Who Is Spying On You And How To Stop Them [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet is full of clever a-holes trying to get a hold of your personal information. Most people realize this AFTER someone's hacked into their accounts. The smarter folks take the necessary steps beforehand, realizing the fact that EVERYONE IS PRONE to threats online. … View Post ▸
Outsourcing Platforms Compared – oDesk vs Elance vs Freelancer vs 99designs
With a combined workforce of over 14 million freelancers, 11 million jobs and $1.8 billion in cumulative freelancer earnings - oDesk, Elance, Freelancer and 99 Designs are the 4 biggest outsourcing platforms today. This cool infographic by TimeDoctor compares these 4 major players on several different parameters, providing interesting information if you're … View Post ▸
Honda “Hands” – One Of The Coolest Ads Of Recent Times
Honda "Hands" is a tribute to the company’s innovations in the fields of automotive and technology over the past 65 years. The film begins by showing the (restless) hands of a man wearing a lab coat with a voice-over that says "So, let's see what curiosity can do". In just under 2 minutes, the 'hands' take us through 7 decades of Honda innovations, … View Post ▸
A Beautiful Concept Of An Imaginary City In The Sky
Here's some wonderful mid-week inspiration for your creative senses. 'City in the sky' is a conceptual rendition by Hrama that showcases a beautiful imaginary city above today's dense and polluted metropolitan areas. A quieter, greener place in the sky, filled with peace and tranquility to help you escape from the stress of everyday life. Watch below. … View Post ▸
Pepsi’s “Bus Levitation” Stunt Shows Magician Floating Alongside A Bus
Pepsi roped in British illusionist Dynamo for this eye-catching stunt that wowed Londoners last week. The magician seemed to be floating alongside a double decker bus, leaning his arm on the roof with his feet in mid air. … View Post ▸
This Superhydrophobic Spray Makes Any Surface Completely Waterproof
Guys, you don't have to worry about women complaining about you spilling stuff on clothes or furniture again. Pennsylvania-based Ross Nanotechnology has come up with NeverWet - a superhydrophobic (water repellant) spray that makes metal, plastic, fabric and wooden surfaces completely waterproof. … View Post ▸
IBM Creates ‘Smart’ Billboards For ‘Smarter’ Campaign
Simple, clever and memorable. Ogilvy France created these wonderful dual-purpose billboards for IBM's 'Smart Ideas For Smarter Cities' campaign. Love the call-to-action messaging on each one (refer to the image captions). Don't miss the case study video at the bottom. … View Post ▸
Internet For Everyone – The Technology Behind Google’s Project Loon
Google's Project Loon aims to provide internet access to everyone on the planet through a network of balloons travelling on the edge of space. The primary objective is to provide connectivity to rural and remote areas and help people get back online in disaster-hit sites. … View Post ▸
What If Facebook Existed 100 Years Ago During World War One?
DDB Paris came up with an innovative online campaign for the Museum of the Great War in Meaux, France. They created a Facebook page that gives a first-person narrative of a character named Leon Vivien, a 29 year old school teacher drafted into the French military during World War One. Torn away from his pregnant wife he shares his experiences on this page … View Post ▸
Beautiful Animated Video Shows The Ideology Behind Apple’s Design Philosophy
Apple used this video titled "Designed by Apple - Intention" to open the WWDC keynote last week. In it, they describe the ideology and process behind designing an Apple product. In typical Apple-esque fashion, the ad offers elegant visuals with smooth narratives which makes for a compelling watch. … View Post ▸
22 Ways To Create Interesting Content When You Don’t Have A Clue
Last week, our post on 29 Effective Ways To Stay Creative received a lot of positive feedback from our subscribers. This time around we bring you 22 ways to fight writer's block and create compelling content when you don't have a clue. Although this infographic is directed primarily towards bloggers, most writers and content creators will benefit from the … View Post ▸
JWT Brazil Introduces SUPER FORMULA For Kids Fighting Cancer
The first step in the fight against cancer is believing in the cure. Based on this ideology, JWT Brazil and Warner Bros. came up with this brilliant campaign for kids at the A.C.Camargo Cancer Center in Sao Paulo. … View Post ▸
How To Link To A Specific Time In YouTube Videos
Here's something handy you probably didn't know. You can create a URL that links to a specific time in a YouTube video. In other words, you can share a link to a YouTube video that plays from where you specify. Here's how. … View Post ▸
Public Loo Shocker – UK Transport Dept. Launches ‘Impactful’ Campaign
We've seen some impactful campaigns telling people not to drink and drive but this ranks right at the top in terms of shock value. Leo Burnett London has come up with a 'shocker' of a stunt for the Department for Transport as part of its THINK campaign on road safety. This hidden camera video has received over 5 million YouTube views in just 5 days! … View Post ▸
Photoshop Street Prank Video Gets Over 9 Million YouTube Views In 3 Days!
Adobe Photoshop's Street Retouch Prank video has skyrocketed to the top of the viral charts with over 9.2 million YouTube views and 300,000 Facebook shares within just 3 days! … View Post ▸
Heineken Negotiation – Convince Your Lady To Buy Ugly Stadium Seats And Win Tickets To The Game
Subscribers on our social media channels loved the Heineken interactive beer bottle innovation we shared a few days ago. Here's another super-cool campaign from the Dutch brewing company. … View Post ▸
29 Effective Ways To Stay Creative
We're all short of creative juice at some point of time. The daily hustle leaves us with little time to recharge our batteries and sharpen our skills. Today's high pressure environment coupled with stiff deadlines can sometimes drag your morale down and that killer idea/design might seem hard to achieve. In times like these, having a positive attitude is … View Post ▸
Coke ‘Small World’ Vending Machines Bring Indians And Pakistanis Together
You don't become the most valuable brand in the world 13 times in a row for nothing. Coke is known for its simple yet powerful campaigns, true to its 'Open Happiness' brand slogan and this one's no exception. … View Post ▸
25 Ridiculously Crazy Items You Can Buy Online
If you believe the world is a strange place, the video below will surely leave no doubt in your mind whatsoever. The folks at List25.com have compiled a list of 25 crazy items we (seriously) didn't know could be bought online (or offline for that matter). Some are cool, some crazy and some are well....gross. But it makes for an interesting watch none the … View Post ▸
Heineken’s Launches ‘Ingite’ – It’s First Interactive Beer Bottle
Some of the coolest innovations we've seen come from beer manufacturers (remember Budweiser's Happy Hour Extender?). This time around it's Heineken that has jumped onto the digital bandwagon by adding a dash of interactive jazz to the drinking experience. … View Post ▸
Clever Marketing – Billboard Turned Into Insect Trap For Bug Spray Ad
Everyone loves spring. So do flies, mosquitoes and other annoying insects. Orphea wanted to advertise its powerful insect repellant in an effective manner and Publicis (Italy) came to the rescue. … View Post ▸
If Fonts Could Speak – Uniball’s Cool New Campaign
Ever received an appointment letter typed in Comic Sans? Or a formal dinner typed in Papyrus? Most of us have definitely come across ugly government websites, letters and documents that screw up on fonts big time. So what is it like for the reader? … View Post ▸
Smitten By The Cool Graphics And Slick Interfaces In OBLIVION? Here Are The Best Bits
Wether you liked the film or not, you would have surely been impressed by the incredibly slick graphics and user-interface elements that proved to be a visual delight for general audiences and design-lovers alike. GMUNK and his GFX team are the ones behind these brilliant UIs & displays. Quite an 'effective team' we have to admit :). Check out the … View Post ▸
WiFi Poster – Movie Advertising For The SmartPhone Generation
Here's another one of those simple but effective ideas you wish you'd thought of. Based on the insight that traditional movie posters have little impact on the tech-savy generation, Cheil Worlwide created 'WiFi posters' for their client CJ Entertainment in South Korea. … View Post ▸
Durex Fundawear Lets You ‘Touch’ Your Partner Over The Internet
Long-distance lovers, your prayers have been answered. Durex has come up with an innovative new technology that'll set your long-distance love life on fire! Labeled 'Fundawear', this revolutionary wearable tech lets you 'touch' your partner over the internet via a smartphone app. … View Post ▸
A Young Mother Raps About The Challenges Of Motherhood In This Hilarious Ad From Fiat
As per market research, the Fiat 500 is adored by the majority of the female population, specially young mothers. Keeping their target audience in mind, Fiat UK launched a new commercial for the 500L, featuring a mother of three rapping about the challenges she faces on a daily basis. It's funny, insightful and has received over 4.6 million views so far. … View Post ▸
Microsoft Shows How Easy It Is To Use Windows, With Clever ‘Little’ Marketing Stunt
When it comes to advertising, more often than not, it's the simple ideas that make you smile. Be it a TV commercial, an outdoor promo or an interactive ad. Here's another addition to that list. … View Post ▸
Why Waste Paper On Wrapping Presents When You Can “Give Naked”?
During the holiday season, American households produce 25% more waste sending an extra 5 million tons of garbage to their landfills mostly due to wrapping paper. More than 30 million trees are cut each year to meet gift-wrapping requirements. If we all reuse paper for just 3 presents, enough paper can be saved to cover 45,000 football fields. … View Post ▸
Zero Budget Marketing – Clever Billboard Concept Turned Into Buzzing Viral Video
This is one of those zero-cost viral ideas you wish you'd thought of. Miele is a German manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances. To promote the “monster suction” of their new Miele S8 vacuum cleaner, they created an online video showing a cleverly placed billboard (digitally inserted) on top of a well-known tunnel in Slovakia. They morphed the entry of … View Post ▸
Funny Video Explains History Of The Internet And The Importance Of DNS
Check out this cool video-infographic that's actually a promo for a DNS service provider. It's a refreshingly different approach to explaining technology, is fun to watch and gets the message across for the advertiser. … View Post ▸
Gigapixel Panorama Photography – How It’s Done And 22 Incredible Images
Ever wondered how those jaw-droppingly high-resolution panoramas of landscapes, architecture and space are created? This simple yet informative video explains the technology and methodology behind gigapixel photography. … View Post ▸
The World’s First 3D Printing Photo Booth
‘Omote’ and ‘Shashin Kan’ are Japanese for ‘front’ and ‘photo-booth’ respectively. No, this isn’t a language training exercise. Just some info you might be interested in after we tell you that Japanese creative agency PARTY has created the world’s first 3D printing booth called OMOTE 3D SHASHIN KAN. … View Post ▸
Responsive Web Design – Clever Tips and Simple Techniques
Check out this handy presentation by Vitaly Friedman, Editor-in-Chief of Smashing Magazine. He shares simple and effective responsive web design tips, tricks, and techniques that designers should know before starting work on their next web project. … View Post ▸
10 Amazing Landscape Photos That Are Actually Small Scale Models
New Jersey-based diorama artist Matthew Albanese creates fascinating landscape photos out of meticulously detailed small scale models. Clever photography techniques involving scale, depth of field and lighting combined with innovative use of various materials help create these breathtaking images. … View Post ▸
Ogilvy Targets Piracy Websites To Recruit Web Designer
Based on the insight that most designers are looking for pirated alternatives to expensive design software, Ogilvy Brussels recently recruited a web designer through a piracy website. … View Post ▸