TODAY IN WEIRD: RUBIX CUBE HEAD

This ad by Chi & Partners for British beverage, Drench, is pretty bizarre. But it kept my attention and the payoff 'brains perform better hydrated,' is a smart sell.  Previous Drench ads, especially the fish one below, are awesomely entertaining as well. via: Buzzfeed

STUDENTS BREATHE LIFE BACK INTO HP WITH "HIT PRINT"

HP hasn't had much buzz lately. It's been about 5 years since they were hyping their printers for digital pictures with catchy songs about pictures playing in the background. Not trying to downplay those, they were awesome. But these videos —the first originally created by London students, Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth— for an HP Student competition are cool if anything for the clever use of flip-book animation. The paper was fed in real time and the footage was then sped up in post production to create the animation. HP was so impressed, they brought them back for a sequel. I'm looking forward to seeing this on the bigscreen. via: The Jailbreak

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The Sequel:

GOOGLE TURNS LOGO INTO PLAYABLE PAC-MAN GAME

This may be a first in the webiverse. Google, in celebration of Pac-Man turning 30, has made their logo a live playable Pac-Man game. Good thing it landed on a Friday for me to geek out to. Get your Pac on. Via:Talent Zoo & Google

ADOBE HEARTS APPLE

Funny banner ad on the New York Times from Adobe.

CRACKDOWN: NYT FACEBOOK PRIVACY FLOW CHART

The good folks at the New York Times have broken down the dizzying array of privacy changes Facebook are implementing more and more regularly. In a time when consumers have control, or want control, Facebook might just be shooting themselves in the foot with their penchant to confuse and sell your personal data for profit. I remember when Facebook put their trust in user opinion. It seems the more Facebook tries to commoditize, the more they take advantage of the Facebook users that make their service thrive.

Interesting factoid: Facebook has a longer privacy policy than the United States Constitution

For full breakout image: NYT

HEINEKEN'S GOT TALENT...

in their ads. The follow up to 'Walk in Fridge' gives us 'Men with Talent,' and every awe inspiring beer bottle trick you can imagine. Even a sick bottle flute rendition of a Karate Kid song. Gold star.



via: AdFreak

SERENADING UNICORN. YEAH, SERIOUSLY.

Juicy Fruit is back to its irreverent self these days with the amazing serenading unicorn. Choose from three classics, 'On Bended Knee,' 'Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,' or 'How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.' Then watch as this unicorn serenades the shit out of whomever you so desire. Tell that special someone how you feel! www.serenadingunicorn.com

BATTLE QUEST: DIGITAL EMPIRE

Gizmodo has put together this map to figure out who's winning the battle to control the money train. Is this the modern day gold rush or another bubble? It appears we're in for an explosion of growth and a resurrection of the ad and publishing industries.It will be interesting to see how much of a stake these companies end up with. For larger image click here.

Via: Gizmodo

EPIC FAILS OF THE WEEK

And you thought only birds smacked into glass. For one Mullen ad agency Creative Director, the agency security camera was, well, in the right place at the right time.



This high jumper is raising the bar on pure failure and perpetuating the dumb blonde stereotype epically.


Cute Blonde Chick Fails at High Jump - Watch more Funny Videos

CAMPER, A WOMAN CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH SHOES

This spot, by Camper of Spain, takes a nice subtle spin on Valentine's Day to promote their free shipping for the week. By only focusing on the feet, Camper is able to tell a timeless story made possible only by the foot fetish, er, shoe fetish of a woman. Props. Oh, and their shoes are damn comfortable to boot.

Camper - February 14th Ad from Camper on Vimeo.

LUNCH HOUR W/ CHRIS CLOUD IN THE SNOW

Film by: Kent Carmichael
http://lunchhourwithchriscloud.com