The Sexist Lingerie Ads with Gisele Bundchen that Brazil Wants to Ban.

<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/AVvXsEi_D-6ZxNBW8Nn116Ruuh_nmOPMdwy9sjmr9KNaIBGsNY6WW6fFh0zhvkTltqj50dQDMPa3ORptyirIAmf9hrinz5cUjcaLapc4PVku8TbGfEQWkgU2lGkQLS3xprDlD4jO40-IgS8IanGH/s1600/Gisele+for+HOPE.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659037901841544658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_D-6ZxNBW8Nn116Ruuh_nmOPMdwy9sjmr9KNaIBGsNY6WW6fFh0zhvkTltqj50dQDMPa3ORptyirIAmf9hrinz5cUjcaLapc4PVku8TbGfEQWkgU2lGkQLS3xprDlD4jO40-IgS8IanGH/s400/Gisele+for+HOPE.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 575px;" /></a><br /><br />Is breaking bad news to your significant other easier when you're sporting sexy lingerie? That's the message behind Brazilian lingerie brand <a href="http://www.hopelingerie.com.br/ch/index.aspx">HOPE</a>'s campaign - urging women to use 'their natural charms' when delivering less than appealing information to their husbands. Are men really that easy? If you look like Gisele, I bet they are.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VTGp7nPCqFv_KiMlQOY12Yd-nflXeHF6p_bKLFcK7Wrk7hO7XPwKnIfbgRy1dyq6Xakb2siSVtpCMDvWx7KRjEwjOUITt6xmUFqAhBKEZE4GvHmK_wMQ3-FOlgQJte8CcXr3ku3lc_3M/s1600/GISELE+BUNDCHEN+HOPE+ads.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659036137240688098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VTGp7nPCqFv_KiMlQOY12Yd-nflXeHF6p_bKLFcK7Wrk7hO7XPwKnIfbgRy1dyq6Xakb2siSVtpCMDvWx7KRjEwjOUITt6xmUFqAhBKEZE4GvHmK_wMQ3-FOlgQJte8CcXr3ku3lc_3M/s400/GISELE+BUNDCHEN+HOPE+ads.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 442px; height: 501px;" /></a><br /><br />The land of waxed coochies and sexy supermodels is considering a ban on the ad campaign (whose three spots are shown below).<br /><br />Brazil's Ministry for Women called Wednesday for the suspension of a television ad campaign featuring lingerie-clad supermodel Gisele Bundchen, saying it reinforces the stereotype of women as sex objects.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BUZSzlvNpJ0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="389" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />The agency said in a statement it was asking the state council on advertising to halt the use of the ads with Bundchen, the Brazilian native who is believed to be the world's highest paid model.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mC2NUMTOBUw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="389" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />The ads "reinforces an erroneous stereotype of women as sex objects and ignores the progress made in ending sexist practices. It also represents discrimination against women," the ministry said in a statement.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/4nX-xiFj6uc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="389" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />In the ads for the Brazilian intimate wear brand Hope,"Bundchen is clad in panties, a bra and high heels, in an effort to distract her husband when she delivers bad news -- about damaging the car, exceeding her credit limit, and her mother coming to live with them.<br /><br />The TV ads send a message "that sensuality can melt any man" and "encourages Brazilian women to use their charms... to minimize the reactions of their husbands," the ministry said.<br /><br />The ministry managed to ban a beer ad in 2010 featuring US model Paris Hilton in suggestive poses. <br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Copyright © 2011 AFP. All rights reserved.</span></span>

The Sexist Lingerie Ads with Gisele Bundchen that Brazil Wants to Ban.

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It's About Time. Nike's Back to the Future Shoe, Campaign and Charitable Auction.

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Fox's Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Nike designed 1500 pairs of Nike MAG shoes based on the kicks worn by Fox's character Marty McFly in the original movie, "Back To The Future" to be auctioned off on ebay and at select Niketown stores.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvWiVkTBwZHMBao3OUJ_roYbfhp5K4sqPBSp3FqBULWbJ1poK2H7Q0VFonTcKyUfAI4bSWi6_t199MpOmbS2srdccMQDZavjx7S5f0Ggm62pGO7fdgPCCLz_lzTiKxIe1ltCIvw9FaX4X/s1600/NY-display.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655573353936739682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvWiVkTBwZHMBao3OUJ_roYbfhp5K4sqPBSp3FqBULWbJ1poK2H7Q0VFonTcKyUfAI4bSWi6_t199MpOmbS2srdccMQDZavjx7S5f0Ggm62pGO7fdgPCCLz_lzTiKxIe1ltCIvw9FaX4X/s400/NY-display.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 437px;" /></a><br /><br />The project consists of the shoe auction, a short film, poster designs, ceramic models of the shoe, souvenir pins and impressive displays- complete with DeLorean, flux capacitor, hoverboard and more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMerV7LQ96F0nAO2LZt5TFFt4VkeIu5g_Y7_lB22OSS1EZZT_S_uCmlMpEcc7W2LTEEkmPDqkzEwEp4E-DT7yaZaEwNsAax0LUEoDN0uTBoug7pEUmQrI0NpfjrSgMGlPITfXxNIbGj9yl/s1600/original.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655237822417785890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMerV7LQ96F0nAO2LZt5TFFt4VkeIu5g_Y7_lB22OSS1EZZT_S_uCmlMpEcc7W2LTEEkmPDqkzEwEp4E-DT7yaZaEwNsAax0LUEoDN0uTBoug7pEUmQrI0NpfjrSgMGlPITfXxNIbGj9yl/s400/original.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnB2v5VFF7q4B-hhwZvdh_xel4YNF4TS_MG3O_jwK2Ei56sUFBlC72Yzz8hYUtEzNT3QrGi8oVJEY7b8bLnviz9aQ9fLlDQorSrGYv38ukm3bfGOewqQ1ao2JijsfVTUBabSA0JYQLAkho/s1600/Nike+Back+to+the+future+shoe2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655238472316398562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnB2v5VFF7q4B-hhwZvdh_xel4YNF4TS_MG3O_jwK2Ei56sUFBlC72Yzz8hYUtEzNT3QrGi8oVJEY7b8bLnviz9aQ9fLlDQorSrGYv38ukm3bfGOewqQ1ao2JijsfVTUBabSA0JYQLAkho/s400/Nike+Back+to+the+future+shoe2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMigAJ5g_5Mq0KI4hVDX51fbT9YJyj3wqzcYay1I2PUorXQ2XzsrIDBs-jiRCi2_jEzLBmFvEDQFOF-Ev1mDhZm5ZgWZTKjLTYvRMerarWwTawMrHk8af60Xa-OYpfAgfPEmM8jvMjIz0Y/s1600/Nike+Back+to+the+future+shoe+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655238023760216626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMigAJ5g_5Mq0KI4hVDX51fbT9YJyj3wqzcYay1I2PUorXQ2XzsrIDBs-jiRCi2_jEzLBmFvEDQFOF-Ev1mDhZm5ZgWZTKjLTYvRMerarWwTawMrHk8af60Xa-OYpfAgfPEmM8jvMjIz0Y/s400/Nike+Back+to+the+future+shoe+5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><br />The MAG shoes feature an electroluminescent outsole, spage-age materials and a rechargeable internal battery good for 3,000 hours. Designed by Tinker Hatfield and Tiffany Beers, the Nike shoes took six years, three restarts and thousands of hours. Not recommended for athletics, it's a coveted collectible by both entertainment industry and sneaker freakers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE90PgM3_mIhfGuqTJVzg1aaX4KZXXVMR_1VvD26CvpZ7wLkJHsxToqKwzHk_8KkGY5letgY64LEnDBWD4ONAAZ9M5WwS11pHCz335gNvDFQUsYnquD0SWzCbVaeK3MfcSsil9vchvDBVe/s1600/Tinker+Hatfield+%2526+Tiffany+Beers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655237240009602994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE90PgM3_mIhfGuqTJVzg1aaX4KZXXVMR_1VvD26CvpZ7wLkJHsxToqKwzHk_8KkGY5letgY64LEnDBWD4ONAAZ9M5WwS11pHCz335gNvDFQUsYnquD0SWzCbVaeK3MfcSsil9vchvDBVe/s400/Tinker+Hatfield+%2526+Tiffany+Beers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Tiffany Beers and Tinker Hatfield designed the collectible shoe</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAwqen2qmiVx54xg6SvJ8HtUA8KlFbZHnG0GNr9rYky8W0U4HP2dkcJr5BZvDuloPJGIgM42ygm3D5gn2Nkgy7tpkIKmpA7R1DFqueALc7apJSrSiOI4kw_DzZz2umsvilFE8ALOQo9qM/s1600/Lone+Pine+Mall+and+Nike+store.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655573860948053922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAwqen2qmiVx54xg6SvJ8HtUA8KlFbZHnG0GNr9rYky8W0U4HP2dkcJr5BZvDuloPJGIgM42ygm3D5gn2Nkgy7tpkIKmpA7R1DFqueALc7apJSrSiOI4kw_DzZz2umsvilFE8ALOQo9qM/s400/Lone+Pine+Mall+and+Nike+store.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 288px;" /></a><br /><br />By now, all of the shoes have been auctioned off, but the Wieden + Kennedy two minute film featuring Bill Hader with Christopher Lloyd reprising his role as Dr. Emmett Brown is quickly climbing the viral charts:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pxQQV-XukRc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="299" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />Tinker Hatfield, Donald Fullilove and KD also make appearances in this short film about the most famous shoes never made, in an effort to support the <a href="http://www.michaeljfox.org/">Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqfwfwi1RvFWfhqw8xRDtSQnVohoqxF07ZFW-f_jWbJQt5mYpUzbizIlcySdSCZRU6868EppkNGBHXR9WvisRVegY0G8rBOwBMZ6VPtPNfIbchCDHcrDAJquwAteXfnV8o32xv1-XOl-3/s1600/Nike+BTTF+shoe+cast.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655237702380998258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqfwfwi1RvFWfhqw8xRDtSQnVohoqxF07ZFW-f_jWbJQt5mYpUzbizIlcySdSCZRU6868EppkNGBHXR9WvisRVegY0G8rBOwBMZ6VPtPNfIbchCDHcrDAJquwAteXfnV8o32xv1-XOl-3/s400/Nike+BTTF+shoe+cast.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2011 Nike Mag Price Infographic</span><br />For sneaker collectors and enthusiasts curious about the recent 2011 Nike MAG developments, a pricing infograph has surfaced courtesy of Fordham University Graduate School of Business student, Zach Kingsley:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z4DDBo3xX8gpmyZhJlguNhT9Na9H4fGlG35qAf1pCDRATXmf68ThkznmRQi8pDnuB0bDves827StdXDJ3tX5w-ApZS2yYrZyszPHHdl8cIEH3ovv7_aklhtaRwke2EftIcSE5rTc4NG7/s1600/Price+Infographics.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655594403551502802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Z4DDBo3xX8gpmyZhJlguNhT9Na9H4fGlG35qAf1pCDRATXmf68ThkznmRQi8pDnuB0bDves827StdXDJ3tX5w-ApZS2yYrZyszPHHdl8cIEH3ovv7_aklhtaRwke2EftIcSE5rTc4NG7/s400/Price+Infographics.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><br />This piece of information above illustrates the economics of getting a pair in the most popular size 10. The infographic compares the price points of Nike’s coveted shoe against a timeline to see its steady decline. Updated every night, sources of this infograph come from eBay’s completed listings of MAG’s nightly sales.<br /><br />Poster designs for the <span style="font-weight:bold;">Back For the Future</span> Event:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqMHz6rN4ZBGLK3OcXRtNcy5k7P7f_9KmoNuN5wiK_Eo2BcwI4G9S_WD1-STOVIMsqbZk_5TWpSgG85PBIVyq4kOz6VGSDOsbAsIFnbhqY64qlgjBza-4ReVKUuO_xZQycye3hKogR_Wt/s1600/KATE+GIBB+poster.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655239246733388258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqMHz6rN4ZBGLK3OcXRtNcy5k7P7f_9KmoNuN5wiK_Eo2BcwI4G9S_WD1-STOVIMsqbZk_5TWpSgG85PBIVyq4kOz6VGSDOsbAsIFnbhqY64qlgjBza-4ReVKUuO_xZQycye3hKogR_Wt/s400/KATE+GIBB+poster.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 390px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPci5OyQXEWhRTuY-5D-CeDVS9PlR0oxvZ4Kvhs5UTbyGBSjh6oOr26vYgkYTu-pv-bP2KWG7zUITQ-zUl3IfQKneaPS6kle0ofOsfxwhnfioi3cRPgiY5quXvVHyqjCMk5-FJhsNNTF8/s1600/Brent+Rollins+poster.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655239033458717666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbPci5OyQXEWhRTuY-5D-CeDVS9PlR0oxvZ4Kvhs5UTbyGBSjh6oOr26vYgkYTu-pv-bP2KWG7zUITQ-zUl3IfQKneaPS6kle0ofOsfxwhnfioi3cRPgiY5quXvVHyqjCMk5-FJhsNNTF8/s400/Brent+Rollins+poster.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fmiAC9BMUMUkA0JZSsZ2HZIX7OqvfLF5AZfyTEwjaq7HN1cGmkqK6iw7-dHJsTFbz1C4UeXmWvRscRrk40kT-LWbDTAVyeUu9gpsXtSQ0t3_VA0hM46N3pYJJshqSFw-5FBVzB3xQLs2/s1600/BTTF+LA+BOCA.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655238967791631170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1fmiAC9BMUMUkA0JZSsZ2HZIX7OqvfLF5AZfyTEwjaq7HN1cGmkqK6iw7-dHJsTFbz1C4UeXmWvRscRrk40kT-LWbDTAVyeUu9gpsXtSQ0t3_VA0hM46N3pYJJshqSFw-5FBVzB3xQLs2/s400/BTTF+LA+BOCA.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 401px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoHG90OEYJH00AsYQ0kf0hWne8n4_vVGqWdOSUcmbqmxmBwi9vayFK1oZ-PeBZ3G9AuaHj4CjzCGsUN9hoYxZiUP9EmmoF0BpPrKikfex0d9HqujCYbFX0EMTuMslkkwFJiD_2r1fnEaI/s1600/will+sweeney+poster.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655239982561547634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoHG90OEYJH00AsYQ0kf0hWne8n4_vVGqWdOSUcmbqmxmBwi9vayFK1oZ-PeBZ3G9AuaHj4CjzCGsUN9hoYxZiUP9EmmoF0BpPrKikfex0d9HqujCYbFX0EMTuMslkkwFJiD_2r1fnEaI/s400/will+sweeney+poster.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 269px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Back to The Future Nike poster designs by Kate Gibb, Brent Rollins, La Boca and Will Sweeney</span></span><br /><br />Michael J. Fox says a few words about the project:<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eYMyEqRb2cw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="299" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.michaeljfox.org/">Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research</a><br />To learn more, go to <a href="http://www.back4thefuture.com/">www.back4thefuture.com</a>

It's About Time. Nike's Back to the Future Shoe, Campaign and Charitable Auction.

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Prius Goes Plural and Creates A People Person To Introduce The New Models.

<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/AVvXsEhX9LzzYtGhT9eNQKo1yeeZ8XMqPIgx1uFO5JWzJ0x-yCNFY3ZSR7qZHjVOsQrFi9a8fHmUiI9VQng2qzWYpNj6P1iSQ7FL6wjwDL_YYmXse_PY8grNOokXf7iUSCMwNqNEqn4Bx_Bq_w2h/s1600/prius+people+person+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651969744489509922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9LzzYtGhT9eNQKo1yeeZ8XMqPIgx1uFO5JWzJ0x-yCNFY3ZSR7qZHjVOsQrFi9a8fHmUiI9VQng2qzWYpNj6P1iSQ7FL6wjwDL_YYmXse_PY8grNOokXf7iUSCMwNqNEqn4Bx_Bq_w2h/s400/prius+people+person+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><br />The original Toyota Prius, now in its third generation, is being joined by three new models; the Prius v coming in fall 2011, the Prius Plug-in and the Prius c Concept- both coming in spring 2012.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0MxxNw_2C628g_bChDr7Pmb8CfFtwTF6IbrQ9R58K213vfMneK9Fb8aLE41gzT2j1Bka31qaCC1ZmIeVADnmgT27Rcq-yf_GaUEChkqbmfaF7atd59qH_mbfbhIdxLnxso4TTjX4ed8W/s1600/priusFamilyPhoto.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651976231315721138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0MxxNw_2C628g_bChDr7Pmb8CfFtwTF6IbrQ9R58K213vfMneK9Fb8aLE41gzT2j1Bka31qaCC1ZmIeVADnmgT27Rcq-yf_GaUEChkqbmfaF7atd59qH_mbfbhIdxLnxso4TTjX4ed8W/s400/priusFamilyPhoto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 291px;" /></a><br /><br />To introduce viewers to the growing <a href="http://www.toyota.com/upcoming-vehicles/prius-family/">Prius Family from Toyota,</a> Saatchi LA devised an unusual effect for a television commerical, creating one metaphorical person by assembling 18 different human bodies - a unique way to communicate meeting the needs of multiple people.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Tz50_1Y2pXU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="328" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />The metaphor then unravels when the "people person" sees the new Toyota Prius models parked outside. The spot was directed by <a href="http://www.thesweetshop.tv/directors/mrhide">Mr. Hide</a> (who directed the Prius Harmony spots in which the landscapes were created with people) and was mostly shot with live-action, large-scale props, and some green-screen help to create backgrounds. The spot is airing in both 60 second and 30 second versions.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFJqRvkOTQ-G3ssllr6yJLLlEHAgKBVK6hsELF4xAPPQmN2t4Ai2NNbiLsxyZbAAVuFUyWVX1zQT3uUhkXAItwdom1s199bwsvv9WpmR_hGriKVpfy3Xq26NkB1DIS6CfA7Ksk0C0S03o/s1600/prius+people+person.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651969004073979794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrFJqRvkOTQ-G3ssllr6yJLLlEHAgKBVK6hsELF4xAPPQmN2t4Ai2NNbiLsxyZbAAVuFUyWVX1zQT3uUhkXAItwdom1s199bwsvv9WpmR_hGriKVpfy3Xq26NkB1DIS6CfA7Ksk0C0S03o/s400/prius+people+person.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 290px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmg6zl9yc4Pe1jKN21fbu99psVfg2MZLfpDCveQ2lS2OGfiFZAoL9X_v3LK7PKmbAj14UX65o-ZuQZ7HrtD-8oSi4W8w8iO6S36PjBIdzYeFS2OmNY5Li0oN72bHxaXd2lkObikk991fX/s1600/prius+people6.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651974657233053922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmg6zl9yc4Pe1jKN21fbu99psVfg2MZLfpDCveQ2lS2OGfiFZAoL9X_v3LK7PKmbAj14UX65o-ZuQZ7HrtD-8oSi4W8w8iO6S36PjBIdzYeFS2OmNY5Li0oN72bHxaXd2lkObikk991fX/s400/prius+people6.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 289px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgPo9NwFlx9TqsfzxVltA4z_kc33OSYNiSI_W6ZFvipFp-dgSQwixPL2YIrSbAMDkMoBZMVCQ2LvMfwt7HFpfucB-Gf6Uo3vo8pLUfvsWn08IL-wHqwQzm8s80Mp4OzFYJx1Xw88D5797/s1600/prius+people+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651975088687252882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgPo9NwFlx9TqsfzxVltA4z_kc33OSYNiSI_W6ZFvipFp-dgSQwixPL2YIrSbAMDkMoBZMVCQ2LvMfwt7HFpfucB-Gf6Uo3vo8pLUfvsWn08IL-wHqwQzm8s80Mp4OzFYJx1Xw88D5797/s400/prius+people+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 292px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN25N22Vpv2hwrCDTFJf_OiLM1WQqjlm35q39A8CY9_DME5Ri8TDsRV1VoSvSPws_w0PNEmFxppNbrogb0qIMsUOe027Saj7CkxvfPfOMV2Y7z4A2P-fyqbqPugCAvgj4cDdpNbPtpJHU/s1600/prius+pople+person2.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651968615716522722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKN25N22Vpv2hwrCDTFJf_OiLM1WQqjlm35q39A8CY9_DME5Ri8TDsRV1VoSvSPws_w0PNEmFxppNbrogb0qIMsUOe027Saj7CkxvfPfOMV2Y7z4A2P-fyqbqPugCAvgj4cDdpNbPtpJHU/s400/prius+pople+person2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br />The set, a suburban neighborhood, was shot using a miniature set. See how they did it in the video below.<br /><br /><embed src="http://creativity-online.com/video/player.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#869ca7" name="player" play="true" loop="false" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="config=http://creativity-online.com/xml/config.player.php&p=24433" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="320" width="530"></embed><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3CHi7Crbc2jDkqJre4CD5iX73hr6FjD7d4EfWeOvKGaua11KbHSaJkrInI7zL1HkCRF-wS7vtjFyPp-7_Rs8QaTJLfZ2kSvt8Xt2-7FkpG1TIp8JWrftkg-JOTEFRcK9OUbzhnMvLUAN/s1600/Prius+people+person5.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651976410468981170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK3CHi7Crbc2jDkqJre4CD5iX73hr6FjD7d4EfWeOvKGaua11KbHSaJkrInI7zL1HkCRF-wS7vtjFyPp-7_Rs8QaTJLfZ2kSvt8Xt2-7FkpG1TIp8JWrftkg-JOTEFRcK9OUbzhnMvLUAN/s400/Prius+people+person5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 284px;" /></a><br /><br />It took a lot of people to bring this effect to life. Below is a list of the full credits.<br /><br />Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles<br />Client: Toyota<br />ECD: Margaret Keene<br />ECD: Chris Adams<br />ECD: Mike McKay<br />Creative Director: Ryan Jacobs<br />Creative Director: Jeff Church<br />ACD/Copywriter: Andy Kadin<br />ACD/Designer: Zach Richter<br />Copywriter: Kimberley Ragan<br />Art Director: Rebecca Johnson-Pond<br />Production Artist: Clint Hudspet<br />Director of Integrated Production/Multimedia: Tanya LeSieur<br />Broadcast Senior Producer: Jennifer Pearse<br />3D Producer: Carl Deo<br />Prod. Co.: The Sweet Shop<br />Exec. Producer: Philip Detchmendy<br />President of Prod. Co.: Paul Prince<br />President of Prod. Co.: Steve Dickstein<br />Director: Mr. Hide<br />Editing Company: Bikini Editorial<br />Exec. Producer: Gina Pagano<br />Editor: Avi Oron<br />Assistant Editor: Sterling Robertson<br />Finish/Special Effects: Eight VFX<br />VFX Supervisor: Jean Marc Demmer<br />Exec. Producer: Baptiste Andrieux<br />Exec. Producer: Shira Boardman<br />VFX Producer: Donna Langston<br />VFX Coordinator: Douglas Scruton<br />Roto & Paint: Marianne Magne<br />Roto & Paint: Chris Fregoso<br />Roto & Paint: Natalia Schkliar<br />3D Artist: Mathias Jourdes<br />3D Artist: Shuichi Nakahara<br />3D Artist: Jerome Platteaux<br />3D Artist: Kevin Culhane<br />3D Artist: Oliver Arnold<br />3D Supervisor: Giancarlo Lari<br />3D Supervisor: Vania Alba-Zapata<br />Compositor: Raphael Mosley<br />Compositor: Andy Davis<br />Compositor: Mathieu Caulet<br />Compositor: Yann Mallard<br />Compositor: Stephane Allender<br />Compositor: Marcelo Pasqualino<br />Compositor: Dave Stern<br />Compositor: Joe Chiao<br />Compositor: Tony Petitti<br />Compositor: Colleen Smith<br />Music/Supervisor: Agoraphone Music/ Beth Urdang<br />Music/Editor: Go Home Productions/ Mark Vodler<br />Sound Design/Mix: Lime/ Rohan Young

Prius Goes Plural and Creates A People Person To Introduce The New Models.

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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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Kia uses Nail Art in a Stop-Motion Animation Film to Market the Picanto.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sg026c3P1OmAuJgf_ITfVBagxCjTMkuYmIwDAT2qRKF4SpmXwO_OTnjesFZE_ROf7GyE3wvP6IkVgu04G1mG36226L9ilB3ejq722hDXEt6xFFlrczl2lu9E9a-HvekL6fAG5k5CqWWE/s1600/Kia+nail+animation.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593551515096786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Sg026c3P1OmAuJgf_ITfVBagxCjTMkuYmIwDAT2qRKF4SpmXwO_OTnjesFZE_ROf7GyE3wvP6IkVgu04G1mG36226L9ilB3ejq722hDXEt6xFFlrczl2lu9E9a-HvekL6fAG5k5CqWWE/s400/Kia+nail+animation.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdEg9h2PPkpm6PBhz9w3mnIZ1RNgwtaxKcY4pLONccG_8jJIR8E83y0uu8PZA4q9iRcVteo7Ve9V8htIJiCLOBYaqwMHFT7oCHAhbPR3xo1teed5nW_oCF0nrXoRUNpO2abc6ORRE62i2/s1600/Kia+Picanto.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638690553082296098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdEg9h2PPkpm6PBhz9w3mnIZ1RNgwtaxKcY4pLONccG_8jJIR8E83y0uu8PZA4q9iRcVteo7Ve9V8htIJiCLOBYaqwMHFT7oCHAhbPR3xo1teed5nW_oCF0nrXoRUNpO2abc6ORRE62i2/s400/Kia+Picanto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 448px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />To market the new <a href="http://www.kia-picanto.com/">KIA Picanto</a>, Kia Motors of Korea came up with a novel way to say "small." Using painted fingernails as stop motion animation to serve as a metaphor for packing things into a small vehicle.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPW_a_m9Cpg6qZy4skgJKOEmrVI6KfXZ4CDLpP1ZBdvfTq8S0gNAZhP3LogPGWTAr8koEARc1A0zvsuxsQg6OcHD2wpcORSiXr5VCQg2ELR-znJI-Agg25JNoV2A-280Y-icoQ9yddnsd/s1600/Kia+led+headlamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593344481282306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPW_a_m9Cpg6qZy4skgJKOEmrVI6KfXZ4CDLpP1ZBdvfTq8S0gNAZhP3LogPGWTAr8koEARc1A0zvsuxsQg6OcHD2wpcORSiXr5VCQg2ELR-znJI-Agg25JNoV2A-280Y-icoQ9yddnsd/s400/Kia+led+headlamp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 331px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye8ocxwP5KAR0iKXIZ6LXT7ZbCgLw7_uyhMFlq1fpretgu_gK5cVl34D1HgdVQi6Vq73ZRs2OiQ_f29CfwqRthMx39tMSnF9phZwHJT3afJeNAE8veJ1fGykujScb40hTC7KraiJU6OBs/s1600/Kia+rear+lamp.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593285446605298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiye8ocxwP5KAR0iKXIZ6LXT7ZbCgLw7_uyhMFlq1fpretgu_gK5cVl34D1HgdVQi6Vq73ZRs2OiQ_f29CfwqRthMx39tMSnF9phZwHJT3afJeNAE8veJ1fGykujScb40hTC7KraiJU6OBs/s400/Kia+rear+lamp.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 526px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The project took 25 days (and nights), 900 fingernails, 1200 bottles of nail polish and 2 hours to complete each piece of nail art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmToTrsUd6wttMOBr44jOgk8VDIRbrOetrpdUEI1tofKFYNrmwOetCLjri8GKPpiRarcxZEmrnNtynwIQi0ayBx3P4VVPGvLCkfaZ_lNX8S9dLz2MznKyQAfIpud4omZiFRH445D1MB2i/s1600/kia+nail+art5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638594192279820194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMmToTrsUd6wttMOBr44jOgk8VDIRbrOetrpdUEI1tofKFYNrmwOetCLjri8GKPpiRarcxZEmrnNtynwIQi0ayBx3P4VVPGvLCkfaZ_lNX8S9dLz2MznKyQAfIpud4omZiFRH445D1MB2i/s400/kia+nail+art5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 328px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The result is a video (cut as a :21 second teaser, a 1:13 second spot and a 2 minute director's cut)<br /><br /><br /><br />Full version:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9A_TX-rlfvU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />The director's cut, shown below, includes nails painted to call out features -like those shown below- as well as for the stop motion animation:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bJ_azpdymsc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" width="530"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br />Images from the director's cut only:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnTKgs9H97q6hKmUJCs4d8gAJCUroWApnlmcX-LUyqp-PqgrNyqvDNV5jg_42zSMUUmR1Y5C_N0CSRLvFpGKYHirzbVWyaH3CREiUwDGiRB3vWnXvzHpSJFqwuhezJAM0z__-K8vqWFhF/s1600/Kia+bluetooth.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638593773079876914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnTKgs9H97q6hKmUJCs4d8gAJCUroWApnlmcX-LUyqp-PqgrNyqvDNV5jg_42zSMUUmR1Y5C_N0CSRLvFpGKYHirzbVWyaH3CREiUwDGiRB3vWnXvzHpSJFqwuhezJAM0z__-K8vqWFhF/s400/Kia+bluetooth.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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Kia uses Nail Art in a Stop-Motion Animation Film to Market the Picanto.

To market the new KIA Picanto , Kia Motors of Korea came up with a novel way to say "small." Using painted fingernails as stop mot...

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VW: The Dark Side. Greenpeace Protests Volkswagon by Mocking "The Force" Ad and Pulling A Big PR Stunt in London.

<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/AVvXsEgqQWIIqPZON4T0PxktsdTsrTQ69mcoSJBkTbkvkmJORwowyn4w0sfETw0SeAJZlYvQneLA8byW7G7CSuXgazbJscxukXzVJY0quVXaRytWlKZlgwQO02ZYzWnf2f_9TDwBpAWCM6vqdqE/s1600/VW+Vader.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624230761068175570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqQWIIqPZON4T0PxktsdTsrTQ69mcoSJBkTbkvkmJORwowyn4w0sfETw0SeAJZlYvQneLA8byW7G7CSuXgazbJscxukXzVJY0quVXaRytWlKZlgwQO02ZYzWnf2f_9TDwBpAWCM6vqdqE/s400/VW+Vader.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeh2RVLyIM5Dr802qkv28x7FmFoX00Vx72M6ZOPK7X4TQQejTngJLnsr0_gFKWWatjjyxvqYKZnUiD16hFvSBpM503xJre4yzXlT4ogQ1YuAkdV59kDu83rb62fHc64yG2NpI199mVnA/s1600/r-DARK-SIDE-OF-VOLKSWAGEN-large570.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624234689781531506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMeh2RVLyIM5Dr802qkv28x7FmFoX00Vx72M6ZOPK7X4TQQejTngJLnsr0_gFKWWatjjyxvqYKZnUiD16hFvSBpM503xJre4yzXlT4ogQ1YuAkdV59kDu83rb62fHc64yG2NpI199mVnA/s400/r-DARK-SIDE-OF-VOLKSWAGEN-large570.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 223px;" /></a><br /><br />Claiming that Volkswagon, whose charming television ad for the Passat, "The Force", is a fan favorite and award-winner, emits harmful CO2 emissions, <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/">Greenpeace of the UK</a> has organized a large PR stunt in protest.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JQ4isxMGSoC5cO8dVdR_EkBv36q8zT6anuSsPHEssZCtQVhraIJIA9FApKzDcqCHzlLrIJFjIqOECeam2p_gDWQ6zfdkOOnMfRdnFefU85EzZQEOHElWBcYP1n2NR2Tl5sJzWW2GkwU/s1600/The+Force+ad.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624229356211787970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JQ4isxMGSoC5cO8dVdR_EkBv36q8zT6anuSsPHEssZCtQVhraIJIA9FApKzDcqCHzlLrIJFjIqOECeam2p_gDWQ6zfdkOOnMfRdnFefU85EzZQEOHElWBcYP1n2NR2Tl5sJzWW2GkwU/s400/The+Force+ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: a still from the Volkswagon "The Force" by ad agency Deutsch.</span><br /><br />According to Greenpeace UK, automotive brand Volkswagon opposes the European climate laws. In its report, 'The Dark Side of Volkswagen', Greenpeace complains that Europe's largest car manufacturer has purposely restricted its most fuel efficient engines to a tiny minority of vehicles, and then drastically increased the price for consumers.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46ziKe9fbHxDkcwuSO2c8hnEnwQoi0FnmR-eUJzASWkxXJ4v_mA7V_45oIUORWR9ehQ98VedZcDE47WChptr1s1DW_Lr2-TI9CMCTwoPzzTCiWvC1OaMeM1OlM9NGchB37muOQDJcWkc/s1600/greenpeace+protest1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624223064475215218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46ziKe9fbHxDkcwuSO2c8hnEnwQoi0FnmR-eUJzASWkxXJ4v_mA7V_45oIUORWR9ehQ98VedZcDE47WChptr1s1DW_Lr2-TI9CMCTwoPzzTCiWvC1OaMeM1OlM9NGchB37muOQDJcWkc/s400/greenpeace+protest1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/02/2011-super-bowl-xlv-tv-spots-what-to.html">the memorable and likeable tv ad</a> served as a perfect target for their message "Welcome To The Dark Side."<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The original VW The Force Ad from Deutsch:</span><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24401685?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" height="292" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />Greenpeace created their own parody of the popular ad which, because of a LucasFilms copyright violation, has been pulled from YouTube and Vimeo and other articles on the web. However, here it is from EFE of the UK news (with newscaster talking over it, sorry):<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">VW: The Dark Side ad from Greenpeace:</span><br /><iframe frameborder="0" width="530" height="298" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/xjkywr?width=530"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjkywr_greenpeace-reveals-volkswagen-s-dark-side_news" target="_blank">Greenpeace Reveals Volkswagen's "Dark Side"</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/NewsLook" target="_blank">NewsLook</a></i><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:180%;" >The PR Stunt</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xzUj2xKjuTe55yrzdfzQuEwPzkxnvcMYyw-RAqU-4nt8ilZw-Y5geoCKk-sjHU16M-nh2hN-XoVkLO2FRl4C5ZwUsDAPzSzJtMuNYS23__E6M-Nt-UwJxW1-xcsaxPPkAmVxAOhSjFU/s1600/greenpeace+protest9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624222154458951586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xzUj2xKjuTe55yrzdfzQuEwPzkxnvcMYyw-RAqU-4nt8ilZw-Y5geoCKk-sjHU16M-nh2hN-XoVkLO2FRl4C5ZwUsDAPzSzJtMuNYS23__E6M-Nt-UwJxW1-xcsaxPPkAmVxAOhSjFU/s400/greenpeace+protest9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 424px;" /></a><br /><br />The PR stunt began early the morning of June 28th in London's 'Silicon Roundabout" on Old Street. Two teams of climbers scaled the largest billboard ad space in the city to post four banners starring Darth Vader and a VW logo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhXhWBNCnam9G-wzupJuN1cKwLf788VpY90lVRJY5eO21ZZyrHdm0cLjEs0h2fjZ08ve7MzF16YicLIZgKUVbU3ucm4eVOjGxJLfLC2Hlz2vmv8MhZTG98Wqgy3XbfdgrnVjw0TpZABc/s1600/greenpeace+protest7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624222840176087682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfhXhWBNCnam9G-wzupJuN1cKwLf788VpY90lVRJY5eO21ZZyrHdm0cLjEs0h2fjZ08ve7MzF16YicLIZgKUVbU3ucm4eVOjGxJLfLC2Hlz2vmv8MhZTG98Wqgy3XbfdgrnVjw0TpZABc/s400/greenpeace+protest7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 383px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI8J1mlvzAqQo6Kmx108ljixpTWKpN8mtRIX9Vb4EO3VuZV5tvziCPWz-SLDzKDMKQ7eeu_UUfkmd410Er9HBnk_SbQ8HzieglNnhQSTrJmHYy_UQ2m0flSXJZYxPTogzkJALt9hLvKk/s1600/greenpeace+protest8.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624222760002582690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjI8J1mlvzAqQo6Kmx108ljixpTWKpN8mtRIX9Vb4EO3VuZV5tvziCPWz-SLDzKDMKQ7eeu_UUfkmd410Er9HBnk_SbQ8HzieglNnhQSTrJmHYy_UQ2m0flSXJZYxPTogzkJALt9hLvKk/s400/greenpeace+protest8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />As rush hour approached multiple people dressed as Star Wars stormtroopers began standing on boomboxes in the area, broadcasting the Imperial March music, while volunteers gave out flyers and explained the issues to the public.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zjjYHG9JxyBYiz-liconphWxzTaQSQ5UxUak57EmDWTnk3lsrsIkJ3TMXxraM-OOEMnJosfpKaTsUl1Nr4xATN5jqkDxP4X3k9SbpcRAOfpdFtsdK5MZg-MWE-O9T_YPhSvBWwvRSk0/s1600/greenpeace+protest6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624222910084976578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zjjYHG9JxyBYiz-liconphWxzTaQSQ5UxUak57EmDWTnk3lsrsIkJ3TMXxraM-OOEMnJosfpKaTsUl1Nr4xATN5jqkDxP4X3k9SbpcRAOfpdFtsdK5MZg-MWE-O9T_YPhSvBWwvRSk0/s400/greenpeace+protest6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoAoLQ1ROFhJu1L41oZwgfrCMufb1-yHqn4N-cuGpnXwFw9cHT0ouLvAf2Gtkj6A1_pbJcDl-kg2Mq4AyJXqGdzb-E_zEEuuuB-VO6_X0N1xzK9etBk87Qmjt3h-r5FPTxyQic_A-hPs/s1600/greenpeace+protest5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624223288550141746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoAoLQ1ROFhJu1L41oZwgfrCMufb1-yHqn4N-cuGpnXwFw9cHT0ouLvAf2Gtkj6A1_pbJcDl-kg2Mq4AyJXqGdzb-E_zEEuuuB-VO6_X0N1xzK9etBk87Qmjt3h-r5FPTxyQic_A-hPs/s400/greenpeace+protest5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltqf525eoUqweQJLo3zajJBjTVlI1EBJP1GH8ca6bmvooNOsKSOFrp0lExOJUT0SVW6WvKmGN4vjOX2_MRcPfrZ3Kka37aRjLFHle3l3Zzl3M7V2zpKle1Sbaiwr5xd1Xfun_9f-a8KQ/s1600/greenpeace+protest2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624223685657825362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiltqf525eoUqweQJLo3zajJBjTVlI1EBJP1GH8ca6bmvooNOsKSOFrp0lExOJUT0SVW6WvKmGN4vjOX2_MRcPfrZ3Kka37aRjLFHle3l3Zzl3M7V2zpKle1Sbaiwr5xd1Xfun_9f-a8KQ/s400/greenpeace+protest2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />Later the men in white gathered around the Foundry in the heart of Shoreditch as a second banner unrolled and thousands of people passed en route to work.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Cu_mtoSbKbMoB1kxj3DJEMZNw-9uUTfo04xrEw3qsRqEeXU2IlkMgolFfRRUI0GaTfBdQBv4_FJ6478O03DoVCWh1JWi2jiReZWmHppm1edL-JuVTAUjiaptWA8WaDA233JvGyrJBQk/s1600/greenpeace+protest3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624223154228413570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Cu_mtoSbKbMoB1kxj3DJEMZNw-9uUTfo04xrEw3qsRqEeXU2IlkMgolFfRRUI0GaTfBdQBv4_FJ6478O03DoVCWh1JWi2jiReZWmHppm1edL-JuVTAUjiaptWA8WaDA233JvGyrJBQk/s400/greenpeace+protest3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4rb-6C-WFdjQyLEY4J1YPiqtz6qOg0869D7sAmDUCY9N7yQXbspGrI8kq1ai0HCwK-DwX9i89iWUhA_IhCtOZ8m8l0I7kRgQPK2Pc5_tvB1IHDkkyGp3DZ2S4gZBaao5lyYGr5nIWsU/s1600/greenpeace+protest4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624223453022964130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4rb-6C-WFdjQyLEY4J1YPiqtz6qOg0869D7sAmDUCY9N7yQXbspGrI8kq1ai0HCwK-DwX9i89iWUhA_IhCtOZ8m8l0I7kRgQPK2Pc5_tvB1IHDkkyGp3DZ2S4gZBaao5lyYGr5nIWsU/s400/greenpeace+protest4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 417px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://vwdarkside.com/">Greenpeace has a site that asks you to "Join The Rebellion" here.</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">images and info courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/" style="font-style: italic;">Greenpeace UK </a><span style="font-style: italic;">and the EPA</span></span>

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