ABC's of One Laptop

Nothing really flashy here. Solid work (maybe a bit too long) that is for one fantastic idea. The idea is what we should celebrate. The animation is a nice benefit.

Face Tracking Software on the PS3

Meet the newest avatar using face tracking software. This could really shape the future.

This is so wrong, but so right...no just wrong.

What's this say about you if you find them...attractive?

Blink-free photos, guaranteed.

In 2006, physicist Dr Piers Barnes won an Ig Nobel Prize for his work in determining how many shots of group of people it would take to ensure that no one in the photo is blinking. Rule of thumb for calculating the number of photos: Groups under 20, divide the number of people by three if there's good light, and two if it's bad. Groups over 50: good luck. Read more here. (Cautionary note: math is involved.)

My Friends, this marks a major change

That ad, and you know the one we are talking about, did have a positive outcome, it got the industry talking. More than just talk though. It has impacted the way award shows will be seen. The One Club has changed the way they will be reviewed, ideally evident by the email sent out today. There isn't a difference between good work and good work for the client, never has been. Its the same idea Mary Warlick reminded us several years ago, when she was here reviewing the best of the best. Each award not only represented a great creative, but also a great account guy who sold the work and a great client who bought the work. There is the truth. That is where the power of a great idea lives, and (hopefully, more than ever) what those shiny pencils represent.

Eboy for Der Spiegel

Outside of the local guys, Eboy is one of my personal favorite illustrators. His work from over the pond has been increasingly popular and more increasingly ripped off. This however is his and is, as always, entirely fun. Look out for the naked pixel dudes as you peruse the editorial illustration about the internet and its need for new rules.

Lego

After the WWF fake/real ads, who know if this is real. It would never be aimed at kids, but it has a truth at its core and love what they did with the legos in the shot. So if it isn't a real ad, at least its clever. Naga DDB/Rapp, Malaysia

Art for Ransom

Brought to you by the amazing Peter Bergman, ADCD, Steve Whittier of Factory, Stella Yu of Arts Street and all the students who participated in The Brief last year.

Who says we can't do good things for each other? In times of trouble, we all need to kick in and help each other out. Let's stand up and get involved!
Check out artforransom.org for details on the upcoming show. More to come...

Where the Wild Things Are

Check out the interview with Maurice Sendak about his original vision and Spike Jonze's adaptation.

Big Big

This is fun. Visuals are highly playful on their own, but add in the action and place them in the real world and congrats, have a big idea. Although the women's bathroom cam I'm not sure was a good idea.

Paper

SCRIBE MUNDO DE PAPEL from ladies on Vimeo.

Can you really be able to not like this. Simple product with an engaging visual play.

Roaches at Night

Nice lateral thinking on a been-done tag line. The board uses reflective paint to illuminate the roaches when cars go by at night.

Monopoly City Streets

The idea is fun, play Monopoly online (kinda lame) using your city street and Google Maps (much better). Read the whole review in Wired's Geed Dad Blog here. Nice update of the game.

WTF

This is obviously meant to provide a reaction, and it wasn't run in the US. The question is: Is the shock really worth the medium? The copy line is weak, no more than a threat on the planets behalf. Now, I'm not saying 9/11 is the only untouchable event, it seems pretty poor taste to use any tragedy to promote a product, even if the product is preventing tragedy. I'm not even saying that you can't remind the viewer horrible things happen. There is just some line here, crossed in poor taste. But the real question is what do you think? How do you react to this? DDB, Brasil

Get the Work You Want

On my drive home tonight, I saw a handwritten message taped to a stop sign. It read: Garage Sale. Buy our stuff so we can eat.

Damn.

The world seems out of whack these days, and many creatives feel stuck in neutral.

ADCD takes this to heart as we believe all creatives deserve a creative life. With that, a good number of our board members and close friends to our club congregated to pump out this whimsical little read.

Get the Work You Want is a friendly reminder of the little touches we need to progress. Network. Stay organized. Propsect. Fine advice from some of Denver’s finest talent: copywriter Jordan Sher, illustrators Shaw Nielsen, Jarrod Wheaton, Ali Colby, Steve Schader, Sarah Bergman, Liz Richard, and Paul Vismara.

Download it here, please.

What the Font?

How loyal are customers? It's one thing to change a soda formula, or offer some offbeat product or service. But in the case of IKEA, changing its iconic typeface has actually stirred one hell of an uproar. So much, that Time Magazine wrote a feature article about it. Check it out here.

Art & Copy Keeps Rolling

Couldn't leave the office before your usual time of midnight to catch Art&Copy? Have no fear. The Denver Film Society has extended its showing by a week. You'll just miss it for another week, because you're at the office until midnight.

Just sayin'.

Best Website 09: Italy

Sorry kids, the half-dressed man dancing around furniture idea has already been done.
Check out: Cantori's website. It won Premio Web Italia this year.

Robots

This is wild, I only wish I spoke Japanese. Via Gizmodo.

Cinematic Effects through a Century

This is pretty fun to watch. It's a mix of movie geek, effects geek, and just plain geek.