(TrendHunter.com) Reading is a great way to indulge in fantasy and fiction, and these quirky gifts for readers are offering some cute and eccentric reading essentials that any bookworm will surely appreciate….
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From Adbusters #90: Whole Brain Catalog
I arrive home from work, drained and empty. Too tired for human interaction, I press the buttons on the remote and stare blankly into the big TV box. It’s not long before the commercials and endless parade of product placements overwhelm my defenses and penetrate my mind. Every detail of every message is meticulously calculated, designed to be repetitive and hypnotic, played over and over until the mindfuck finally kicks. In. My head is now filled with fatuous desire. Fast forward. Like a junkie on a comedown, I stumble into the sterile mall corridors as if in some kind of trance. The motley group of shoppers surrounding me, all the same – glazed eyes, blank stares, faces twisted into ugly masks of want. We are an army of zombies. Instead of brains and human flesh, we devour strategically placed merchandise and affordably priced products manufactured in China. I quickly drain my plastic cards and my soul, returning home with my bounty of shopping bags. All filled with mass produced garbage, quickly tossed onto a pile of all the other trash I’ve accumulated. Tomorrow I will wake up, have my coffee and leave the comfort and security of my home for work. I will spend another long and tedious day in the indentured monotony that masquerades as a job. When it’s over, I will again return home and rest in front of the big TV box and wait for the radiating commercials, like little particles penetrating what is left of my mind. And every night I tell myself, “maybe one of these days, I’ll pull the plug.”
–Malcolm Klimowicz
In the latest in our Forward 50 trends series, Nicola Kemp looks at the twin threat facing brands.
In his 15 years as editor, Mr. Kaplan was credited with making The New York Observer both pertinent and impertinent as it gleefully chronicled the every move and shake of the city’s movers and shakers.
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A worn scrapbook from the future arrives in your lap. Mysterious, low-fi, fragmented and deeply personal – it glimmers with a stunning global vision.
A warning to the next generations, a repository of practical wisdom … this is not just another issue of Adbusters, it’s an invaluable roadmap which you will need to navigate the dark times, and the opportunities, which lie ahead.
Doom Diary, a.k.a Adbusters #111 is unlike anything we’ve ever produced before … and its hitting new stands worldwide today! Best experienced when read cover to cover in one to two sittings, served with a grain of salt and suspended disbelief. Featuring Margaret Atwood, Chris Hedges, Dmitri Orlov, Clive Hamilton and the most intimate voices from our staff at Culture Jammers HQ.
As the Year of the Horse approaches, we’re beginning a whole new six-part series: The Blueprint for a New world. Futuristic, penetrating, with no punches pulled – this series will go deeper than we’ve ever gone, beyond analysis, beyond diagnosing societal ills … it will unfold a template for a future worth fighting for. A new mental environment, a new economy, a new media, a new psychic reality, a new Earth … isn’t it about time? While the Epic Human Journey exposed the shadows of our human dilemma, this new series will pose a way out of the existential corner with surprising curve-ball solutions to the psych-eco-financial crisis of our times …
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Technology is always evolving, what about you?
Advertising Agency: Martpet Comunicação, Recife, Brazil
Creative Directors: Diego Curvêlo, Edison Martins
Art Directors: Eloi Pinheiro, Rian Lins
Copywriter: Diego Curvêlo
Account Supervisor: Themis Uehbe
Account Executives: Elaine Arcanjo, Fernando Freitas
Media Supervisor: Rodrido Rodrigues
Media Executive: Ítalo Ferreira
Art Buyers: Sandra Torreão, Camila Oliveira
Final Artwork: Kiara Carneiro
Photographer: Chico Barros
Retoucher: Daniel Xavier
Advertiser’s Supervisors: Silvana Toscano, Sandra Pinheiro
Published: November 2013
Technology is always evolving, what about you?
Advertising Agency: Martpet Comunicação, Recife, Brazil
Creative Directors: Diego Curvêlo, Edison Martins
Art Directors: Eloi Pinheiro, Rian Lins
Copywriter: Diego Curvêlo
Account Supervisor: Themis Uehbe
Account Executives: Elaine Arcanjo, Fernando Freitas
Media Supervisor: Rodrido Rodrigues
Media Executive: Ítalo Ferreira
Art Buyers: Sandra Torreão, Camila Oliveira
Final Artwork: Kiara Carneiro
Photographer: Chico Barros
Retoucher: Daniel Xavier
Advertiser’s Supervisors: Silvana Toscano, Sandra Pinheiro
Published: November 2013
Technology is always evolving, what about you?
Advertising Agency: Martpet Comunicação, Recife, Brazil
Creative Directors: Diego Curvêlo, Edison Martins
Art Directors: Eloi Pinheiro, Rian Lins
Copywriter: Diego Curvêlo
Account Supervisor: Themis Uehbe
Account Executives: Elaine Arcanjo, Fernando Freitas
Media Supervisor: Rodrido Rodrigues
Media Executive: Ítalo Ferreira
Art Buyers: Sandra Torreão, Camila Oliveira
Final Artwork: Kiara Carneiro
Photographer: Chico Barros
Retoucher: Daniel Xavier
Advertiser’s Supervisors: Silvana Toscano, Sandra Pinheiro
Published: November 2013
Change can be a scary thing for business, especially when you consider the influence of new technology. This new concept from Idea Studio – crafted by our friends at Tendril – tells the story of a predator that embodies the common symptoms of a business’s fear of change. A dragon, made of everything outdated – stacks of documents, strands of cable, old computers, filing cabinets, even disgruntled employees. And like all dragons this one breathes fire, but his fire is actually made of money. For a business struggling to adapt, the only true ally is a consultant with the CMC designation.
Advertising Agency: Idea Studio, Canada
Production Company: Tendril
Creative Directors: Bruce Sinclair, Chris Bahry
Account Director: Roy Levine
Art Directors: Bruce Sinclair, Jocelyn Cheung
Writer: Bruce Sinclair, Jaime Sugiyama
Executive Producers: Caterina Salvatori, Kate Bate
Producers: Linda Couto, Anne Deslauriers
Concept Art: Jason Munger, Rodrigo Rezende
3D Modeling: Victor Hugo, Ben Pilgrim
Textures / Lighting / Render: Brad Husband
Fire Simulation: Marcin Porebski
Compositing: Chris Bahry
Peanut butter has a day. So do donuts. So why shouldn’t 2013’s most-hyped technology also get one? General Electric is on it, folks. It has designated Dec. 3 (D3, geddit?) as the official 3D Printing Day, and has also launched a new campaign that hopes to gives elves a rest for the holidays, by 3D printing gifts instead.
Here’s how it works: On Dec. 3, people can pick a prototype and tweet their wish, along with the hashtag #3DPrintMyGift. The prototypes themselves are designed by celebrities including weatherman Al Roker, host Stacy London, Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow, as well as companies, like the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and Spotify. They’re all working with CAD designers, who will customize the prototype, then ship to your house, for free, just in time for the holidays.
Prototypes include penholders, iPhone 5 speakers, and even a cat charm (this is the Internet, after all.)
Steve Auckland has been appointed managing director of Metro and will join the business on 10 December.
Après avoir pu travailler avec Smart ou Mercedes-Benz, le skateur espagnol Kilian Martin réinterprète pour Ballantine l’opéra de Carmen de Georges Bizet, montant ainsi sur les planches avec son propre skateboard. Une magnifique chorégraphie capturée en vidéo à découvrir dans la suite.
Earlier this month, britvic ireland announced that club soft drinks would feature ron burgundy on over three million 500ml bottles of club orange, club diet, club rock shandy and club lemon in the run up to the irish release of anchorman 2. this week, Britvic ireland launched a tv ad, developed by chemistry, to support the campaign featuring a special announcement from Ron Burgundy.
Advertising Agency: Chemistry, Dublin, Ireland
Creative Director: Mike Garner
Art Director: Fabiano Dalmacio
Copy Writer: Rob Maguire
Account Manager: Mags O’Reilly
Published: November 2013
Drivers who don´t use seat belts are often young, immature and inexperienced. We wanted to find a forum which put our message about using seat belts into a relevant context for this group. We decided to coup the premiere of the high testosterone film, Fast & Furious 6. A film event our target group most surely would attend.
Advertising Agency: Kitchen Leo Burnett, Oslo, Norway
Art Directors: Øystein Vik, Ole Hallvard Kveseth
Copywriter: Bendik Romstad
Account Director: Roald Ankerstad
Production: One Big Happy Family
Director: Sebastian Wartin
Published: June 2013
Advertising Agency: Martpet Comunicação, Recife, Brazil
Creative Directors: Diego Curvêlo, Edison Martins
Art Director: Eloi Pinheiro
Copywriter: Diego Curvêlo
Account Supervisor: Themis Uehbe
Account Executive: João Lima
Media Supervisor: Rodrido Rodrigues
Media Executive: Ítalo Ferreira
Art Buyers: Sandra Torreão, Camila Oliveira
Final Artwork: Kiara Carneiro
Photographer: Chico Barros
Illustrator: AF3 Design
Retoucher: Daniel Xavier
Advertiser’s Supervisors: Gustavo Melo, Danilo Sampaio
Published: November 2013
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