Archive for August, 2009Having previously completed campaigns for Scion, Converse, Washington Mutual and Gieco, short-film maker and “ad man,” Adam Witten, was gracious enough to send over this slick new advertisement he directed for Cisco. “Creation” spins the ubiquitous tale of Adam and Eve on its head, making way for the story to be re-told for the Google generation–where technology is the sole factor that holds our world together. However, in a twist of irony Adam chooses the girl, realizing that a human connection–rather than a technological one–is what makes creation truly possible. It’s rare to find advertisements that actually make you think like Witten’s do. His ability to create edgy, visually entertaining and whimsical stories in 60- second intervals is something to be admired. Click through to see Witten’s ad for Washington Mutual. It’s seriously one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever seen.
So we’ve found our way into a little competition called The Battle of the Blogs, and we’re pretty stoked about it. The voting begins today and runs through next Sunday, so if you have a chance head over to their site and vote for us. Thanks for the love!
Even though he was mostly out of commission by the time I was born, Keith Haring was the first artist who ever truly resonated with me. And he still does. Anyhow, he’s been popping up quite a bit lately. Last Monday we showed you the Haring-inspired domino set from Vilac, (available through Paul Smith) and now the same company has taken his iconic figure and made it into a chair. Pretty dope! $164.00, here.
We’ve shied away from too many Shepard Fairey-related posts in the past couple of weeks, but his new print is worthy of sharing on a number of levels. First: Fairey is probably the most important artist in the world in terms of his ability to pick a cause, create a print about that cause, and subsequently sell the print to benefit said cause. Second: This print is one of the best and most visually impressive he’s ever made. Evolve/Devolve measures 24 x 36 and goes on sale Tuesday, Sept. 1st. $35.00, here.
This insanely cool photo is the fifth in a series titled, “allergies” by New York City-based photographer Horacio Salinas. His entire portfolio is outstanding and definitely worth checking out. You can do that here.
•”It’s Nice That” ran a brief interview with artist Aakash Nihalani who works mostly with squares and rectangles in an effort to accentuate “unexpected contours” around NYC. •Wired redesigned Craigslist for shits and giggles because Craigslist apparently isn’t interested in a much-needed face lift. They did a good job, too. •Time Magazine’s ‘50 Best Websites of 2009‘ was awfully uneventful for anyone who has ever used the internet.
•Remapping art in Athens (above) was the focus of a fascinating article by Flavorwire. •Have you ever wondered if there was more than one way to flatten a curled print? If so, and even if not, Swiss Miss revealed five different ways to go about it. •Vandalog had a bunch of dope photos of in-progress work from the London Police in preparation for their exhibit at the Carmichael Gallery in L.A.
•Arrested Motion (via hypebeast) featured images of the new toy collaboration between Kaws and Undercover. It (above) goes on sale today for $135 at various locations around Japan. …now as one word More often than not, time-lapse videos about cities fail to capture its subject’s heartbeat due to a focus on the mundane. Sure watching a sky turn from day to night is cool, but cool doesn’t always equate to interesting. I want to see something actually happen. Set to the song, “All My Friends” by LCD Soundsystem, This is Japan!, a captivating seven-minute montage by Eric Testroete, has the common thread of all successful examples of this genre: it makes the viewer feel like they physically participated in every moment of the director’s journey. Nearly 2,800 photographs were used in this film. I may have completely missed this one in the past couple of months, but it’s so cool I’ll share it anyway. HP – Invent was directed by Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth. Music by Round Table Knights.
The irreverence in these new works by artist Max Papeschi is stunning. And I didn’t even include his Nazi Mickey Mouse. For more info on Papeschi check out his myspace page or his website.
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