Lavazza launches 2010 calendar

LONDON – Italian coffee brand Lavazza has launched its 18th iconic calendar and a pan-European advertising campaign.

French Vogue Paints White Model Black … and Itself into a Corner

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French Vogue’s set off the sensitivity meter with a recent decision to paint Dutch model Lara Stone black for their October issue.

Twitter Shows Global Ambitions With Moves in India and Japan


With the launch of a Japanese-language mobile service and a new deal that allows Indians to text updates to its service, Twitter is demonstrating its ambition lay beyond markets where it's already wildly popular like the United States and the United Kingdom.

Chevrolet to Begin Review for New Shop Assignments


DETROIT (AdAge.com) — General Motors Co. will start hearing pitches for select Chevrolet assignments, although the brand's longtime incumbent, Campbell-Ewald, will remain agency of record, according to two executives familiar with the matter.

Bearing Change for Obama, Brammo Bikes from Detroit to DC

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With help from Crispin Porter + Bogusky (featuring built-in tweetage from @bogusky hisself!), two intrepid messengers from Brammo are on a mission to present President Obama with the most energy-efficient electric vehicle in America: the Brammo Enertia powercycle.

The Media Week podcast – Coty, MEC, ITV, UKOM and Media Contacts

Major media account moves for Coty and Danone, a few bright spots at ITV, a new chair for UKOM and a major account win for Media Contacts are up for discussion in the Media Week podcast with Media Week’s Steve Barrett, Tristan O’Carroll and Arif Durrani.

Costumes for the Curvy – Cute Plus-Size Halloween Costumes for Women (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With more and more of the world’s population becoming ever more curvy, it is no surprise that there is a big demand for cute plus-size Halloween costumes for women.

Some of these cute plus-size Halloween…

‘Rashomon’ Meets ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’


The last few weeks have seen the arrival of a particularly rich crop of online video clips and series posing as branding tools, with entries from A-list brands like HBO and Procter & Gamble. Neither does anything to make me more or less fond of the presenting marketer, of course, but the brand muscle behind them demands at least a token survey.

Polydor promotes Cheryl Cole album with new site

LONDON – Record label Polydor has launched a new interactive website for The X-Factor host Cheryl Cole to support her debut solo album.

Overheating

Un travail encore remarquable par le photographe français Romain Laurent pour l’édition 6 du magazine trimestriel Amusement. Des effets spéciaux réalisés par Eric Faivre, et le style par Dominique Descante. Une série intitulée “Overheating” à découvrir dans la suite.



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UrbanSpoon app uses augmented reality to find a decent bite

LONDON – If you’ve found yourself struggling to find a decent bite to eat while out and about, the answer could have arrived in the form of the combination of augmented reality and mobile app, from UrbanSpoon.

Coming soon: London’s very own app store

LONDON – London could soon boast its own dedicated app store, through which people will be able to access government information such as maps of crime incidents, if plans to emulate San Franciso get off the ground.

Goodstock: The 24-Hour Pro Bono Marathon


Ever wanted to start a do-good movement? Andy Wallman of Knupp & Watson, Madison, Wis., and Judi Wax of Luquire George Andrews, Charlotte, are doing just that, committing their agencies to a 24-hour marathon of pro bono work for needy nonprofits in their markets, an event they call Goodstock. They're welcoming any agency that wants do its own Goodstock marathon to join them.

Gordon Brown to answer to the nation’s mothers in live webchat

LONDON – Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be looking to win the parenting vote tomorrow when he appears in a live webchat on leading parenting community website Mumsnet.

Watch the European Union’s anti-smoking ‘superheroes’ viral

LONDON – The European Commission has launched an animated web series to raise awareness of tobacco issues among young people.

Blood-Rushed Portraits – Mark Miller Captures the Faces of Suspended People (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Mark Miller has decided to flip the world on its head. Featuring portraits of regular people that are hanging upside down, the gallery ‘Suspended Comfort’ from Mark Miller captures people as if they were…

Small Agencies Make Pretty Good Dates


You know you're probably doing the right thing when you continually lose your people to our industry's powerhouse agencies. It may sound like a negative, but if agencies such as Crispin Porter & Bogusky, Mother, and Chiat Day hire your employees, they obviously think you're doing something right.

Industry consortium to promote digital technology

LONDON – Channel 4, BSkyB, ITV and BT are part of a 50-strong industry consortium launching to promote the take-up of digital technology in the UK.

Nendo Sketchbook

Une exposition collective organisée par Moleskine qui invite à remplir leur célèbre sketchbook par des centaines d’artistes. Ce projet est intitulé “Detour” et se déroule actuellement au MoMa Design Store de Tokyo. L’artiste Nendo a créé pour l’occasion ce paysage en papier et en relief.



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First Direct gets transparent through social media

LONDON – Internet bank First Direct has launched a dedicated website that will collate live comments made about the brand by internet users in a bid to overcome perceptions that banks lack transparency.