Dreaming Whale Tea

Gongdreen imagine des objets et autres produits d’une grande qualité, jouant avec talent sur les formes et les représentations. La preuve avec Dreaming Whale, cette boule à thé qui, pour 12$, permet de donner l’illusion qu’une jolie baleine, proposées en plusieurs coloris, se ballade dans votre tasse.

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White Whales Performance

Le photographe Lintao Zhang a réussi à capturer ces superbes images lors d’un show le 7 janvier dernier au Harbin Pole Aquarium en Chine. Une véritable chorégraphie « White Whales Performance » entre les plongeurs et 2 bélugas à découvrir dans une série de photographies dans la suite de l’article.

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Food Art by Brock Davis

L’artiste américain Brock Davis basé à Minneapolis joue avec de la nourriture dans la plupart de ses créations, permettant de mettre différents aliments dans des situations étonnantes. Une série et des clichés très réussis, à découvrir sur son portfolio et en images dans la suite de l’article.

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Life-Size Photography of Whales

Le dernier livre du photographe américain Bryan Austin regroupe des clichés impressionnants de Baleines de Minke. Des images sous-marines magnifiques qui révèlent un monde à la fois sensible, vibrant et apaisant. L’ensemble de la série est à découvrir sur son portfolio et dans la suite de l’article.

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Simple can be a good thing

I spent the weekend moving, which took a good bit out of me, both physically and mentally. In my semi-exhausted mental state, some of the more complex thought processes and mental connections just aren’t happening, and I’m fully willing to acknowledge that. The same can be very true for any communication, advertising included. While I’m not always in the midst of catastrophic brain flatulence, sometimes the simple ideas are just easier to grasp. I’m all for complex, multi-stage campaigns that ask for a good deal on the part of the viewer/reader, but it’s important to realize that it isn’t necessarily the best course of action, and sometimes the complexity overrides the effectiveness of the message. Convoluted and deep might just yield more confusion (or complete lack of awareness). On that note, I wanted to point out a recent commercial I stumbled upon while surfing the internet that’s aimed to the young Japanese audience that speaks well to the idea of “simple,” and amuses me in my exhaustion.

The spot, done by Australian commercial production company Plaza, is so simple, it works. I got it. And the message sunk in. Quickly. Which is the ultimate goal, especially when promoting for groups like The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. It could just be the classic Godzilla fan in me (and my mental exhaustion), but there’s something about the simplicity, the creativity, and the slight weirdness that just makes everything come together. And I payed attention. That simplicity and effectiveness doesn’t need to be reserved for children’s communication and simple messages. Sometimes the most complex ideas can be communicated unimaginably simply.

Full creative credits @ youtube, via Osocio.