Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Messy

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Messy

Advertising Agency: Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Director: Julian Watt
Art Directors: Brent Singer, Marianna ‘O Kelly
Copywriters: Gary du Toit, Slade Gill
Illustrator: Jason Masters

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Lazy

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Lazy

Advertising Agency: Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Director: Julian Watt
Art Directors: Brent Singer, Marianna ‘O Kelly
Copywriters: Gary du Toit, Slade Gill
Illustrator: Jason Masters

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Grumpy

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Grumpy

Advertising Agency: Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Director: Julian Watt
Art Directors: Brent Singer, Marianna ‘O Kelly
Copywriters: Gary du Toit, Slade Gill
Illustrator: Jason Masters

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Grumble

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class: Mr Grumble

Advertising Agency: Net#work BBDO, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Director: Julian Watt
Art Directors: Brent Singer, Marianna ‘O Kelly
Copywriters: Gary du Toit, Slade Gill
Illustrator: Jason Masters

Motorcycling Safety Armor – Dainese D-Air Suit (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Motorcycling is a thrilling but dangerous lifestyle. Now, bikers can avoid injuries and possible fatalities with an air-bag suit developed by Dainese.

Rather than being attached to the bike itself, the Dainese D-Air Suit’s design uses accelerometers and gyroscopes to detect sudden changes in veloc…

House of Fraser shortlists seven

LONDON – House of Fraser has invited seven agencies to pitch for its £7m creative account.

Musical Clothes – MP3 Music-ed T-shirts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Music-ed T-shirts are iPod/mp3 music T-shirts that are earphone equipped to allow for easy listening of any portable multimedia player like iPods, MP3 players, multimedia mobile such as DVD players, portable radios, etc. The T-shirts, which are customized, are individually hand printed, so no tw…

360 Degree Mirror

(TrendHunter.com) The 360 Degree Mirror saves you from constantly twisting your neck while you style your hair by featuring a seven panel 360 view that makes all angles visible simultaneously.

Although the product targets girls, I think guys who cut their own hair can really use it as well.

Of course you don’t nee…

Blue Sheep launches B2B Data Direct division

LONDON – Blue Sheep has launched B2B Data Direct as its sister bureau division, responsible for all data sales of its UK Business Universe business data set.

Raise a pint glass to the real Samuel Adams

Samadams Boston Beer Co. doesn’t seem to be paying much attention to the HBO miniseries John Adams, even though one of its main characters is John’s cousin Samuel Adams, the Boston revolutionary who inspired the brewer’s most popular beer. This may be because Sam Adams is presented on the program as little more than a common thug whose idea of a good time is watching British dudes get Gatoraded with tar. If Jim Koch wants to set the record straight about the real Sam Adams, he should enlist the historian Jeremy Stern for a testimonial. On the History News Network’s Web site, Stern criticizes the depiction of Sam as “a leering, ranting, even dangerous fanatic … the very image of the corrupt urban politician.” In fact, says Stern, “praise for Samuel’s character went beyond Massachusetts. In 1819, Thomas Jefferson, who had no reason to polish Samuel’s record, wrote … ‘I can say that he was truly a great man, wise in council, fertile in resources, immoveable in his purposes.’ ” Regular viewers, meanwhile, are waiting for Sam’s big bar scene. As one reviewer writes, “Will Sam Adams finally give the others a taste of that new ale he’s been raving about?”

—Posted by Tim Nudd

Global gets short extension to GCap talks

LONDON – The Takeover Panel has given Global Radio an extra five days, two less than it wanted, to make a firm offer for GCap Media or walk away.

Odd Auctions – French First Lady Nudes at Christy’s

(TrendHunter.com) On April 10th, 2008, Christy’s will auction off a nude photograph of French President, Nicolas Sarkozy’s wife, which was taken before she was married. Carla Bruni posed for the black and white photo in 1993, when she was a model. It is expected to sell for $4,000.

Carla is lucky that she doesn’…

Science Museum touts for one-off brief

LONDON – London’s Science Museum is contacting a number of creative agencies about a one-off brief.

Global gets more time for GCap deal

LONDON – Global Radio has been granted until next Monday, 31 March, to complete its proposed £371million takeover of GCap Media (more follows).

Toronto Blue Jays: Veggie

Toronto Blue Jays: Veggie

Creative Agency: Publicis, Toronto
Creative Director: Duncan Bruce
Group Creative Directors: Tim Kavander, Bill Newberry
Art Director: Mark Spalding
Copywriter: Miles Markovic
Agency Producer: Erica Metcalfe
Production Company: Partners Film Inc., Toronto
Director: James Haworth
Director of Photography: Tico Poulakakis
Executive Producer: Aerin Barnes
Producers: Aerin Barnes, Stanny Park
Editorial: Leo Zahartos, Blue Highway, Toronto
Visual Effects: Alex Boothby, Technicolor, Toronto
Sound Design: Grayson Matthews, Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays: Pebble

Toronto Blue Jays: Pebble

Creative Agency: Publicis, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Duncan Bruce
Group Creative Directors: Tim Kavander, Bill Newberry
Art Director: Mark Spalding
Copywriter: Miles Markovic
Agency Producer: Erica Metcalfe
Production Company: Partners Film Inc., Toronto
Director: James Haworth
Director of Photography: Tico Poulakakis
Executive Producer: Aerin Barnes
Producers: Aerin Barnes, Stanny Park
Editorial: Leo Zahartos, Blue Highway, Toronto
Visual Effects: Alex Boothby, Technicolor, Toronto
Sound Design: Grayson Matthews, Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays: Fishing

Toronto Blue Jays: Fishing

Creative Agency: Publicis, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Duncan Bruce
Group Creative Directors: Tim Kavander, Bill Newberry
Art Director: Mark Spalding
Copywriter: Miles Markovic
Agency Producer: Erica Metcalfe
Production Company: Partners Film Inc., Toronto
Director: James Haworth
Director of Photography: Tico Poulakakis
Executive Producer: Aerin Barnes
Producers: Aerin Barnes, Stanny Park
Editorial: Leo Zahartos, Blue Highway, Toronto
Visual Effects: Alex Boothby, Technicolor, Toronto
Sound Design: Grayson Matthews, Toronto

Unique moves into the research arena

Digital agency Unique Digital has created a data insight team to measure how offline marketing affects online channels.

BBC renews Wimbledon rights until 2014

LONDON – BBC Sport has signed a new five-year contract giving it the rights to show the Wimbledon tennis championships until 2014.

Software Problems in Bathroom Stalls – Google’s Testing on the Toilet

Albeit famous for creating a friendly work environment for their employees, Google doesn’t give them a moment to relax.

The company, heavily leaning upon the creativity of its workers, doesn’t like it when their brains stop solving software problems. By sticking software codes and problems to …