP2SPw9S40z/s400/drinkingBefore+PM.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 302px;" /></a><br />Mouseover her and she's not quite as glamorous:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaoO5x9Q0iUUnDNO-4B9S9yHyuYSwhVGKT5WTHkBmI0IIZOmNYhhzQ6LQRgvmJzhfCJHM-IXPUO5PMBPQv3lf9v_5ZbW62nFI8l3rOWEuxGANAtqZxssjd4kxdVqvxlVqS4z3Av-2jcqY/s1600/drinkingAfter+PM.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649453476675672018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaoO5x9Q0iUUnDNO-4B9S9yHyuYSwhVGKT5WTHkBmI0IIZOmNYhhzQ6LQRgvmJzhfCJHM-IXPUO5PMBPQv3lf9v_5ZbW62nFI8l3rOWEuxGANAtqZxssjd4kxdVqvxlVqS4z3Av-2jcqY/s400/drinkingAfter+PM.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 303px;" /></a><br /><br />The Byturen spot from the Copenhagen ad agency <a href="http://www.bocca.dk/">Bocca</a> is a compelling interactive video which uses a special effect to emphasize how different one appears and behaves when they are drinking and suggests taking the bus home at night rather than driving.<br /><br />The video is double layered and interactive. It shows a typical youthful night out, drinking and dancing, flirting and frolicking. But move your mouse over the video and the ugly truth is revealed.<br /><br />Primping in the ladies room:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uLZxeSZ1CwmeRdHdq-OZvcU7Q0-oG9FbF8bslsyNP5pf2nKCODgWS02dSbBZapFGEjWPp7dEmkCnoZEv_ZJpdJg6hlLWzGUpXzRdLF3qzyU8FvXqkSmSryDMBjcbKB9U8dwaXi5pHdlp/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-06+at+6.28.34+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649452481643042594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uLZxeSZ1CwmeRdHdq-OZvcU7Q0-oG9FbF8bslsyNP5pf2nKCODgWS02dSbBZapFGEjWPp7dEmkCnoZEv_ZJpdJg6hlLWzGUpXzRdLF3qzyU8FvXqkSmSryDMBjcbKB9U8dwaXi5pHdlp/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-06+at+6.28.34+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 297px;" /></a><br />Mouseover it and you'll see she's having a fashion faux pas:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNvmVFNuprkRYUJ_SEQDX5hZsjIre7ciDykVgb8LtiDhUw7h2XceMhacquAkRydeEgU0SILktTVuklyWl9PxN7xXkWoshJ7zeNM5pzNvCWqbtghQU3COuTQJV2twwakj2yPRfQngSqRFE/s1600/Byturen2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649452235430531314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNvmVFNuprkRYUJ_SEQDX5hZsjIre7ciDykVgb8LtiDhUw7h2XceMhacquAkRydeEgU0SILktTVuklyWl9PxN7xXkWoshJ7zeNM5pzNvCWqbtghQU3COuTQJV2twwakj2yPRfQngSqRFE/s400/Byturen2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 294px;" /></a><br /><br />Sloppy drunk young men and women look skanky, urinate on the floor and behave very unattractively when you pass your mouse over the movie.<br /><br />Taking a leak:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKkX8z2VzorDkR3_1pBa5clTd5XxTkcp45i980fdcS_OiVqLOy9l3C_aZWWjKbt2ksbBnZ2Rc4pH1raPkmOMe4U_g3XM-2BBS_YSw14vUpzCA9oo1rQrpHv9Xf0fFeqXfKUYV5ULG8Z59/s1600/urinating+before.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649454211597914274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKkX8z2VzorDkR3_1pBa5clTd5XxTkcp45i980fdcS_OiVqLOy9l3C_aZWWjKbt2ksbBnZ2Rc4pH1raPkmOMe4U_g3XM-2BBS_YSw14vUpzCA9oo1rQrpHv9Xf0fFeqXfKUYV5ULG8Z59/s400/urinating+before.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 310px;" /></a><br />Mouseover him and you'll see he's missed his target by a longshot:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu39CS6TwYy7ddIHCxvTrX_0wKcK_8-QfthgYGF2h-x1622vuxTAhprvuaUpI_oaHaSS70H5XNKbg9cAre9DSXyypiw789K-nv1UWsTiklNxCCRxLE2xQS_XKJg7x45GE4veEyv1MmnyqO/s1600/urinating+after.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649454149644491442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu39CS6TwYy7ddIHCxvTrX_0wKcK_8-QfthgYGF2h-x1622vuxTAhprvuaUpI_oaHaSS70H5XNKbg9cAre9DSXyypiw789K-nv1UWsTiklNxCCRxLE2xQS_XKJg7x45GE4veEyv1MmnyqO/s400/urinating+after.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 315px;" /></a><br /><br />The copy at the end of the spot asks: “Is it time to get home?” at which point we see our main characters riding the bus home - undoubtedly much to the relief of sober drivers on the road.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7KAXguhAbQSG33mjUMejKZNMHxXGVbNMYJDZzJOmq3R-qUhLKGJnH2Ikds_a0wbOQCDdG6ebj2JhmkRz-RFcD7Ia9eDkf7Q9vEXy76_zT-ArGj_EcNOqEadP5XjMPjxrtyS92e5ZHYx4/s1600/Byturen4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649454563555036834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7KAXguhAbQSG33mjUMejKZNMHxXGVbNMYJDZzJOmq3R-qUhLKGJnH2Ikds_a0wbOQCDdG6ebj2JhmkRz-RFcD7Ia9eDkf7Q9vEXy76_zT-ArGj_EcNOqEadP5XjMPjxrtyS92e5ZHYx4/s400/Byturen4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzxo8FMGBIT0ZqF-_WxDNwcYydmAL4qayyLQMvXQ4sv8UOOUkHHBszmJcvaGqDtb7B2Q9du4TGjUYK28PwylZmZOTtboy3kWw22W3VZBKXrGQyqA01YsGyb6IPrpHgm3AiOFo6Jz07WAF/s1600/final+frame.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649454490641489650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWzxo8FMGBIT0ZqF-_WxDNwcYydmAL4qayyLQMvXQ4sv8UOOUkHHBszmJcvaGqDtb7B2Q9du4TGjUYK28PwylZmZOTtboy3kWw22W3VZBKXrGQyqA01YsGyb6IPrpHgm3AiOFo6Jz07WAF/s400/final+frame.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 304px;" /></a><br /><br />SORRY, LINK IS NOW CORRECT!<br /><a href="http://www.byturen.com/">Go ahead, try it yourself here.</a><br /><br />Advertising Agency: <a href="http://www.bocca.dk/">Bocca</a>, Coppenhagen, Denmark<br />Art Director: Lisbet Krøll<br />Copywriter: Ulrik Søby<br />Director: Adam Bonke<br />Photographer: Adam Wallensten<br />Production Design: Emil Walter<br />Sound design: David Stubbe Teglbjærg<br />Music: Upright Music<br />Stylist: Lea Sonne<br />Production Company: NobodyCph<br />Client: Movia<br />Campaign: “Is it time to get home?”<br />Date: 2011

Brilliant Ad for Nighttime Bus Service Shows The Ugly Side of Partying.

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A Talented Mom Designs An iPad App. Drum Roll Please....

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWEbUeHD69k859sTUFJAW7_DducffsKPz_ZLA0C6E2VgtItbzTIFvku5VM9SSAyTfukbgu7H661Jz-zOgZzzewwhZ78gEQdyLEn-nV3lKQTwI0GNhyD8zx48aSlU-iNeOhDu1vjGtLvU/s1600/drum+circle+kids+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591804982297819090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioWEbUeHD69k859sTUFJAW7_DducffsKPz_ZLA0C6E2VgtItbzTIFvku5VM9SSAyTfukbgu7H661Jz-zOgZzzewwhZ78gEQdyLEn-nV3lKQTwI0GNhyD8zx48aSlU-iNeOhDu1vjGtLvU/s400/drum+circle+kids+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 514px;" /></a><br /><br />Imani Powell-Razat, a designer/illustrator by trade (see <a href="http://www.spyedesign.com/">Spye Design Studio</a>) is also a mom who has designed and created an entertaining and informative application for the iPad that is a multicultural celebration of the world's drums.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABoIcQ66udilrUKsNmZ1Nggjoa4YsV7eIfgnvm2C6wwUXRf9rdLiYFqaiGDQgyVljweU7I4e62WlzNpR4MKnxTGggWkf1ZksUSin-OHa4B1nVB7igeTRexvMZzH0gJS903FAtrduobSg/s1600/Me_O.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591875899770910290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABoIcQ66udilrUKsNmZ1Nggjoa4YsV7eIfgnvm2C6wwUXRf9rdLiYFqaiGDQgyVljweU7I4e62WlzNpR4MKnxTGggWkf1ZksUSin-OHa4B1nVB7igeTRexvMZzH0gJS903FAtrduobSg/s400/Me_O.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 516px; height: 594px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Imani Powell-Razat of Spye Design and her son, Orion, playing with his iPad</span></span><br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_Wba_ZsYOO8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="530" frameborder="0" height="328"></iframe><br /><br />Drum Circle Kids is a colorfully animated app that allows your child to engage in and create unique jam sessions by tapping five colorfully animated drummers that represent various types of drums found throughout the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavA0_I0Ilg7viVntzYgdu9r5_YPml50jIRGHZqsbPVrwRHncG1Yaxd-GbXmhhxOjwqW-AtA7rtz3PlGAOjvWjTwNCP0ILLTELAPw1BM6BC5QTS80r0a83T6fuDN-Zt57qQEaeqIGAHck/s1600/drum+circle+kids4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591804359833916162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavA0_I0Ilg7viVntzYgdu9r5_YPml50jIRGHZqsbPVrwRHncG1Yaxd-GbXmhhxOjwqW-AtA7rtz3PlGAOjvWjTwNCP0ILLTELAPw1BM6BC5QTS80r0a83T6fuDN-Zt57qQEaeqIGAHck/s400/drum+circle+kids4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />The American Trap Set, Caribbean Steel Pan, Chinese Drum, Cuban Conga and the West African Djembe (with more drums to come) can be easily turned on and off with the tap of a finger and combined for dozens of possible musical and sound combinations.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_67T-t_WBYUeMbntLN_pF_oHdGPTS7LM46zykqjK3tNeVhcYprfXlnOdpDHS1qVeLvLDowZBR6qnODXYW5-_0HnFZSfzqU47oIOHMqjc9I_dMj8wFum_DV0za72qSuFEaS2LfFLTgbc/s1600/drum+circle+kids3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591804450408551842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_67T-t_WBYUeMbntLN_pF_oHdGPTS7LM46zykqjK3tNeVhcYprfXlnOdpDHS1qVeLvLDowZBR6qnODXYW5-_0HnFZSfzqU47oIOHMqjc9I_dMj8wFum_DV0za72qSuFEaS2LfFLTgbc/s400/drum+circle+kids3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />Adding to the fun, is the possibility of discovering ambient sounds hidden in the scenery.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDizA_T8487FaMukcoxcWArcK_UPFDKi8eSKFSOllcue36g51tQZnZ97uqTB7y7_7tNu-WarfvtelaIrLz3L_3Fvswgy5HwtJpDZfKtmG9hx-qLYBCd2u9HXdawWr7gxNrau_P56lCdEE/s1600/drum+circle+kids2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591804515320576770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDizA_T8487FaMukcoxcWArcK_UPFDKi8eSKFSOllcue36g51tQZnZ97uqTB7y7_7tNu-WarfvtelaIrLz3L_3Fvswgy5HwtJpDZfKtmG9hx-qLYBCd2u9HXdawWr7gxNrau_P56lCdEE/s400/drum+circle+kids2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 387px;" /></a><br /><br />In the learn section, kids can swipe from one drum to the next and touch to play each drum while learning fun drum facts.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9wOJV2iY80ZTAn4G7FRECxmzje5qZ5kNtZWW9NgM0bmsX_VAJbbUPGySyHhpfl6Dcs78PlQGjVvm5uSB1GalRiak0BusTnevpLLDgC9TgdwDFX-vWV1Akx6EZca8H3ePJb5TONetpVw/s1600/drum+circle+kids1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591804579809224130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9wOJV2iY80ZTAn4G7FRECxmzje5qZ5kNtZWW9NgM0bmsX_VAJbbUPGySyHhpfl6Dcs78PlQGjVvm5uSB1GalRiak0BusTnevpLLDgC9TgdwDFX-vWV1Akx6EZca8H3ePJb5TONetpVw/s400/drum+circle+kids1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 387px;" /></a><br />Intended for toddlers, age 18 month +<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/eBBk9p">Buy it in the itunes store here</a>

A Talented Mom Designs An iPad App. Drum Roll Please....

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Sweet Bread. Now, Toast Yourself.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB0k_AI4_Qfx8J1zHl9VmuaXyBKvSKU6Kz6KCcHEHbw8D3Dug4eBtajtJq15Vp9zI19m734WBTdrbLayyfka_So1IZeNbB7dQ7HcsYO7bDNRENx-ahV9FrF2y21j1UoagIDP9gcc2V7Di/s1600/laura+on+toast.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538360282171085442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFB0k_AI4_Qfx8J1zHl9VmuaXyBKvSKU6Kz6KCcHEHbw8D3Dug4eBtajtJq15Vp9zI19m734WBTdrbLayyfka_So1IZeNbB7dQ7HcsYO7bDNRENx-ahV9FrF2y21j1UoagIDP9gcc2V7Di/s400/laura+on+toast.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><br />The post just prior to this one today featured the fabulous <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/11/stop-motion-laser-burnt-toast-for-ok.html">new music video for the song "Last Leaf" by Los Angeles quartet, OK Go</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xvrVtTlGxPapVCKBrPZ2Tl5hRD1sYpNS7AHIrxSQd90bxGohpFUujEAZKM8_Yglbb2sRsGKozzaBttPAYg0mGu3-q2QFKQl-R_NcckIU5Z1kVb7omTj_HR-tAcObCr2on4kCDBsRu1G5/s1600/okgo+toast.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538723100164188034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xvrVtTlGxPapVCKBrPZ2Tl5hRD1sYpNS7AHIrxSQd90bxGohpFUujEAZKM8_Yglbb2sRsGKozzaBttPAYg0mGu3-q2QFKQl-R_NcckIU5Z1kVb7omTj_HR-tAcObCr2on4kCDBsRu1G5/s400/okgo+toast.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 441px;" /></a><br /><br />The stop motion video features illustrations burnt into toast with a laser. Created in conjunction with the Samsung Create Your World website to promote <a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/learn/digital-camera-camcorder/productDetailView.do?forward=feature&prdCtgSeq=205&langPrdSeq=6129">their new NX100 digital camera</a>, the site also features a fun and easy interactive way to place your own image on a piece of toast.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/campaign/nx100/challenge.html#event2"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538360378172940706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIhTbrQZfR4-LrBPBGz1OmT0Xi7aPmgn5mp87XKD2qpZQ6oGSONmGDZ3vUPitD9XXz8pFCxRdilJYAnZNgupfKLV198pV_W7fRhNUoIQl-Xv3geXwVmZTx6vpWhcL3ETwj-vf0PjCVg8Y/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><br />Simply upload your image, choose your level of toast darkness and voila!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx44U3xet4Liuje8YpR83Gr9O12_Gy5z8hr-6BzxHyyVtSrcYhg1rLsarkN4HLBBR97D2iLLJMHq9Bg35WRuF47LRISOeMcLTZwHi-H-js2MFeywQn4FBXY6Oe8vkHEXEHfT9rOsYf8jj/s1600/Sweet+Toast2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538360881481135650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNx44U3xet4Liuje8YpR83Gr9O12_Gy5z8hr-6BzxHyyVtSrcYhg1rLsarkN4HLBBR97D2iLLJMHq9Bg35WRuF47LRISOeMcLTZwHi-H-js2MFeywQn4FBXY6Oe8vkHEXEHfT9rOsYf8jj/s400/Sweet+Toast2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.samsungimaging.com/campaign/nx100/challenge.html#event2">Go toast yourself here.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/11/stop-motion-laser-burnt-toast-for-ok.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538610363659475778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4u_SbRP1_7jSqBEeRZY_u4XLM402LnfVuFTeRkHGUYn6EgIegG5jBKq9w9CpRu4WN8vzD_WoJbfjoUWWb-_dh2H9iEtbjlzsprAmIb3-bof-OspAG6enZVypXanhU6cclIHRAWvCglaXO/s400/Picture+6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 242px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2010/11/stop-motion-laser-burnt-toast-for-ok.html"><br />See the Stop motion video of laser burnt toast for Last Leaf by OK go! here.</a>

Sweet Bread. Now, Toast Yourself.

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Private Co-Branding. Karl Lagerfeld's Strippable Model For Eres Swimwear & Lingerie.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRxjLm8kZnyTNxSjYTTGfhiE9sGYEfZxsim0ObBrSa_C_qdx0zSJOAU7M3_iFxSvvpLm0xZP9-KPHyXA17WC0nJYSobTzK25Opks9EQ5IuGV27_IA_c1pl6hHtC3vVxZ4QuASwvbjC0ON/s1600/ChanelEreshero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834049483632034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRxjLm8kZnyTNxSjYTTGfhiE9sGYEfZxsim0ObBrSa_C_qdx0zSJOAU7M3_iFxSvvpLm0xZP9-KPHyXA17WC0nJYSobTzK25Opks9EQ5IuGV27_IA_c1pl6hHtC3vVxZ4QuASwvbjC0ON/s400/ChanelEreshero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 507px;" /></a><br /><br />The fashion House of <a href="http://www.chanel.com/">Chanel</a> and sister brand <a href="http://www.eresparis.com/">Eres</a> swimwear and lingerie have created a fun interactive campaign, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld, that features model <a href="http://models.com/models/Emily-DiDonato">Emily Didonato</a> in a pop up window.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a-W9WkzWk28YfTltluz43_RQesmgZNgDCP1oUCG_rF2j9Xh54Hn0xdmwaNCqJu0zzCvEwrFeA2Z3PMW0g2y__DtFM9-ryjP5dypcHn5eLPIup6eOcBBQvzQQ8hOMyjk9Vs7JGniZdvc-/s1600/eres-photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834150501757826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a-W9WkzWk28YfTltluz43_RQesmgZNgDCP1oUCG_rF2j9Xh54Hn0xdmwaNCqJu0zzCvEwrFeA2Z3PMW0g2y__DtFM9-ryjP5dypcHn5eLPIup6eOcBBQvzQQ8hOMyjk9Vs7JGniZdvc-/s400/eres-photo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />Move your cursor over the cutely dressed model and it reveals the Eres lingerie and swimwear underneath.<br /><br />Here are some screen grabs of the 'before' and 'after':<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDUGgYxIX3N57QdeDUzesPPM6jqO_G9XNtorhxesjC_BxZUZo_Y15QjhXOq8WzFRq65unHZNCqFxRuZ8wyoRCh3VsKL2VsVm8Ah1ZAs14UaiXc79Xh7tXLMwOocjRb5IZNa7JllhXyCYO/s1600/before4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834299276044258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDUGgYxIX3N57QdeDUzesPPM6jqO_G9XNtorhxesjC_BxZUZo_Y15QjhXOq8WzFRq65unHZNCqFxRuZ8wyoRCh3VsKL2VsVm8Ah1ZAs14UaiXc79Xh7tXLMwOocjRb5IZNa7JllhXyCYO/s400/before4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 418px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU7TAyOsP5n1ivmObzMC8SohAu8P82E85vetnyS6OMNHd6KVwB73Bb74jOhXAFfvYxghrfJaJbkvnPb79ofWPQ9rNXK_gEyVO8FyQVRFFVkjE97V5yFlFb1AGLrkP1TYugDVIruvCUuY3/s1600/after4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834384513532690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU7TAyOsP5n1ivmObzMC8SohAu8P82E85vetnyS6OMNHd6KVwB73Bb74jOhXAFfvYxghrfJaJbkvnPb79ofWPQ9rNXK_gEyVO8FyQVRFFVkjE97V5yFlFb1AGLrkP1TYugDVIruvCUuY3/s400/after4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 406px;" /></a><br />And some screen grabs of the interactive process.<br /><br />before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTI1I8t3tRpK_f6yM5ZiDJt9LyoQl1gKPYBTh86JVQ5_YUiPwNPZIiqZVpXTfvKpLLfmxCuAoWk8-FMvvYJVU62IJC8DZke9ucnZVKsAKrV2YNtxAIRa_bootO4cTNqrgL09xBFSj-Wya/s1600/before1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470835898650450626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTI1I8t3tRpK_f6yM5ZiDJt9LyoQl1gKPYBTh86JVQ5_YUiPwNPZIiqZVpXTfvKpLLfmxCuAoWk8-FMvvYJVU62IJC8DZke9ucnZVKsAKrV2YNtxAIRa_bootO4cTNqrgL09xBFSj-Wya/s400/before1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 371px;" /></a><br />after you begin clicking upon the visual:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK427PmCIak7dVXpzcH-0DG_rVIbUc1JJc32SR9NXwWEl-WZTXCM8dttXck83qt77IO2gylkjOC0NwMGrzqSCNnGR7w6066O0FZyKNll5CMdOrWrNhG6j7YsDCeHINtxrQjZtr_PFN3re/s1600/after1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470835813777795938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK427PmCIak7dVXpzcH-0DG_rVIbUc1JJc32SR9NXwWEl-WZTXCM8dttXck83qt77IO2gylkjOC0NwMGrzqSCNnGR7w6066O0FZyKNll5CMdOrWrNhG6j7YsDCeHINtxrQjZtr_PFN3re/s400/after1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 370px;" /></a><br />before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHjfOZjYQ1w-sozMpkBGoEIts_XXU4qkkFRlbx9O4pRSTyqz9Ovbu3SC3JiNsDEIGeZIKBHGN6WCNb0bUjJr934uYXwSKCnN67rJtQGoBjGXT-MK85MUPQbkQjUK5KN3KP3RjgBM7QZDb/s1600/before2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834684510466130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHjfOZjYQ1w-sozMpkBGoEIts_XXU4qkkFRlbx9O4pRSTyqz9Ovbu3SC3JiNsDEIGeZIKBHGN6WCNb0bUjJr934uYXwSKCnN67rJtQGoBjGXT-MK85MUPQbkQjUK5KN3KP3RjgBM7QZDb/s400/before2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 399px;" /></a><br />after:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH2_hukc0yT-0ebL4hymf55eUsDaufgjpioGJ3Evvv6y0JxCN9e5A7tq0q7B-cb4CDg_g_q4i1MwAWqaix6gBIa3IzYEkjrguqYd5dSGVq49CRVRAkYBt1Eef7-qI2zZZKolk-Fk6L52b/s1600/after2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834922321065154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlH2_hukc0yT-0ebL4hymf55eUsDaufgjpioGJ3Evvv6y0JxCN9e5A7tq0q7B-cb4CDg_g_q4i1MwAWqaix6gBIa3IzYEkjrguqYd5dSGVq49CRVRAkYBt1Eef7-qI2zZZKolk-Fk6L52b/s400/after2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 364px;" /></a><br />before:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfcYUUE1rFneg_3a2QB7lNGoWH1QCdiz2PwszwA1V7njPsXtYspWGya-j-Q5Dyy1kho_YuPNbJqncy_gurLdQo10uiH__1C-_nz-YqGBB9ofaCyEs6tJR2UbnSUhXByk0FlYbZllkGRTB/s1600/before3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834527361440658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnfcYUUE1rFneg_3a2QB7lNGoWH1QCdiz2PwszwA1V7njPsXtYspWGya-j-Q5Dyy1kho_YuPNbJqncy_gurLdQo10uiH__1C-_nz-YqGBB9ofaCyEs6tJR2UbnSUhXByk0FlYbZllkGRTB/s400/before3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 357px;" /></a><br />after:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFoKFiLN0PQ7dasIpY_-qhVEQq7Sa6j87tgBl687uRcNck_QPJbyfcPdufTwTNvjRLXNXnFL6FFRdHq8MiT3p9i_mDbuwijFqU3dUpmYm7Pdhntqc5BqdxIZNseGikUPIb1Lf9WB97mOm/s1600/after3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470834594109098274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOFoKFiLN0PQ7dasIpY_-qhVEQq7Sa6j87tgBl687uRcNck_QPJbyfcPdufTwTNvjRLXNXnFL6FFRdHq8MiT3p9i_mDbuwijFqU3dUpmYm7Pdhntqc5BqdxIZNseGikUPIb1Lf9WB97mOm/s400/after3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 368px;" /></a><br /><br />from CHANEL news:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAw5OTqdTXsSALJJ_pTM0b6dvw9g0ToGe5PHjA5dN8t2sQbidL_gPVc1dJsAVEA9UjQNcPzg87W2hkqKkGwQQRfT5F6OfMYHIyidLRHA3orRX22tf1K-eZv66M7cRJdSPAcWHGePhPX57/s1600/Picture-20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470836824085204162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnAw5OTqdTXsSALJJ_pTM0b6dvw9g0ToGe5PHjA5dN8t2sQbidL_gPVc1dJsAVEA9UjQNcPzg87W2hkqKkGwQQRfT5F6OfMYHIyidLRHA3orRX22tf1K-eZv66M7cRJdSPAcWHGePhPX57/s400/Picture-20.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 362px;" /></a><br /><br />“CHANEL est une maison-mère avec plusieurs enfants qui ne portent pas son nom. La maison ERES en fait partie. CHANEL fait des maillots de bain et de la lingerie occasionnellement dans le cadre particulier d’une collection. ERES en revanche ne fait que ça, sans prendre ombrage de l’image forte de CHANEL. Mettre de la lingerie ERES sous une robe CHANEL est une démarche “mode” naturelle, moderne et spontanée. Normalement le co-branding se fait entre étrangers – ici il se fait en famille : PRIVATE CO-BRANDING.”<br /><br />The new and improved translation below was provided by reader, Karina (Thanks Karina!):<br /><br />“CHANEL is a company which owns multiple smaller companies which do not carry its name. The brand of ERES is one of them. CHANEL only occasionally makes swimwear and lingerie in the specific context of a collection. ERES, on the other hand, does nothing but making this, without taking umbrage at the strong reputation of CHANEL. Wearing an ERES lingerie underneath a CHANEL dress is a natural, modern and spontaneous approach of fashion. Normally, co-branding is between strangers – here it is within the family: PRIVATE CO-BRANDING.”<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.eresparis.com/">Start stripping Emily here.</a>

Private Co-Branding. Karl Lagerfeld's Strippable Model For Eres Swimwear & Lingerie.

The fashion House of Chanel and sister brand Eres swimwear and lingerie have created a fun interactive campaign, photographed by Karl Lage...

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What Would You Look Like As a Simpson?

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkEbBk2JD38ibmGg85Xh1wlFPXLxhfyRrvGoi9RU8GIlohDZfbMVJviVTyaqUfmVtRJKhxBOFhx0YyK-1ZJ_vLmaNy3xtT08Pu51wnXtTlk-Z6lEtJnFLcgdU-AKeluy7nhjVj90a70E7/s1600-h/simpsonized!.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095637474593376690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkEbBk2JD38ibmGg85Xh1wlFPXLxhfyRrvGoi9RU8GIlohDZfbMVJviVTyaqUfmVtRJKhxBOFhx0YyK-1ZJ_vLmaNy3xtT08Pu51wnXtTlk-Z6lEtJnFLcgdU-AKeluy7nhjVj90a70E7/s400/simpsonized!.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXT06__t7b3UlEs9DqWAeXO4U0GzLVzZsbz0Z_XZXx9t1e-ru0w7V1g8TRTQE-tkEOjGwh2e0KHPOsP-U40AS7_e8_xIPNelXD76s7HRKq9HdZI-h9Vju99P72g4HGlZ9FtiqoVzUWryo/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095632161718831490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXT06__t7b3UlEs9DqWAeXO4U0GzLVzZsbz0Z_XZXx9t1e-ru0w7V1g8TRTQE-tkEOjGwh2e0KHPOsP-U40AS7_e8_xIPNelXD76s7HRKq9HdZI-h9Vju99P72g4HGlZ9FtiqoVzUWryo/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 366px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://simpsonizeme.com/"><br />Go ahead...simpsonize yourself!</a>

What Would You Look Like As a Simpson?

Go ahead...simpsonize yourself!

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'Not For The Faint Of Heart' Design Game

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu67KG5iR5wjsLMLDu4ldHdtMhS0dFQe32wUi4VvRQb0kf8yZXRJqQ6c5d2KCqeYWTQoQI_BvZKs6B-uz4Cw4FRHaiQ9amvJrNDU4cslo-jdQjYr5REYFw_FNscbHMBCHY89oLF7M6Y0uX/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080874566118237378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu67KG5iR5wjsLMLDu4ldHdtMhS0dFQe32wUi4VvRQb0kf8yZXRJqQ6c5d2KCqeYWTQoQI_BvZKs6B-uz4Cw4FRHaiQ9amvJrNDU4cslo-jdQjYr5REYFw_FNscbHMBCHY89oLF7M6Y0uX/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 310px;" /></a><br /><br />The following was so much fun for me as an art director.<br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Anyone familiar with design, layout or print production terms for type-setting will have a fun time playing this beautiful <a href="http://www.collemcvoy.com/findthe25designterms/">gothic online game "Find The 25 Design Terms"</a> A picture riddle brought to you by <a href="http://www.collemcvoy.com/">Colle +McVoy</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalWuYpiHjCkNSJjokX-IVedCnPbEF5Z_FMosKZaGTPdZlJ4UyBbZ5DLlGoLLVDVPFC0yePGBoRitLd96ZWTtj8p192iSt9bOZyPYNGC2ybJ7CxLTebVKO5kWab1Vujgy_0F-8__sADIuo/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080875008499868914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalWuYpiHjCkNSJjokX-IVedCnPbEF5Z_FMosKZaGTPdZlJ4UyBbZ5DLlGoLLVDVPFC0yePGBoRitLd96ZWTtj8p192iSt9bOZyPYNGC2ybJ7CxLTebVKO5kWab1Vujgy_0F-8__sADIuo/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 401px;" /></a><br /><br />And if you can find all the terms within the alloted time, you actually get a free poster of this! (you do have to pay for shipping and handling, however).<br /><br />Below is a bit of the story and the people at Colle + McVoy in Minneapolis who are behind this inventive and fun idea.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AnPpcpyxQej4fRttaEhbOhMBxpvOgC3Xq0_z4iJW0YMP0brErSgs9gzbVwPIDy1E4eUPyFRgf6fHrPgX6GmGHGPF90PgHgaIvntI4UYeogdcgXeTVAWJqlgX-3ewlJc_-rFrzH5D6DI8/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080874750801831138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AnPpcpyxQej4fRttaEhbOhMBxpvOgC3Xq0_z4iJW0YMP0brErSgs9gzbVwPIDy1E4eUPyFRgf6fHrPgX6GmGHGPF90PgHgaIvntI4UYeogdcgXeTVAWJqlgX-3ewlJc_-rFrzH5D6DI8/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 432px; height: 168px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E2ikiIJWpisS5V9_8xYYwEQrQ_79SSoKbFU9q_cp-AsHVP8FACq7JZP6bhcQ1V_YssxCW3I-eBjNvgQ3UO9_abHpTvrJH1YYhrUeWPtYIIyCilkCLB3aPTItFZ6gHMyLxFhdcAIkli9k/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080874626247779538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9E2ikiIJWpisS5V9_8xYYwEQrQ_79SSoKbFU9q_cp-AsHVP8FACq7JZP6bhcQ1V_YssxCW3I-eBjNvgQ3UO9_abHpTvrJH1YYhrUeWPtYIIyCilkCLB3aPTItFZ6gHMyLxFhdcAIkli9k/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 431px; height: 219px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.collemcvoy.com/findthe25designterms/tshirt.html"><br />You can also purchase T-shirts here.</a><br><br>

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99 Rooms; A good excuse for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIqzSCXMnoe6nnfnJBPEq8vqGhMyUKAGKl8BbQ0Vuv6jOZJ9pctZPxo451BcSG3veTIalbR_UtpRrIx8n6icJzL6_oH3n0-4bMOC-j2iGlOIuXA5bdfJPQVMG7rNqjCQmho2nszp90oA_/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047869469353955426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIqzSCXMnoe6nnfnJBPEq8vqGhMyUKAGKl8BbQ0Vuv6jOZJ9pctZPxo451BcSG3veTIalbR_UtpRrIx8n6icJzL6_oH3n0-4bMOC-j2iGlOIuXA5bdfJPQVMG7rNqjCQmho2nszp90oA_/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />I must confess that I love websites where you simply "click around' and see what happens. And I've come across one on which you can spend a ridiculous amount of time exploring. A hauntingly mesmerizing site, 99 Rooms was created in Germany by ROSTLAB (see credits below).<br /><br /><a href="http://99rooms.com/info.html">99 Rooms </a>is a unique internet art project that interweaves wall painting, photography, animation and sound in a manner entirely unknown until now. Shortly after its launch in June 2004, more than two million individuals throughout the world have already visited this interdisciplinary composite work of art.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSPOngHywl3q4M814tGA-UW6PKIgTnHMX3Fc3Fa-nyVvlB72wvhuxeQLER4BFHM5HNLJihHr6I3hQVa0uegXnlqckbcWZjfp7koMc5Sl9N0wU_MUZRhgMitigrIJb9K87eL529HiIIzVO/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047868421381935170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaSPOngHywl3q4M814tGA-UW6PKIgTnHMX3Fc3Fa-nyVvlB72wvhuxeQLER4BFHM5HNLJihHr6I3hQVa0uegXnlqckbcWZjfp7koMc5Sl9N0wU_MUZRhgMitigrIJb9K87eL529HiIIzVO/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i> Above: Room 68 before pressing on the little knob on the wall to the right</i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYSp04SevxCeEmgKtKaiJxmaQX2oN3Zswvn0PFfahgti8P38jyFiQ7ZQ6MptY5cdn32nTeNUh-fzAkqsiZNj43gSCaVdw4D_lZpW73PKWZGTdPf_CRuLOp_GXkORLmbHWtlB78vTg0LnC/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047868571705790546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYSp04SevxCeEmgKtKaiJxmaQX2oN3Zswvn0PFfahgti8P38jyFiQ7ZQ6MptY5cdn32nTeNUh-fzAkqsiZNj43gSCaVdw4D_lZpW73PKWZGTdPf_CRuLOp_GXkORLmbHWtlB78vTg0LnC/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Room 68 once the knob has been pressed flashes with light and sound</i><br /> <p class="subtext"><br />99rooms stemmed from the mystical, often apolocalyptically charming pictures created by Berlin artist Kim Köster within the countless vacated premises of East Berlin‘s industrial sector. Photos of these paintings were initially produced in digital form and then animated through a cooperative effort between Richard Schumann & Stephan Schulz and then subsequently complemented through a personal sounddesign from Johannes Buenemann. The final product of this year long effort is a scintillating intermediary world which invites the observer into an journey through its morbidly-beautiful rooms.</p><br /><p class="subtext"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFKhBGwquG2S_XgzeGhR-YI1cqQR72ltWDoNyUhpSq7uKZM6WgGy3EDHoKI1eW7Z0hNVGEUn2zflkoZfwuxAYo7ZpLPlxvl2wmyw0SmwDsjgRkPgdL5Mshr3g7frA_g76Tfsfr-yf1wYy/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5047870749254209650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQFKhBGwquG2S_XgzeGhR-YI1cqQR72ltWDoNyUhpSq7uKZM6WgGy3EDHoKI1eW7Z0hNVGEUn2zflkoZfwuxAYo7ZpLPlxvl2wmyw0SmwDsjgRkPgdL5Mshr3g7frA_g76Tfsfr-yf1wYy/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></p><p class="subtext"><i>Another room in which the cow's nose bleeds</i><br /></p><p class="subtext">ROSTLAUB Gbr<br /> Mainzer Strasse 1,<br /> 10247 Berlin, Germany<br /> <br /> Email: <a href="mailto:wir@rostlaub.com">wir@rostlaub.com</a><br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.kimkoester.com/" target="_blank">Kim Köster</a> (The Artist)<br /> <a href="http://www.richardschumann.de/" target="_blank">Richard Schumann</a> (Art Direction)<br /> <a href="http://www.dripdrop.de/" target="_blank">Johannes Bünemann</a> (Sounddesign)<br /> <a href="http://www.mittenimraum.de/" target="_blank">Stephan Schulz</a> (Flash / Programming)</p>

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Trade in An Old Habit for a New One

With the introduction of Absolut's Pear Vodka comes a fun series of videos encouraging you to get rid of an old habit by blowing it up.<br /><br />Whether you're addicted to Caffeine or Shoes (or as in my case, both), the videos are a fun visceral way to introduce this product. <br /><br /><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="288" id="flashplayer" width="384"><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="288" id="flashplayer" width="384"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://absolut.com/content/campaigns/en/2007/pears/blogtools/flashplayer.swf?movie_id=e"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><br /><embed src="http://absolut.com/content/campaigns/en/2007/pears/blogtools/flashplayer.swf?movie_id=e" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="flashplayer" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="288" width="384"></embed></object><br /><object align="middle" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" height="288" id="flashplayer" width="384"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://absolut.com/content/campaigns/en/2007/pears/blogtools/flashplayer.swf?movie_id=s"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><br /><embed src="http://absolut.com/content/campaigns/en/2007/pears/blogtools/flashplayer.swf?movie_id=s" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="flashplayer" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="288" width="384"></embed></object><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://absolut.com/content/campaigns/en/2007/pears/blogtools/flashplayer.swf?movie_id=a"><br /><param name="quality" value="high"><br /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><br /><embed src="http://absolut.com/content/campaigns/en/2007/pears/blogtools/flashplayer.swf?movie_id=a" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" name="flashplayer" allowscriptaccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="288" width="384"></embed></object>

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Send A Virtual Mix Tape for V-day!

<a href="http://mixtape.exopolis.com/"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLECv6X0Cny8_z3HQ9KcoyIwKtuY3U1kherF8Pkp8SkWM-poiTe7_udTpkTRYqH4MtAMlw1sVtivjIxsob3xobyM4JN9vMY-rhZjORqHf_suw8djFj6FCU4cj1IEqTlh3iAOToemoqvzpC/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031482595909528834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLECv6X0Cny8_z3HQ9KcoyIwKtuY3U1kherF8Pkp8SkWM-poiTe7_udTpkTRYqH4MtAMlw1sVtivjIxsob3xobyM4JN9vMY-rhZjORqHf_suw8djFj6FCU4cj1IEqTlh3iAOToemoqvzpC/s320/Picture+14.png" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a></a><br /><br />Genius execution and idea! Thanks to Kim Genkinger for bringing <a href="http://mixtape.exopolis.com/">this</a> fun interactive valentine by <a href="http://www.exopolis.com/home/">Exopolis</a> to my attention!<br /><br />Pick a song from lots of fun ones (I prefer the Pixies song), label the tape and send it cyber.<br /><a href="http://mixtape.exopolis.com/"><br />Right here, baby. </a>

Send A Virtual Mix Tape for V-day!

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Art with Heart (free downloads)

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sJVDfL3V9Gdnxkz8yC6YyI8hL0TDE5c5Uz5mcaBAaEmwuD6eXSXEPcgyVabnpz5Y7h8D8R-1k2NUNb0fWfoaaAPMf_skVAk_ft2uluywzP0d9aFgRlq0XqglZfZVwSkhmXIKCnXvov8i/s1600-h/valentinepreview.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031445504571960546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sJVDfL3V9Gdnxkz8yC6YyI8hL0TDE5c5Uz5mcaBAaEmwuD6eXSXEPcgyVabnpz5Y7h8D8R-1k2NUNb0fWfoaaAPMf_skVAk_ft2uluywzP0d9aFgRlq0XqglZfZVwSkhmXIKCnXvov8i/s320/valentinepreview.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br />Free Photoshop Brushes for Valentine's Day from some super talented and generous designers!<br /><br /><a href="http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/about-designfruit%E2%84%A2/">Jason Gaylor of Designfruit </a>commissioned some folks at <a href="http://www.blacksuitscreative.com/">Blacksuits Creative</a> to help out on some designs for this Valentine set. There is quite a mix of ideas here. Thanks to <a href="http://www.katiecanada.com/">Katie Canada</a>, <a href="http://www.flyguydesigns.com/">Dan Spencer</a>, and Erik Rothrock for helping Jason put these together. <br /><br /><a href="http://designfruit.com/jasongaylor/blog/2007/02/12/seasonal-valentine-brushes/"><br />There are 15 Brushes in this set. The brushes work with Photoshop CS and above. Anything before CS will require using the PNG files also available here.</a><br /><br />Thanks guys..and Happy Valentine's Day!

Art with Heart (free downloads)

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Do It Yourself, But Do It Right.

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Coloring books, mainly. But now, for those of us who fancy ourselves "creative", there are a million cool things on the market to which we can add our own sense of design. <br /><br />From customizing your laptops with Mac Styles to creating your own messenger bag online with Re:load Bags. Stamps, placemats, nite lights, pillows, they can all reflect your own style or your own art and design.<br /><br />Now you can be that complete control freak you always wanted to be.</p><p>See more of my <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/45D2F655/DIY-stuff-for-Frustrated?u=laurasweet&p=/list/45D2F655/DIY-stuff-for-Frustrated&t=blog">DIY stuff for Frustrated Artists</a> list at ThisNext.</p></div>

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Send A Custom Singing Telegram Via Altoids.

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Send A Custom Singing Telegram Via Altoids.

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