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Idea for Sriracha Hot Sauce

This ubiquitous bottle of red pasty fire needs an ad campaign with a good tag line. How about… FEED THE ROOSTER What? Is the open mouth too sexual? Don’t blame HER, that stuff is atomically spicy.

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Awesome-est Banner Ads, Roundup ’10

A blog post title a la Steven Colbert, don’t you think? Just trying to make a list of some great banner ad executions for those of you trying to innovative in the space. Here’s what I dig: Pringles’ “Can-hands” The infinite line of copy dialog… Keep clicking, and the banner keeps talking to you… http://awardshome.com/webby2009/pringles-can-hands/can-hands.html [...]

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An Enigma, wrapped in Windows, makes a Beautiful Desktop

An Enigma, wrapped in Windows, makes a Beautiful Desktop

Why can’t all desktops automatically look and feel like this, no customization necessary?

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The Colors of the Internet

I don’t think this was based on any kind of solid research, but I do love a very broad, rich color pallet as much as the next guy. Created by the Antrepo, a visual design agency. [http://www.a2591.com/2009/03/what-is-color-of-internet.html]

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Forecasting the Next 1,000 Years of Advertising

Forecasting the Next 1,000 Years of Advertising

If you’re in the marketing or advertising industry, you’re bombarded ad nauseum, by articles protesting the death of traditional advertising media. How TV is on the outs, and the growth of digital is eating into media dollars previously earmarked for these traditional mediums.  But while these industry experts source reputable data in their forecasts, I [...]

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Advertising’s New Mantra: ReDesign the Experience

“You cannot NOT have a user experience.” — Lou Carbone We experience the digital world as timely, relevant, useful, and personable. I can find out exactly what my friends are doing as they do it via Twitter or Facebook. Or grab directions to a restaurant and concert tickets on the go through my mobile phone. [...]

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