Hasta La Creative!

(TrendHunter.com) This industrial, rubber-coated, traditional glass chandelier might make sense if one is afraid of breakages, but on the other hand, the whole point of glass chandeliers is to reflect the light, making…

(TrendHunter.com) This super gallery shows that a green commute can be absolutely chic, showcasing everything from designer bikes and fun accessories to photos of bicycle fashions from the streets of Europe.

With our…

Advertising Agency: DDB Duesseldorf, Germany
Executive Creative Directors: Amir Kassaei, Eric Schoeffler
Creative Directors: Heiko Freyland, Alexander Reiss
Art Directors: Fabian Kirner, Michael Kittel
Copywriter: Jan Propach
Illustrator: Marc Herold
Published: December 2007

Advertising Agency: DDB Duesseldorf, Germany
Executive Creative Directors: Amir Kassaei, Eric Schoeffler
Creative Directors: Heiko Freyland, Alexander Reiss
Art Directors: Fabian Kirner, Michael Kittel
Copywriter: Jan Propach
Illustrator: Marc Herold
Published: December 2007

Is blogging too much for you? Is micro-blogging too boggling to you? Has tumblr just opened another can of worms that you care to NOT look at? Really, sometimes, all we want (all we need) is one word to describe how we feel.

For those of us desiring just that, in comes Adocu — specializers of "nano-blogging." Here’s what Adocu says about their service:

adocu is a way to let your buddies and the world know what your doing.

Unlike other sites, your posts must be one word long. You can fit whatever you want in that word, just no spaces. That way it stays short and simple.

We like to call it nano-blogging 🙂

As you might have already figured out, Adocu (please ignore the your/you’re grammar mistake on their page, it was probably shortened to make a point) is perfect for all of us in advertising who LoveToMakeUpOurOwnWords — aka, URLs. Better yet, this is perfect for those of us that make up those one word/sentence tags (just take out the spaces!).

In any case, this is the latest craze that probably won’t take flight, but is interesting to check out.

Sorry, I suppose I could’ve just said: thisprobablywon’tgoanywherebutwhoknows.

Having never seen Yes, Dear, I still have a largely positive opinion of Mike O’Malley, based mostly on his role as “The Rick” in the old ESPN ads—some of which were directed by Christopher Guest. By comparison, his “Satellite TV hates puppies” work for Time Warner Cable (above), certainly not directed by Christopher Guest, is a bit of a drag. Still, O’Malley, who was once the next big thing in sitcoms (until his eponymous NBC show got canned after two episodes in ’99), tends to have a sense of humor about his missteps—as he made clear in his humorous commencement speech to his alma mater, University of New Hampshire, in 2006. Unfortunately, there are hardly any “The Rick” spots online—all we could dig up were the outtakes below.

—€”Posted by Tim Nudd

In advertising, translating a concept from one culture to another is never easy.

Advertising Agency: Strawberryfrog, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Creatives: Scott Smith; Heinrich Vejlgaard
Director: Lieven van Baelen
Production: CZAR.NL
Producer: Jan Koopmans

Oh the nasty things you can do with a microwave oven.

(TrendHunter.com) A Chinese lifestyle magazine took advantage of the unique backdrop created by the rubble of the recent Sichuan earthquake, but not everyone is recognizing the artistic initiative as a positive one.

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