Swig a Slugger

Midwest nostalgia + shrinkwrap done right + crappy reflections.

CG

On This Date, November 21

1995: Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong was arrested and fined $141 for dropping his pants at a concert in Milwaukee.

2000: The Florida Supreme Court granted Democrat Al Gore's request to keep the presidential election recount going.

2012: We celebrate Mike's birthday!

- BL

On this day, November 12th

1922: The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is founded on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

1991: "Full House" 100th episode: The twins are born.

2012: We celebrate Short Brian's birthday!

- The Ladycave™

Upcycled Glass Bottleware for Coca Cola

Tokyo Based design firm, Nendo has unveiled a new line of minimal glass tableware. “Bottleware” is a collaboration with Coca Cola Japan focusing on the Contour Bottle. The project makes use of bottles that have over time deteriorated and can no longer be reused. The designers have adopted a wabi sabi aesthetic that embraces the "greenish-blue tint, fine air bubbles and distortions that are a hallmark of recycled glass."

http://www.cocacola.co.jp/bottleware/en/

http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2012/11/02/nendo-bottleware-coca-cola/

JM

Photographer Dan Tobin Smith has created / is creating a stunning series of anamorphic letterforms. The site thoroughly exhibits his process and has some slickly produced video as well.

http://alphabetical.org/#

AB

Sweet art

Graffiti used to be reserved for the spray can and the anarchist. Lately, it seems that creatives from every walk of life using every tool imaginable are using urban surfaces as a canvas. Shelly Miller is a Montreal-based artist that creates graffiti out of cake icing.

Link: http://www.shelleymillerstudio.com

CG

paper. scalpel. ruler. scanner.

Great little project. All created using paper and a scalpel. Check out the whole alphabet here.

Unlock the 007 in You

Coke Zero celebrates the latest Bond flick with a fun marketing ploy.

CG

Christopher King

Nice cover series designed by Christopher King, art director of Melville House.

More work can be found on his site: http://christopherbrianking.com

MC

San Fran in ruins

Stunning image of San-Fran after the earthquake in 1906. Absolutely blown away at the level of detail in this image, download for full rez.

JJ

Nice Package

CG

Sounds Refreshing

To celebrate CokeFM's 1yr anniversary, JWT brazil created a coversheet ad that cleverly turns the entire Capricho magazine into an iPhone dock and amplifier.

This is a great example of Coke embracing innovation in even the most unassuming context.

Link: http://www.delightagency.nl/2012/10/coca-cola-fm-magazine-amplifier/

CG

On this Day, October 15

1951: "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS.

1951: Luis E. Miramontes synthesized the first oral contraceptive.

2012: We celebrated Wyeth's birthday!

CG

Food Gone Bad

Terry Border's series, "Bent Objects," captures the darker side of food and everyday household objects.

Link: http://bentobjects.blogspot.com

CG

Method's Ocean Plastic Bottle

After an extensive design process, Method has released its Ocean Plastic Bottle. The bottle is composted of reclaimed plastic from oceans and beaches and post-consumer recycled plastic. It's an ambitious project that seems less profit driven and more about extending brand love for this eco-conscience brand. What impressed me is the straight-forward language used on the pack and website to define Method's role in reducing the tide of plastic waste. The pack evokes sea life and stand apart from other Method packaging without relying on cliches or grand marketing messages.

http://methodhome.com/ocean-plastic/

http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2012/10/9/method-ocean-plastic-bottle.html

JM

On this Day, October 4

1941: Anne Rice, author of "Interview with a Vampire," was born.

1946: Susan Sarandon was brought into this world, and her body began an obsessive love affair with gravity. Seriously guys, look.

2012: We celebrated Jessica's birthday!

CG

On this Day (Yesterday), September 16

1647: A cow moo'd.

1983: Arnold Schwarzenegger became a US citizen.

2012: We celebrated Alycia's birthday!

CG

Photoshop Troll

Some Friday fun for you. A photo retoucher vents out the frustration of imprecise feedback by giving people, unfortunately, exactly what they ask for.

Link: http://www.photoshoptroll.com

CG

Food Stuff

Artist Dan Cretu combines foods and objects with some interesting results.

Link: http://dancretu.tumblr.com/

TB

Branding to Die For

"Branded" is a film about a dystopian future where branding goes too far and destroys the world. I'm not kidding: you can't mock up this shit.

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

CG