Forensic Oceanography, investigating the militarised border regime in the Mediterranean

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Forensic Oceanography critically investigates the militarised border regime in the Mediterranean Sea, mapping the liquid geographies of maritime jurisdictions in order to document the violence perpetrated against migrants at sea. By producing maps, visualisations, human right reports, videos, articles, exhibitions and websites, Forensic Oceanography interrogates this maritime sensorium in the attempt to challenge the regime of visibility imposed by surveillance means and become a tool in the struggle for freedom of movement continue

Mysterious Crowdfunding Campaigns – Jordan Bishop's Product Launch on Crowdtilt is for the Unknown

(TrendHunter.com) With an article published on Medium, Jordan Bishop announced a new mystery product launch by boldly saying: “I’m going to sell you my product before I tell you what it is.” In the post,…

Sectioned Condo Dwellings – The Elav Nest Apartment by RZLBD Features a Divided Open-Concept (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Elav Nest apartment renovation by RZLBD features a bold, open-concept design that is accented with individual sections of separated partitions. These sectioned off areas do not get in the way of…

Bill Gates: Six 'Really Fantastic Books' to Read This Summer


These may be grim times at Microsoft, but co-founder Bill Gates seems to be having a good time in his semi-retirement (he resigned as chairman in February, though he retains a technical-advisor role). Lately, he’s been posting entertaining videos to his personal YouTube channel, thegatesnotes, and since it’s Friday, and maybe you’re looking for a little beach reading, we thought we’d share two of his latest, which have to do with books.

In “Summer Books,” Gates uses a sprightly musical soundtrack and charming animations to recommend “six really fantastic books” to read this summer. They are “The Bully Pulpit” by Doris Kearns Goodwin, “The Rosie Project” by Graeme Simsion, “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert, “Stress Test,” by Timothy Geithner, “Business Adventures” by John Brooks (which you’ll have to find at a used bookstore because it’s out of print — or wait until its September reissue) and “Reinventing American Health Care” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel.

Gates does the voiceover, and rather adorably starts to crack up as he recalls a funny plot twist in one of the books.

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Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director: Xavier Beauregard
Copywriter: Stephane Gaubert
Art Director: Stéphanie Thomasson
Photographer: Vincent Dixon
Art Buyer: Claire Sougy
Account Managers: Cécile Balut, Elise Ziri Bret, Valerio Pasqualini
Advertising Managers: Myriam Ullens de Schooten, Marianne Wagner
Hair Designers: Gregory Kaoua, Christophe Martinez
Make-Up Artists: Philippe Meysmans, Marie-Claire Vervaene
Stylist: Chantal Bourbigot
Retouch: Kilato

Mimi Foundation: If only for a second, 2

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director: Xavier Beauregard
Copywriter: Stephane Gaubert
Art Director: Stéphanie Thomasson
Photographer: Vincent Dixon
Art Buyer: Claire Sougy
Account Managers: Cécile Balut, Elise Ziri Bret, Valerio Pasqualini
Advertising Managers: Myriam Ullens de Schooten, Marianne Wagner
Hair Designers: Gregory Kaoua, Christophe Martinez
Make-Up Artists: Philippe Meysmans, Marie-Claire Vervaene
Stylist: Chantal Bourbigot
Retouch: Kilato

Mimi Foundation: If only for a second, 3

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director: Xavier Beauregard
Copywriter: Stephane Gaubert
Art Director: Stéphanie Thomasson
Photographer: Vincent Dixon
Art Buyer: Claire Sougy
Account Managers: Cécile Balut, Elise Ziri Bret, Valerio Pasqualini
Advertising Managers: Myriam Ullens de Schooten, Marianne Wagner
Hair Designers: Gregory Kaoua, Christophe Martinez
Make-Up Artists: Philippe Meysmans, Marie-Claire Vervaene
Stylist: Chantal Bourbigot
Retouch: Kilato

Mimi Foundation: If only for a second, 4

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director: Xavier Beauregard
Copywriter: Stephane Gaubert
Art Director: Stéphanie Thomasson
Photographer: Vincent Dixon
Art Buyer: Claire Sougy
Account Managers: Cécile Balut, Elise Ziri Bret, Valerio Pasqualini
Advertising Managers: Myriam Ullens de Schooten, Marianne Wagner
Hair Designers: Gregory Kaoua, Christophe Martinez
Make-Up Artists: Philippe Meysmans, Marie-Claire Vervaene
Stylist: Chantal Bourbigot
Retouch: Kilato

Mimi Foundation: If only for a second, 5

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director: Xavier Beauregard
Copywriter: Stephane Gaubert
Art Director: Stéphanie Thomasson
Photographer: Vincent Dixon
Art Buyer: Claire Sougy
Account Managers: Cécile Balut, Elise Ziri Bret, Valerio Pasqualini
Advertising Managers: Myriam Ullens de Schooten, Marianne Wagner
Hair Designers: Gregory Kaoua, Christophe Martinez
Make-Up Artists: Philippe Meysmans, Marie-Claire Vervaene
Stylist: Chantal Bourbigot
Retouch: Kilato

Collingwood Elvis Festival: Heartbreak Hotel

Hear it live at the world’s largest Elvis festival.

Advertising Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Zak Mroueh
Art Directors: Allan Mah, Grant Cleland
Copywriter: Nick Asik, George Ault
Photographer: Jamie Morren
Digital Imaging: Brandon Dyson
Mac Artists: Greg Heptinstall, Matt Childerhose
Agency Producers: Kari Macknight Dearborn, Kate Spencer
Account Directors: Dic Dickerson, Nevena Djordjevic
Digital Planner: Zoe Neuman

Collingwood Elvis Festival: Hound dog

Hear it live at the world’s largest Elvis festival.

Advertising Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Zak Mroueh
Art Directors: Allan Mah, Grant Cleland
Copywriter: Nick Asik, George Ault
Photographer: Jamie Morren
Digital Imaging: Brandon Dyson
Mac Artists: Greg Heptinstall, Matt Childerhose
Agency Producers: Kari Macknight Dearborn, Kate Spencer
Account Directors: Dic Dickerson, Nevena Djordjevic
Digital Planner: Zoe Neuman

Collingwood Elvis Festival: Blue Suede Shoes

Hear it live at the world’s largest Elvis festival.

Advertising Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Zak Mroueh
Art Directors: Allan Mah, Grant Cleland
Copywriter: Nick Asik, George Ault
Photographer: Jamie Morren
Digital Imaging: Brandon Dyson
Mac Artists: Greg Heptinstall, Matt Childerhose
Agency Producers: Kari Macknight Dearborn, Kate Spencer
Account Directors: Dic Dickerson, Nevena Djordjevic
Digital Planner: Zoe Neuman

Collingwood Elvis Festival: Jailhouse Rock

Hear it live at the world’s largest Elvis festival.

Advertising Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Zak Mroueh
Art Directors: Allan Mah, Grant Cleland
Copywriter: Nick Asik, George Ault
Photographer: Jamie Morren
Digital Imaging: Brandon Dyson
Mac Artists: Greg Heptinstall, Matt Childerhose
Agency Producers: Kari Macknight Dearborn, Kate Spencer
Account Directors: Dic Dickerson, Nevena Djordjevic
Digital Planner: Zoe Neuman

Collingwood Elvis Festival: Guitar

The world’s largest Elvis celebration.

Advertising Agency: Zulu Alpha Kilo, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Zak Mroueh
Art Directors: Allan Mah, Grant Cleland
Copywriter: Nick Asik, George Ault
Photographer: Jamie Morren
Digital Imaging: Brandon Dyson
Mac Artists: Greg Heptinstall, Matt Childerhose
Agency Producers: Kari Macknight Dearborn, Kate Spencer
Account Directors: Dic Dickerson, Nevena Djordjevic
Digital Planner: Zoe Neuman

Amazon’s First Fire Phone Spot Goes Heavy on the Cute

It’s here! Amazon has released the first ad for its Fire Phone, continuing its in-house creative team’s partnership with El Segundo agency Siltanen & Partners.

The premise behind the spot–which doubles as a laundry list of trinkets that come with the phone–concerns casting nine-year-olds as hipsters in training who compare notes on the latest, hottest tech toys/pop culture properties while making the adults around them ever more aware of their own age and irrelevance.

For context: in 2013, S&P’s advertising campaign for Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX was ranked #1 in effectiveness by Ace Metrix. The campaign beat out Apple, Samsung and every other noted brand as the best advertising in the tablet, laptop and mobile phone device category.

For 2014, Amazon and S&P are betting on said cute kids to tout the content people will be able to access on the phone when it comes out: Twitter, Pinterest, Minecraft, and a free one-year subscription to Amazon Prime.

Credits when we receive them.

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W+K São Paulo, Nike Remind Brazil ‘Tomorrow Starts Now’

W+K São Paulo has a new spot for Nike entitled “Tomorrow Starts Now,” reminding Brazilians who have just had their hearts broken by the World Cup that they still have the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics to look forward to.

The well-produced 60-second spot, created in conjunction with PBA Cinema/Produtora Associados and director Nico Perez Veiga seeks to inspire with a montage of Brazilian athletes training and competing at their respective sports. While the inclusion of indoor soccer may poor a little salt in some still fresh wounds, the larger message is to forget the past and move forward. The dialogue and voiceover free spot relies entirely on its soundtrack and footage to get its message across, ending with the “Tomorrow Starts Now” tagline, which serves as both an inspiration for a nation in need of some cheering up and a more general Nike-style rallying call. Stick around for credits after the jump. (more…)

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‘Is the AOR Dead’ Debate: 2014 Edition

Today we bring you the latest chapter in the spirited conversation that comes up in most creative industries on a yearly basis. This time, the two combatants debating the death of the AOR are:

  • In the blue corner keeping it cheesy,  Kraft Foods Group Chief Marketing Officer Deanie Elsner
  • And in the red corner helping you get your snack on, Dana Anderson, VP of marketing strategy and communications for Mondelez International

The feud started when Anderson published an editorial in the Wall Street Journal and opined that AORs are “no longer the pathway to Oz for clients or agencies.” Elsner took some serious umbrage with that sentiment from Anderson (for context, the two worked together at Kraft Foods before she flew the coop for Mondelez in 2012).

And so the debate is on.

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McCann Worldgroup UK Appoints New CEO

McCann Worldgroup announced the appointment of Mark Lund as CEO of McCann Worldgroup UK today. Lund will begin his role in October and will be responsible for “integrating McCann Worldgroup’s operations and more than 1,500 employees throughout the UK across Advertising, Relationship Management, Promotion/Event/Shopper Marketing, Design, Public Relations, Healthcare, and Digital Marketing.”

Lund was most recently a co-founder and managing partner of the London agency NOW for three years. Prior to co-founding NOW, Lund served a stint as CEO of the Central Office of Information (COI), the UK government’s marketing agency which also happens to be the country’s largest client. Before that he co-founded Delaney Lund Knox Warren (DLKW), which went on to become a top 10 agency in the UK. (more…)

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Caddy iSkelter Tech Furniture

Proposé sur Kickstarter, ce projet d’iSkelter appelé Caddy se veut être une petite révolution pour notre quotidien, proposant avec cette tablette tout un système permettant de simplifier notre vie notamment concernant les objets connectés avec cette idée à la fois ingénieuse mais aussi d’une grande élégance.

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IPG reports 'solid' second quarter with 14% pre-tax profit boost

Interpublic Group’s income before income taxes was $168.6 million in the second quarter of 2014, up 14.0 per cent year on year.