Carlton Natural Blonde Beer Ad -Original HD Version-

Taste the future in your mouth.

Travelers Insurance - Prized Possession

Nice work, Fallon.

Again, CPB leads the way

Check this out. So cool.

CPB Beta site

The unnecessary quotes blog. Funny stuff.

Click here

Comfort Wipe Commercial

Now that we've got fat people covered, wiped, whatever ... let's solve the blind man's dillema -- am I finished wiping?

Photoshop of the Day

The Dangers of Using Stock Photography

Maybe, uh, Kevin's Road to Riches includes getting oneself a Camp Chef Expedition three griddle range. No?

Slightly amusing anecdote here.

Leroy Smith's Get Your Basketball On Infomercial

I wondered what Charlie Murphy was up to ...

They go all the way with this thing, too. Check out getyourbasketballon.com

Iron Man intro 1966

We've come a long way, baby.

Google Wave Developer Preview at Google I/O 2009

This is why Google stock is at $400+/share. You don't have to watch the full 80 minutes. Fftteen or so ought to do.

Wave is a natural progression, I think, for the now tired, under-advanced email capabilities, incorporating IM functionality and other cool stuff. It's also going to be open-source, which will enhance further development.

I'll let you get back to that dinosaur, the printed sales aid.

A Girl, Her Tongue And A Hotel Room

It turns you on and grosses you out at the same time.

You don't need a microscope to see ...

... Great art direction can bring simple ideas to life.

Tramontina Knives
Advertising Agency: DCS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Fonts Matter.

From Lileks.com:

This weekend my daughter had to get busy on her Neighborhood Guide, since it’s due Friday. Of course we’re behind. I hear from my wife that many parents are taking this very, very seriously, and taking the kid here and there to interview policemen, firemen, restaurant workers, et cetera, as per the Extra Credit. I suppose that’s a fine idea, and I’m all for parental involvement, but this is not a competition, and I suspect an excess of parental input will make the finished product look like something other than a third-grader’s work. I was not going to be that parent. I would, however, proof the copy, offer suggestions, rotate the photos, and other incidentals. First thing: the cover. I offered some font suggestions and let her design it as she pleased.

When I returned, I discovered she had set it in Hobo. I hate Hobo. Hobo says many things: the 70s; ersatz corporate groovy; default Windows fonts. It’s the font you see when someone does a flier for a party that may include a clown. I loathe Hobo

“It doesn’t matter,” she said. “It’s just a font.”

Teachable moment, as they say. I tried to explain why some fonts are apt and some don’t work. Fonts say things on their own.

Rolled eyes. “It’s just a FONT, Dad.”

No, it’s not just a font. It’s an instrument. Think of the words as notes, and the fonts as instruments. A melody sounds differently when you play it on a tuba or a flute, right?

“But they’re letters. They don’t make a sound.”

“No, but they speak to me anyway.”

Rolled eyes. “Fine.”

Other than that, it’s her project. Sorry, but no daughter of mine uses Hobo in a class project.

The Most Interesting Man in the World on Himself

"He once punched a magician. That's right. You heard me."

I love the 'MIMITW' campaign. Here they give the character more flesh. He's no schill, mind you.

Audio Books for Kids

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