Happy Thanksgiving!

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Ashton Kutcher's State of the Pop Union

Ashton Kutcher, President of Popped Culture (re Popchips viral marketing ploy) is looking for a Vice President.

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ0VnLWEOqk

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On This Day, (Sunday) November 21

1945: Goldie Hawn was born.

2009: Lawmaker, Steven King, told PETA to "not have a cow" over his killing of a raccoon on his property.

2010: We celebrated Mike's birthday!

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Write a Bike

Juri Zaech, a Swiss Art Director living in Paris, is preparing prototypes for his bicycles with frames based off of user's names. They look great, but may not be completely practical. If you are furiously racing down a SF street on one of these without brakes, at least everyone will know your name!

Link: http://www.behance.net/gallery/Write-a-Bike/716663

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What Katie Ate

"What Katie Ate" is the personal blog of Katie Quinn Davies, food photographer and stylist based out of Australia. Her blog is an excellent resource for food imagery that is modern, authentic, personable, and, of course, tasty.

Link: http://whatkatieate.blogspot.com/

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On This Day, (Tomorrow) November 13

1851: Moby Dick was published.

1955: Whoopi Goldberg was born.

2010: We celebrated Josh's birthday!

On This Day, November 12

1982: Zaheer Abbas got his 100th 100 in Test Cricket v India.

2008: Sam-sex marriages began in Connecticut.

2010: We celebrated Short Brian's birthday!

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Tissue Session Paper

IDEO encourage brainstorming by turning their tables into giant sketchbooks.

Link: http://usersillusions.com/post/1533421447/ideo-in-palo-alto-have-paper-office-tables-which

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F.D.A. Unveils Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarettes

Now that tobacco is being regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, cigarette packs will depict graphics of smoking consequences filling half the front pack face. The result is an anomaly in packaging design where the product has developed a split personality that tries to seduce and deter the consumer. Hopefully, this will not be a trend that translates to other products overseen by the FDA.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/health/policy/11tobacco.html?_r=1&hp

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Coca-Cola Mystic

Jerome Olivet is the latest designer to imagine how the Coke bottle form could be reconsidered. Jerome's promotion of the bottle is, well, French. I will leave it to his description:

“Mystic surprised by its beauty and intensity. It was created to live an intense and fleeting moment. Its racy style describes a supernatural world which soars skyward. Its skin has a sculpted unique spiritual experience.We discover in the palm of our hand soft and aerodynamic forms. Its living surface is shaped by a force mysterious and transparent.It sends us all the energy and excitement of Coca-Cola Its sexy lines and red color give happiness in 3 dimensions.Both organic shapes intertwine and form a body ambiguous and fascinating. Its loving silhouette, ties into a true popular poetry.”

Link with video: http://lovelypackage.com/coca-cola-mystic/#more-16950

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Illustrator Patrick Hruby

LA-based illustrator and lettering artist, Patrick Hruby, takes a modern perspective on traditional folk-styling.

Link: http://www.patrickdrawsthings.com/index.html

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Gangsta Lorem Ipsum

If you need some placehizzle (high-rizzle or low-rizzle) for your next projizzle, you should hizzle ovizzle to Gangsta Lorem Ipsum.

Link: http://www.lorizzle.nl/?feed=1

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Boysen Paint Ads

Some pretty ace ads depicting plants and animals with Boysen paints.

Link: http://www.coloribus.com/adsarchive/prints/boysen-paints-violin-13455505/

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Death Bag-netic

The Death Bag, by Vedang Julkarni, uses a coffin shape to discourage mass use of plastic bags. It seems a bit counterintuitive, seeing as mass usage of this plastic bag is what will create such awareness. Regardless, it would have been a cool companion piece to the Metallica album.

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11816/death-bag-by-vedang-kulkarni-aakanksha-rajhans-iida-awards-2010.html

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Hertz So Good

Swedish designer Viktor Hertz creates clever movie posters and illustrations.

Check out the ongoing series

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On This Day, October 4

1918: An explosion killed more than 100 people at T.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant.

1988: U.S. televangelist, Jim Bakker, was indicted for fraud.

2010: We celebrated Jessica's birthday!

M&S Sustainability

An excellent example of a holistic sustainability program and the communications used to get it to the public. Viewing time runs around 14 minutes.

http://sustainablelifemedia.com/video/06012009/mike_barry_marks_spencer_sustainable_retail_plan_a_communications

Unsuck It

"Unsuck It" is a website with an aim to disarm client jargon by giving each idiom it's proper, laymen's counterpart. You can either enter a phrase or browse through their library.

Link: http://unsuck-it.com/

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Stock Footage: the Music Video

If you're familiar with the ridiculous images found when searching for stock photos, you'll appreciate this.

Ratatat - Drugs from More Soon on Vimeo.

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Tee Time

A range of simple graphic T-shirts with a twist. Each design encompasses a physical element. The blind can be drawn, the laces tied, the game played etc. Check out the full range online http://shop.notofusai.com/category/shikisai