Demetrious Noble. Less Afro, More Style.
ATLien Demetrious Noble remembers sitting in front of the television with his grandfather watching "the weird, white guy with the afro, painting landscapes and deciding to (1) grow an afro and (2) become an artist." No comment on the afro, but Demetrious photography makes Robert Ross -- or anyone else for that matter -- look a bit nappy.
The Persuaders
Here's the companion site to PBS's amazing documentary. You can watch the whole thing online, too.
In "The Persuaders," FRONTLINE explores how the cultures of marketing and advertising have come to influence not only what Americans buy, but also how they view themselves and the world around them. The 90-minute documentary draws on a range of experts and observers of the advertising/marketing world, to examine how, in the words of one on-camera commentator, "the principal of democracy yields to the practice of demography," as highly customized messages are delivered to a smaller segment of the market.
Virgin Atlantic Dream Interpreter
Crispin Porter + Bogusky has repurposed their Subservient Chicken idea into the Virgin Atlantic Dream Interpreter. It's good for a couple of minutes, but more mindlessly entertaining is the campaign's Complimentary Haircut, which features some great Flash work. Sure to generate good exposure for Virgin.
Link via AdWeek's new blog, AdFreak.
Ogilvy URL swiped by viral agency
Viral agency ASABAILEY has made a big agency look out of touch by snagging their unprotected domain name (for less than 10 bucks, by the way). Of course the Ogilvy legal team will have lots of fun writing letters and threatening to sue, but for now it's nice to see a savvy little monkey pushing around the old gorilla.
www.ogilvymather.co.uk/
Link via adrants
Sometimes I Work Nights & Weekends Illustrating Children's Books
I have been knee deep in ink illustrating Sometimes I Work In... a book series for traveling parents and their sad and anxious children. Armchair Media helped design a website that has now launched. Flip through the site and get a taste of what's to come.
Supershapes Creates with Love
My friend and superdesigner, author and photographer Patrick Sundqvist has loaded his SuperShapes site with new work, including the Olympic Games and a title sequence for a Science Show for Swedish TV.
Finland Hearts Reykjavik
Like grandma's cooking, the Finnish Syrup are yummy. The fact that they're using my typeface Reykjavik for their website text and navigation makes them even yummier.
Just do it, Nike!
A new Nikelab