Windows Vista released today to a mixed reaction (snickers AND yawns) from the tech community and the public alike.
A while back, I posted the artwork for the packaging, but I don’t think I included the one for the Ultimate Edition - the proverbial Stealth Bomber of the Windows arsenal.
The DVD artwork itself isn’t so [...]
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Found a great post over on Ironic Sans answering the question “what would it look like if you had every ad in Times Square on one page?”. Well, if you’ve ever wondered, there it is.
Click and enjoy, and then shake your head in disgrace at what has become of our cityscapes. I should forward this [...]
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The other day, I found a hilarious site featuring knock-off brands. Most of these, of course, hail from the far east - I’d guess Korea or China - the Japanese are pretty savvy, plus they have the second largest economy so generally their citizens can afford authentic batteries.
I’ll stop wasting time, please check out [...]
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I have to be honest, this is one of those train-wreck situations.
The questions was recently posted, “Would You Visit These US States Based on Their Web Sites?”. And it’s funny that in many cases, I’d say no.
Vist the site and you’ll see the best and worst. If you ask me, New York is pretty pathetic. [...]
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Lists are always welcome, and this one is no different. AdAge.com recently compiled a list of the Top 100 Advertising Campaigns. Some of these I’ve never heard of because they were well before my time (1882!), but then again you have the classics like “a diamond is forever” and “just do it”.
I miss [...]
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Considering the codenames and product titles that have come out of Redmond, WA, it might not seem too far out that Windows would have a release called “Sushi”, but alas, this post is to draw your attention to an actual photo of Windows themed sushi.
No idea where this photo came from or why
Actually, while [...]
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Ok, so first things first, this is a brilliant commercial from DOW. Not really sure they’re selling anything, but how beautiful, no? Props to the copywriter for this one!
Second thing, why does everyone want to be a scientist all of sudden? Clearly DOW is more relevant to use the Periodic Table in their ads than, [...]
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