The First Nation of Whimsy
I flew to Bergen two weeks ago to make a speech. On the flight I was reading in last month’s ...
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Firefox Returns
As far as I was concerned, Firefox has fallen off a browser cliff. But I’ve just read about this, and ...
Learning the hard way
Just read this great piece about Social Media and brands and how easy it is to screw to all up. ...
Siba’s Second Hand Scheme
I love this initiative by the Swedish electronics company Siba, and not just for how environmentally savvy and responsible it is. They ...
Adding colour to the obvious story
Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page is about to release a limited edition photographic autobiography with the cryptic tile of ‘Jimmy Page .....
Youtube takes over the Guggenheim
I went along to the youtube short film award event at the Guggenheim on Thursday night. It was an amazing night ...
Take the bore out of the chore
We’ve all been a little obsessed with VW’s recent work on changing behaviour; like when they painted pianos (and hooked ...
5 for 5
I was disappointed when innocent stopped doing Fruit Stock. I think it’s when the brand is at its best – ...
Putting the fun into injury
There’s nothing fun about an injury. But Fortune Bandages are on a mission to change that. All their bandages come ...
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Roll On
We got collected in a Rolls Royce after one of our workshop days in Joberg…. You know how it is! ...
The Impossible Pyramid
Coke Zero’s product rock is about making the impossible possible e.g. a good tasting zero calorie Coke. One that doesnt ...
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Juicy Drench puts you to the test
A hydrated brain is a better one. The water brand Juicy Drench adamantly believes this. So much so, that they designed a vending/sampling machine riddled ...
Too amazed to think of a post title
It’s been while since something has blown me away with its combined coolness and ‘how did they do that-ness’. But this ...
A Classic Ambition
Chad recently had the privilege of seeing classical musician Benjamin Zander at a client conference. There is a lot to ...
Imagination Playground
I saw this strange looking playground while walking along the South Seaport the other day. I was very intrigued, so ...
A Surprising Load
Laundry. It doesn’t get much more boring than that. But I saw this tactic from Omo in Brazil that really ...
Gatwick Giving
What’s one of the biggest worries before heading off on a summer holiday? According to some research done by Gatwick ...
A very happy vending machine
Coke see themselves in the business of happiness. A while ago, they created a Happiness Vending Machine that they plonked ...
Soccer Seconds
Its hard to consider Nike anything but a market leader; but when it comes to soccer, there is no denying ...
Communities – Art, Pop Culture and Rude Bits
Breakfast with Marc Sands at Tate Britain (he’s moved on from The Guardian) and then on to look around the ...
Play me i’m yours
Walking through Tompkins Square Park on the way home the other day and saw this. “Play me I’m yours” is ...
Blinged up water
Next stop on the ghost of camera phone past…New Zealand. I had a project out there last year with our ...
It looks good enough to eat…
Appropriately, with London being one of the top fashion capitals of the world, I had a fascinating experience of a ...
Palette Toast
I love stuff like this. Love it! How many ways can you think of to eat bread? Toast, sandwich, toasted ...