On this Day, (Yesterday) June 16

1990: "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer peaked at #8.

1995: "Batman Forever" opened in theaters.

2013: We celebrated Jesse's birthday!

CG

40 Years of Pentagram

Pretty awesome video about the history of Pentagram. It's from last year but just in case anyone missed it here it is.
JJ
The Forty Story from Pentagram on Vimeo.

On this Day, (Yesterday) June 9

1995: "The Brady Bunch Movie" premiered in the UK.

2010: Lunchables launched their Facebook page.

2013: We celebrated Liisa's birthday!

CG

On this day, (last Friday) June 7

1990: Michael Jackson was hospitalized for chest pains.

1991: The EPA published a regulation to control lead and copper in drinking water.

2013: We celebrated Sam's birthday!

CG

Smarter Cities

Ogilvy France has created a series of outdoor ads which double as variously a shelter, a seat and a ramp as part of its People for Smarter Cities IBM campaign.

As the film below explains, adding a simple curve can turn a billboard into something with an additional use, although the placement of the ads and the lack of any media company branding around them suggest that they are very much one-offs, created in order to be documented and spread online.

IBM & Ogilvy France Create Ads With A New Purpose in its latest "People For Smarter Cities" from Ogilvy Paris on Vimeo.

JS

On this day, June 3

1902: Lightning struck the Eiffel Tower.

1976: Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" went gold.

2013: We celebrated Robert's birthday!

CG