Chobani and Dov Seidman Wrestle Over Use of ‘How’ Trademark

An unlikely word, one intended to highlight superior methods, has become the center of a legal struggle between a management guru and a yogurt manufacturer.



The Media Equation: The Washington Post Regains Its Place at the Table

Jeff Bezos’s willingness to finance hiring new employees — over 100 so far this year — has created an atmosphere of confidence and financial stability supported by strong journalistic leadership.



Advertising: A Week of Plenty for the Ad Industry

The 11th annual Advertising Week conference, held in New York, was chock-full of 300 official events, additional unofficial events and many late-night receptions and parties.



Steam and Twitch now requiring disclosure of sponsored content

In news that might impact video game clients and the ad agencies who make their ads, and one which wil hopefully effect gamers in a positive way (which we haven’t been seeing much as of late) Twitch and Steam are finally catching up to the FTC’s more recent updates from last year concerning sponsored content and native advertising, and updating their ToS to reflect the change. Sponsored content. I love that phrase. See the image above? That was sponsored content from like 1957 or something. No one bristled at it then.

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Quotes On Monochrome Objects

Quotes on Shit est un projet du duo de designers Jessica Walsh et Timothy Goodman. Sur la devise de « Old shit is turned into new shit », ils redonnent vie à des objets insignifiants ou désuets en leur apportant une bonne dose de couleurs et une citation pleine d’humour écrite en gras. Des oeuvres drôles et monochromes à découvrir.

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Snickers "Mr Bean Kung Fu" (2014) :60 (UK)

You’re not you when you’re hungry. Sometimes you’re Joan Collins. Sometimes you’re Mr. Bean. BETTER GET SOME NUTS.

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Friskis&Svettis Stockholm: Kettlebell

A Solid Lift. New paint, new carpet and a new larger gym – Welcome to the newly renovated Friskis&Svettis Gärdet!

Advertising Agency: Volt, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Director: Jörgen Berglund
Copywriter: Petter Nylind
Project Manager: Louise Wallgren
Photographer: Karl-Fredrik von Hausswolff
Final Art: Åsa Stjärnquist
Published: September 2014

Friskis&Svettis Stockholm: Dumbbell

A Solid Lift. New paint, new carpet and a new larger gym – Welcome to the newly renovated Friskis&Svettis Gärdet!

Advertising Agency: Volt, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Director: Jörgen Berglund
Copywriter: Petter Nylind
Project Manager: Louise Wallgren
Photographer: Karl-Fredrik von Hausswolff
Final Art: Åsa Stjärnquist
Published: September 2014

Six And Five Branding

Six & Five est un studio de design et d’art contemporain fondé par Andy Reisinger et Ezequiel Pini, deux directeurs artistiques basés à Buenos Aires. Ils ont donc créé leur propre identité visuelle à partir de couleurs pastel. Leur logo est inscrit sur les cartes de visite avec un effet de dégradé réfléchissant. A découvrir en images.

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Timelapse Photography by Dan Marker Moore

Le photographe et motion-designer Dan Marker-Moore a réalisé une série de collages composés de bandes verticales de paysages urbains capturés grâce à la technique du time lapse. « Time Slice » regroupe de très beaux couchers de soleils ou des levers de Lune pris à des moments différés, au milieu des gratte-ciels.

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Afghanistan Reverses Expulsion of Times Reporter

Matthew Rosenberg, who was expelled from the country in August, will be allowed to return effective immediately, according to the Afghan attorney general’s office.



A Robot in Paris Short Movie

Alexis Decelle, Cyril Declercq, Vincent Defour et Pierre Jury (tous étudiants à l’école d’animation Isart Digital), ont réalisé le court-métrage animé « L3.0 ». Le film raconte l’histoire d’un robot « de compagnie » nommé Leo qui erre seul dans un Paris post-apocalyptique et ennuyeux, jusqu’au jour où il rencontre un nouvel être vivant.

Music & Sound Design : Victor Battaglia, Nicolas De Ferran, Rémi Haentjens, Matthieu Ferrieu.
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Smoky Film Noir Photography – Glassbook Magazine's Inhale Story Boasts Monochromatic Imagery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Model Ottavia Lepera stars in Glassbook Magazine’s Film Noir photography feature that is entitled ‘Inhale’. The image series is captured by photographer Dana Brushette’s lens…

Forget Siri, Domino's Wants You to Meet Dom


For those who are too lazy to type when using mobile ordering, Domino’s has a solution: voice-ordering.

Viewers of Sunday’s National Football League broadcasts will be first introduced to “Dom,” its new voice-ordering system that is not unlike Apple’s Siri in that it responds to users’ questions. The spot unveiling the app breaks on the games and was created by Domino’s agency, MDC’s CP&B.

The pizza player touts its voice-ordering capability as the first such app in the restaurant industry. Domino’s began beta testing the app in June, but the advertising hails its full operation. Domino’s created the capability with Nuance Communications, a voice-assisted ordering specialist.

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What Do You Hyde Series by Romina Ressia

« What Do You Hyde Series » est une étonnante série de portraits réalisée par la photographe argentine Romina Ressia. Pour ce projet, elle met en scène de mystérieuses femmes dont le visage et le buste sont cachés par des tissus à motifs. Ce qui est d’autant plus intéressant, c’est la corrélation entre le textile et les motifs des papiers peints en arrière plan. Plus de détails en images.

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Amore e Piombo: The Photography of extremes in 1970s Italy

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Enter a tumultuous era with this unparalleled collection of photographs made by a group of photographers working for the Rome-based agency Team Editorial Services.

The press photographers constantly shifted between battling film stars at play and the reality of near civil war unfolding on the streets. Politics and celebrity are brought together through the paparazzi style of alto contrasto, collusion and intrusion. Alluded to, although less visible, are the murkier dealings of clandestine groups linked to the Italian Secret Services, The P2 Masonic Lodge the CIA and NATO, operating against the backdrop of the extremes of the Red and Black Brigades continue

Honest Beer Ads – Newcastle's Funny Beer Ads Promise 'No Bollocks' (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These funny beer ads from Newcastle Brown Ale make snarky remarks about recycling, packaging designs and its own advertisements, showing that the brand has a good sense of humor and isn’t…

Ethereal Wedding Venues – This Wedding Reception Design is Dreamy and Dramatic (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This wedding reception design was created by artist Sheika Lateefa for her own wedding, with help from Design Lab Events. The gorgeous reception space was set up like something out of a dream,…

Typographic Salad Packaging – Insal'arte's Produce Packaging Spells Out Leafy Letters (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Insal’arte’s produce packaging is fresh and artful, using each type of leafy green inside to spell out its type on the top of the package. For example, Spinach is marked with an “S,&…

#Gamergate OP deleted from Github the official reply to "why?"

Yesterday a repository called “Gamergate OP” was deleted from collaboration-site Github, for the moment you can see see it via Google Cache. I emailed Github to get clarification as to why.

I asked the following questions:

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