Kids Aren't That Smart

I recently had a visit from a dear friend all the way from New Zealand. While I flipped through one of the gossip mags she left behind i found an ad that made me laugh out loud. The image, an illustration of a young girl holding moms lipstick with it's trace all over her face and dress. The tag, "Kids aren't that smart."

The product is called Calci Yum, a sneaky way to make sure your kiddies have strong bones. I love it. What's best? They have some commercials too, drawn by Simon, the man behind one of my favorite modern cartoons, Simon's Cat.




...and for kicks - here's Simon's Cat

Zooey Deschanel in Cotton

Another lovely commercial job from Ms. Deschanel...this time showing off her vocal skills too.

"The touch, the feel, the fabric of our lives..."

Animation Street Art Combo

Follow up project from Blu and David Ellis. Once again, amazing. The two use every inch of a ratty old court yard, and even the sweeping of the sun to add to the overall story, journey really, of the piece. I love the movement in and out and around the windows. check it out.

How Big Is Your Social Network, Really?

The Viral Factory enlist the Samsung Corby to find out how many friends four exceptional networkers can really pull together. The result? All out paint fight! So fun.



Stay tuned, I hear there is more to come!

Levi's Gets Patriotic - Go Forth

When the crackled patriotic speech (that immediately conjures images of an old phonograph, and speeches from presidents long past) breaks through the TV set it always grabs my attention. I'm not sure if its the message, or just the uniqueness of the audio that does it, probably just the romance of the crackle that i love so much. The tracks are said to be original recordings of Walt Whitman reading his poems, Pioneers, and America. Set to images of Americana for Levi's Jeans this is the makings of the current Go Forth campaign via Weiden+Kennedy, Portland.



The print supplements to the campaign come from one of my favorite photographers Ryan McGinley. (thanks to homotography for the imagery)

Hitchhiking Coming Back into Fashion?

Last night i saw two separate corporately dressed hitchhikers looking for a ride out of the city during rush hour while I was on the way to class - i love it! Maybe it's Jack Kerouac or stories from my hippie parents about hitching rides to protest rallies that have romanticized my views of the freeloading traveler but I would love the country to turn back to a place where need takes precedence over want and the rides are shared (of course watching out for men with hooks for hands and not traveling alone as a single woman, or picking someone up while driving alone as a single woman, but still!)

Where the Wild Things Are Pops Up in Los Angeles

That's right, pop up store front 15 Twenty has been taken over to celebrate the impending release of Spike Jonze helmed film version of the classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are.

Can you make one in Boston please?

Circus Zoetrope for Temperley London

This has got to be one fo the coolest things I've seen in a long long time. Directing collective Legs created a Victorian circus Zoetrope for Temperley London to showcase their Spring 2010 line (also circus themed, hence the inspiration) at fashion week. I love the creepy beauty that the old time circus aesthetic has.

What's a Zoetrope? It's a wheel of still images in succession that when spun produces the impression of movement, basically the origins of film and animation as we know it today. The tecnology inspired the innovators of the medium such as Eadweard Muybridge, ( but you film school kids already knew that!)

Check out the Zoetrope in motion below and for more info about the making of process see here.

Temperley London Circus Zoetrope from LEGS on Vimeo.

..and speaking of Zoetrope's and advertising, just last year Sony Bravia landed a spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for creating the largest Zoetrope. Very cool. Check it out.

If You Spell Something Wrong Do You Deserve Surgery?

...I dont think so." Find out what else you don't deserve and stop picking on the Insurance Companies - check out this Funny or Die sketch featuring Will Farrell for MoveOn.org.

Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

The video has caught over 600,000 eyes today alone, now that is viral.

Bored to Death's Animated Intro

Did you catch the premiere of HBO's Bored to Death on Sunday? The new show featuring Jason Schwartzman (i know not in a Wes Anderson flick) and Ted Danson starts out with an animated intro that is an illustration and literary blend - i like it. The opening titles and the show. Check it out.

If any one knows who made the intro please let me know!