Received an email from Shok1, who has just returned from the “Public Provocations” show in Basel, Switzerland. Judging from the 200 new photos on his flickr, the show looked amazing! Artists like Seen, AlexOne, Flying Fortress, Loomit, Zeds, Swet, Krell, Reyes and many more legends. Here are just a fraction of the excellent photos on his blog….
See more on Shok’s flickr HERE.
After being introduced by iPhone, many other competitors of the electronic industry have utilized the outstanding multi-touch facility in different gadgets. Domo touch camera probably would be the first camera with this feature. However, this project is still in the design lab and not much information has revealed yet, but the compact, sleek yet simple design of this camera would really be appreciated. This camera features single click shooting and the photo pops up just after taking the snap for reviewing. When you are viewing the photos from the internal memory or from the memory stick, they can be navigated by finger dragging and to view a photo in full screen, just tap the selected one.
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CarGo is a unique concept vehicle with variable wheelbase, track and load carrying designs aiming to overcome the increasing urban traffic congestion problem which affects numerous delivery companies everyday. Primarily, the battery powered CarGo is designed in a compact mode for inner city deliveries which allows the driver to adapt the vehicle quickly to suit both busy traffic conditions and load volume/type. This one seater concept car has three standard configurations, compact mode for busy city use, constricted mode with banking corner action and pick-up mode for carrying larger volume supplies in more efficient way.
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Mercedes-Benz has recently launched a very smartly designed folding bike that can be folded in two different shapes. When fully folded, it becomes a very small package ideal for carrying easily using public transport and when it’s in the ‘shuttle’ position, users can push and steer it with great convenience. Completely folded Mercedes-Benz Foldingbike needs a very small space, only 80×80×30 cm, which allows the user to pack it up in the high-quality carrying bag supplied with the bike. As a result, you can easily store it in a camper van, car trunk, office or yacht. In fact you will find it as a good buddy who can go with you wherever you go.
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This is what happens when old vinyl records are turned into creative works of art, the results are very impressive.
Global Bathroom is an all-in-one bathroom concept that can serve you with all aspect. This concept comprises a four shelved wardrobe for storing cloths and others along with an on-top roller shaped cloth dryer that will prove highly helpful during cold and rainy weather. The right part includes another storage space for bath supplies like soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, etc. The center part is the main bathing unit with a rooftop shower. The most amazing feature of this global bathroom is that it provides an easy and efficient way of taking bath for physically handicapped person who can bath while sitting on the attached chair.
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Aqualis is a concept mooring, an innovative replacement of the 15 moorings located in the center of Moscow. The closed spatial scheme has movement of passengers and inside, there are open spaces for relax, zones with countless sofas, café and a library, and the left part contains an open viewing platform. The décor of the entire structure has been enhanced with the horizontal and vertical beams that divides the inside platform space. The smoothly designed interior as well as the entrance of this mooring will be appreciated by all range of people. This concept, with huge usable space inside, provides full freedom of movement.
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When someone has a cool car what he can do to make it even more cool is to paint something on it. That is a contest of such graffiti cars in Moscow a few days ago.
While doing this post about cool and creative ads, various thoughts came to my mind. The first one – I want to start my own advertising agency. Why? Because this must be the best job ever – you just create all kind of innovative, funny and odd ideas and get paid for it. Plus, to implement those cool ideas you do photography, illustrations and other creative things, which I just love doing.
Oh, and I had some other thoughts – like, there is a thin line between a good and very bad ad. For example, using cement mixer truck (ad #12) to look like a kebab, might be really creative and eye catchy, but the question is what kind of message does it deliver? In this particular case, the only thing that pops up in my mind is – those kebabs taste like cement, and that’s a bad, bad advert.
I had even more thoughts, but I think you are getting bored so start scrolling down the ads, and don’t forget to comment!
1&2. The Best Things Start in Garages (Indianapolis 500, ft. Van Halen & Steve Jobs)
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Messages on advertisement:
“Van Halen, 1974 | Rock Legends”
“The best things start in garages”
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Messages on advertisement:
“Steve Jobs,1972. Co-founder, Apple Computers”
“The best things start in garages”
Advertising Agency: Ory-Alan
Creative Director / Art Director: Gregory Ballard
3. Cigarettes. Just looking at them makes you sick (Hospital A.C. Camargo)
I can add: just trying to resize this picture for our <a title=”Amazing, cool and funny stuff here.” href=”http://En Derin.com” target=”_blank”>website, makes me sick.
Advertising Agency: JWT, Brazil
Creative Directors: Mario D’andrea, Roberto Fernandez
Copywriter: Christian Fontana
Art Director / Illustrator: Pedro Izique
4. Routine sucks (Terra Travel)
Advertising Agency: DDB, Brazil
Copywriter: Otavio Schiavon
Art Director/Ilustrator: Gustavo Victorino
5. Join the Forces of Darkness and save the Planet (WWF Earth Hour)
Join the dark side! This funny advert was asking people to save the planet by simply switching off the lights at certain time (28th of march, from 20.30 to 21.30).
Advertising Agency: Germaine Brussels, Belgium
Creative Director: Dirk Domen
Creatives: Jef Boes, Pieter Claeys
Photographer: Evert Thiry
6. Get Them Off Your Dog (Frontline, Flea & Tick Spray)
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This is a huge (225 square meter) sticker in a mall with people looking like cooties from the upper floors. There were actually 3 malls in a city with such a creative advert.
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Jakarta, Indonesia
Art Directors: Aryanto Salim, Joel Clement
Copywriters: Pancaputera, Juhi Kalia
Photographer: Heret Frasthio
7. Your Contribution Can End Child Labour (Social Ad)
Advertising Agency: JWT, Mumbai, India
Creative Directors: Tista Sen, Shammsunder Gooud
Art Director / Copywriter: Shammsunder Gooud
Photographer: Avadhut Hembade
8. For frequent use (3M Earplugs 1271, Calendar)
The goal of this cool calendar was to be a long-time reminder for the product as well as raising interest of major customers. There are 2 earplugs: one that has to be put in an ear for a particular month, and another one for a particular day.
9. We Protect Your Cattle From Almost Everything. The Strongest Barbed Wire There Is (Ideal Alambrec, Bekaert)
P.S.: the cow in the ad somehow has only 3 legs.
Advertising Agency: terán E morillo Ecuador
10. Nothing Gets to You Like a Letter (Deutsche Post)
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A cool way to remind about the good old letter.
Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt Spree GmbH,
Berlin, Germany
Creative Directors: Mathias Stiller, Wolfgang Copywriter: Torben Otten
11. Joints: Does It Matter How You Achieve Your Spiritual High? (The United Church of Canada)
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Minimalistic yet quite shocking ad. Join the discussion. wondercafe.ca
Advertising Agency: Smith Roberts Creative Communications
Creative Directors: Malcolm Roberts, Brian Smith
Copywriters: Brian Smith, Matt Hubbard
12. Germany’s Biggest Kebab (doydoy)
It’s actually an example of a bad ambient ad, because you might think that doydoy kebabs taste like cement after seeing this cement mixer truck. Not tasty at all.
Advertising Agency: SAATCHI & SAATCHI X , Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Director: Mark Karatas
Art Directors: Patrick Ackmann, Alexander Fechner,
13. Don’t Miss Your Target (13th Channel: the Crime Channel)
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Again a very creative ad for 13th Channel.
Advertising Agency: BETC EURO RSCG, France
Creative Director: Stéphane Xiberras
Photography: Philippe Miran
14. Victoria Bug Zoo
This cool ad is made from a plastic sheet with hundreds of small magnifying lenses which allow passersby to see through a bug’s eyes.
Advertising Agency: Rethink, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Ian Grais, Chris Staples
Art Director: Jeff Harrison
15. Polo Match: An endless List of Equipment
Advertising Agency: Agence V, Paris, France
Creative Director: Christian Vince
Art Director: Guillaume Meriaux
Copywriter: Adrien Plouard
16. Stranger Radio Station
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Advertising Agency: Sakideamsheni, Tbilisi, Georgia
Art Director: Giorgi Popiashvili
Photographer: Mamuka Kikalishvili
17. How Long Can You Stay On? (The Economist)
Advertising Agency: BBDO New York, USA
18. Bad Food, Bad Dog (Nutri Balance)
Advertising Agency: Prolam Y&R Santiago, Santiago, Chile
19.Thumbs Up (Disneyland Resort Paris)
Because Mickey had only 4 fingers. Had to look twice at this strange ad to figure out what was wrong.
Advertising Agency: BETC Euro RSCG, Paris, France
20. Find More Easily (Google)
A lot of people complain about the message bellow this advert: “Find more easily”. Nevertheless, I like the minimalistic style with a clear message.
Art Director: Victor Holanda
Copywriter: Zeca de Oliveira
21. Extreme Hot n spicy (Mama Itos Wasabi Boules)
Advertising Agency: Grey Worldwide, Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Director: Tim Jacobs
Art Director / Copywriter: Tommie Pinnow
Post production: Das Studio Torsten Hegner
22. I Send You Something Very Personal – My Finger (www.xoseteiga.com)
The message in the box: “I send you something very personal. My finger. The one that thinks, the one that creates, the one that attracts, the one chooses, the one that differentiates, the one that begins, the one that causes. If you want to know the rest: http://www.xoseteiga.com”
Advertising Agency: Xose Teiga Studio
23. Eye Boner (the Orange Apple)
The idea behind this interesting ad was, that The Orange Apple retouching is exciting to the eye.
Advertising Agency: DDB Canada, Vancouver, Canada
24. Unlimited Incoming Calls (Archdiocese of Montreal)
Some reply to this: yes, but there are no answers.
Advertising Agency: Bos, Montreal, Canada
Illustrator: Pifko
25. You Can’t Afford to be Slow in an Emergency – Act Now for the Planet (WWF)
It is funny how social ads are always more shocking than any other form of advertising (ok, maybe not this particular one, but still)
Agency: Ogilvy&Mather, Paris, France
26. Frisbee (Iams Dog Foods)
This ambient idea is to drive brand awareness and bring to life the benefit of lams dog foods.
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Creative Director: Steve Back
Art Director: Vince Lagana
27. Don’t Let Wood Get Old (Xyladecor)
Advertising Agency: CBGrey Paris, France
28. Super Absorbent Kitchen Towels (Dinu)
Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG South Africa
29. Become the King of Bluff. Live Poker Magazine
Advertising Agency: DDB, Paris, France
30. When You Use a Mobile While you Drive, Your Head is Somewhere Else (Fundación Seguros Caracas)
Advertising Agency: La Cocina Publicidad, Caracas, Venezuela
31. You can lose more than your patience(www.goodparent.pl)
Advertising Agency: DDB, Poland
32. New Deep Breathtaking Fragrance Detergent (Attack)
Advertising Agency: Dentsu, Thailand
33th ad is at HookedOnAds.com
Carrying your shiny new laptop <a href=”http://En Derin.com/2009/02/21/cool-usb-gadgets-toys/”>computer around a busy, bumpy, blisteringly hot urban setting seems like an accident just waiting to happen. Not to worry, we’ve got your back… or your bag, to be exact. Today’s better laptops deserve better laptop carrying cases, and a select few have risen to meet the challenge of safeguarding them. Here are 15 of the coolest, hottest and bestest!
Hands Off My Mac Laptop, Mack!
(images via: Radtech)
Long the watchword for toughness and featuring a bulldog mascot to show it, Mack Trucks exude rugged durability with their no-nonsense functional style. Applied to Apple’s MacBook, the concept becomes MacTruck. The manufacturer, Radtech, states that the MacTruck laptop case is made of “ultra-tough 5052-H32 Aluminum alloy shell that’s rugged enough to drive a truck over!” They didn’t say what KIND of truck so we’ll have to take their word for it. In any case (sorry), the MacTruck features an intriguing design that leaves the access ports unblocked, meaning your precious MacBook stays protected even while you’re using it.
Hey Pizza Case!
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Now laptop cognoscenti can carry their laptops in Italian style… Italian-style pizza boxes, that is! The PowerPizza laptop disguise hides your portable comp in a corrugated cardboard container “made from genuine Italian-style pizza box” – without all the oily residue and leftover mozzarella to jam the keyboard. Instead, the PowerPizza box is lined with a cushy layer of foam and a red-ribbon type tiedown to keep your laptop from sliding around and sticking to the top of the box. Don’t you just hate when that happens?
A Paper Case For The Paper Chase
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Cardboard doesn’t have to be cheap and, er, cheesy. British designer Giles Miller has come up with a very green laptop case that looks brown. Crafted from 100 percent recycled corrugated cardboard, the Corrugated Cardboard Laptop Case even has a recycled name. Giles takes advantage of the cardboard’s fluting to add in custom design tweaks like logos and initials to give the otherwise plain-looking laptop case a personalized touch. All in all, a very nice case and well worth saving for a rainy day… no, wait.
A Carpet Bag For Carpetbaggers
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Giles Miller of The Farm also makes a laptop case from recycled carpet, assumedly cleaned and vacuumed after laying for a few years on the floor of a British pub – though wouldn’t that aged spilled pint’o’lager aroma be nice? The image above shows one of Millers’ carpeted cases; this one looks more like an old geezer’s bathrobe than a carpet but that’s just me.
Sleeve Laptops Alone!
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These fitted felt laptop sleeves from Redmaloo can comfortably hold 13, 15 & 17-inch laptops and are hand made in Berlin and Brandenburg, Germany. You know the Germans always make good stuff! In contrast to a certain bright yellow towel, however, Redmaloo’s laptop sleeves come in a wide range of colors and fold out into a cozy workstation with integral mousepad. Umm, wow!
Floppy Laptoppy
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If you’re a longtime computer user you’ve probably got a few – a few dozen even – old floppy disks moldering away in your junk drawer. If you’re a true geek, you’ve got 42 of ‘em… just the right number needed to craft the geekiest laptop case EVAR! The individual floppies are attached to one another via metal rings at their corners – sort of like chain mail for e-mail.
Here’s a video of a Floppy Laptoppy under construction – watch and take notes:
The floppy disc laptop case, via mezonBiz
A Little Laptop ‘Lectricity
(images via: The Gadgeteer and Fractalspin)
If the Wichita Lineman look is what turns you on, then the High Voltage Laptop Bag should set off some sparks. Resplendent in army olive green set off by screaming orange High Voltage lettering, this is one serious bag. It seems there should be a companion version in State Trooper navy with neon yellow police Caution tape accents but sadly, there is not.
The Generator: I’ll be Black… Silver, Orange or Green
(images via: Zatz Not Funny and The Blue Marble)
The ominously named Voltaic Generator is a sophisticated solar-powered laptop charging case sent back through time to change the future for one lucky lady… ok, it’s not really from the future but that rap helped The Shermanator score so who am I to quibble? Actually, the Voltaic Generator has nothing to do with turning girls on; but everything to do with turning your laptop on. The solar panel side can generate up to 15 watts of clean electricity with its 20% efficient cells. After 5 hours under the sun, the integral Voltaic battery is fully charged and ready to deliver the juice to your laptop through a custom configured adapter. The case, webbing, mesh and lining are all made from 100 percent recycled PET soda bottles. Very cool… sexy even.
Thrilla In Manilla
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Shuky of Australia makes a variety of very cool laptop bags, the most interesting of which resemble paper manilla envelopes – right down to the looped string closing of the flap. The manilla-styled Par Avion series bags come in several sizes and a choice of 5 different colors. The 3D look Samba bags come in 2 color combinations and feature a leather carrying handle.
You Cedar, You Want’er
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These eco-friendly cedar wood laptop cases from Monacca are a balanced complement to today’s metal and plastic laptops and netbooks. Made from alternately press-laminated, thinned cedar wood from Umaji Village, Kouchi Prefecture in Japan, these Kaku laptop cases weight less than 2 pounds yet are surprisingly strong. Both the Pink-trimmed and Mocha cases cost over £400 each, however, so it’s not recommended you rely on their strength alone to safely navigate airport conveyor belts and harried baggage handlers.
The 9-5 Corporate Laptop Sleeve
(images via: Stickers and Donuts and Barry’s Farm)
The 9-5 Laptop Sleeve is about as geekish as it gets – well, except for the case made of floppy disks mentioned earlier in this post. Known by those in the know as the Dilbert Laptop Sleeve after corporate UK’s long-suffering cubicle denizen, this flannel-lined eyebrow raiser is covered in heavy duty vinyl (sorry, not polyester) and is foam lined for protection against errant pointy-haired bosses – are there any other kinds? – and evil feline HR directors.
The Casual Friday Laptop Sleeve, Part 1
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We guys love our well-worn t-shirts and it’s a sad day indeed when, much like Jerry Seinfeld’s treasured “Golden Boy”, doesn’t make it through that fatal 1,000,003rd spin cycle. All is not lost, however! With a few strategic stitches (beg your wife or GF to do it if you’re too manly to sew) you can give Golden Boy new life as a laptop carrying case! According to the inventive creator, you end up with “a soft pouch with three compartments, plus a pocket for the power brick. Keeps the dirt off your shiny white laptop and confuses potential thieves.” Right on, because who wants to swipe your dirty laundry – or anything wrapped in it.
The Casual Friday Laptop Sleeve, Part 2
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Everything gets better once the feminine touch is applied, amirite? The above t-shirt-based laptop sleeve shows what happens when a gen-u-ine girl starts from scratch, using a NEW t-shirt (Golden Boy wouldn’t have a chance). The former shirt collar becomes a handy storage pocket for the power cord and the designer has plans to make subsequent versions with a reinforced pockets and optional carry-straps. Girls… is there anything they can’t do?
A Case For House
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We know a few laptop owners whose machines qualify as biohazards – Dorito crumbs and spilled Pepsi make an ideal growth medium. Even if your laptop IS clean and bacteria-free it might pay to cloak it in a deceptive “bio infectious” sleeve. You never know when you might run into a germ-phobic thief. Practically speaking, these neoprene designer sleeves come in 4 graduated sizes and a multitude of cool designs are available. Thick, slick and durable, you can even sneeze on them… a protective measure in and of itself.
Keep Your Documents In My Documents
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To close, we have the ultimate laptop case: a big My Documents folder, just like the one on your virtual desktop. Only bigger. It’s cute, it’s geeky, and it even comes with a removable cursor pin that’s cleverly “8-bitted” for effect. The versatile case can be used to carry regular paper documents if you’re a purist or have OCD.
Have laptop, will travel? Then you likely own one of the above 15 laptop cases or sleeves. Maybe more than one – dude, you’re scaring me.
