: shop.adidas.com

More great work from the team for adidas. This time, the homepage for the U.S. based shop.adidas.com. Thanks to Trevor Steinbacher, and Brian Gillespie!

: pandora advertising

I'm a big fan of Pandora. It's an amazing service, and I will gladly suffer advertising to receive it. That said, they are quite clever at how they deliver that advertising. Just noticed how when they play a video ad, the page also becomes a sort of overall channel for that same brand like the Intel and MasterCard examples below. I especially like the page take-overs and seeing how that brand can be reflected through the whole page visually. The Clorox ad is such a great example of this.

: centenarian ipad owner

Via a post on Towleroad.

Watch as this 100 year old women interacts with her new iPad. Really shows you the power of these new ways of interacting with computers. Goodbye mouse and keyboards!

: global mosaic

What a great idea. Anyone with me? Lets do it! Imagine the interactive visualizations that the Times may come up with for this? See Times post here.

"Where will you be on Sunday, May 2, at 15:00 hours (U.T.C.) ?   -   Wherever you are, we hope you’ll have a camera — or a camera phone — in hand. And we hope you’ll be taking a picture to send to Lens that will capture this singular instant in whatever way you think would add to a marvelous global mosaic; a Web-built image of one moment in time across the world."

: good enough?

Real interesting reading in the Times in their "Ninth Annual Year in Ideas". More stuff along the lines of our culture and how we consciously and subconsciously react to technologies. Of particular interest are some insights gleamed from this that directly effect some of our client's products and the work we do for them. I will say no more on that though except to ask, when is it time to say that something is "good enough"?

Anyway, I guess consumers seem to outwardly strive for the latest and greatest. In the end though, it is convenience, affordability, and continuous availability that matters. Great example from the article - "High-definition televisions have turned every living room into a home cinema, yet millions of us choose to watch small, blurry videos on our computers and our mobile devices." Huh. I guess that is true.

Photo by jovike - http://www.flickr.com/photos/jvk/4923343/

Another fascinating item is based on some research at Stanford done comparing lo-fi to hi-fi versions of rock songs. It seems when you ask younger listeners which one they prefer, the lo-fi version seems to win out. So much for that perfect sound quality MP3 player everyone is carrying around in their pocket. I guess some things just weren't meant to be "perfect". Or, maybe it already was?

Read full article and lots of other ideas here.

: iPad magazine art direction

Great video showing the capabilities and limitations of the iPad when it comes to designing rich magazine experiences.


iPad Magazine Art Direction from Brad Colbow on Vimeo.

: nau portraits

I am starting to really love this company! I posted about them last month. Great new campaign featuring portraits of local creative professionals in Portland. They obviously have a local vibe thing going, but this shows some deep and sincere appreciation for the people that make Portland and NAU possible. Check it out.

: vilf

On this Easter, a shout out to the undead. Brilliant and simple poster for True Blood. Not sure who did this work for HBO, but go check out their new slick sight.

: dm50, 10 Artists, 10 Tracks, 50 Years

Via story on Dazed Digital

How do you celebrate 50 years of the truly iconic Dr. Marten boot? You take other iconic symbols and re-imagine them using new talent. For instance, the Noissettes doing a classic Buzzcocks' song "Ever Fallen In Love". Check out the video below, and visit the site here or by clicking screen-shot below.

Reminds me of my post from a few weeks ago on Strategy and Culture. Here is a brand that may at one point been at the very edge of culture, re-polishing their cred (or boots) by reaching out to that same edge again. Great campaign! Can't wait to see the other installments as they come out.

: warby parker

Great eye wear site and a very cool company. "Warby Parker was founded with a rebellious spirit and a lofty objective: to create boutique-quality, classically crafted eye wear at a revolutionary price point."

On top of that, for every pair of glasses you buy, they donate one pair to a person/cause in need. At this price, buy a three pairs!

They also have a nifty "Virtual Try On" for glasses. You can upload a photo of yourself or take one with your computer's camera. Then, try all the looks on virtually. See screen shots below for a look at this.