Apr 21
Facebook plans to eventually use its new “Nearby Friends” feature to power new location-based adverts and marketing, the social network has conceded, potentially souring what was generally seen as a … Continue reading
Apr 18
If you’ve ever read the newspaper in a library or a coffee shop, you’ve probably used those long wooden holders that help make them slightly easier to wrangle without tearing the pages and impossible to pilfer. But an ad agency in Switzerland found a way to make them even more useful with invisible LED news tickers that enhance the day-old papers with the latest headlines.
Apr 18
HTC has brought in Samsung’s former US marketing chief to turbocharge its advertising, hoping to prevent a rerun of 2013 where its flagship HTC One Android phone was eclipsed by … Continue reading
Apr 11
Image compositing is a common practice in digital art and advertising. But often the crazy extent of it is completely invisible. Like the image above, which is made of a few dozen separate pictures. This GIF—posted to Reddit—peels back the layers of one meticulously crafted scene.
Apr 10
Walk around New York City, and you’re bound to see the work of these "wall dogs"—the men and women who paint billboard-size ads by hand, high above the city streets. Their work is exacting, and the places they paint are terrifying. Don’t watch this if you’re afraid of heights.
Apr 09
Samsung’s first TV commercial for the Galaxy S5 has been revealed today, ahead of the smartphone’s US release later this month. The video – which uses the tagline “meaningful innovation … Continue reading
Apr 08
As far as newspaper ads go, the classifieds are an especially boring section of tiny text and identically spaced columns. But it doesn’t always have to be so! This ingenious little ad for Corona’s kitchens by Colombia-based designer Felipe Salazar plays with the geometry of classified ads. An entire kitchen, complete with gas hood and stove, pops right out at you. You can’t do that with Craigslist.
Apr 06
It’s very easy to forget that social media is not a charitable institution that wants you to connect to the world. The truth of the matter is that we humans … Continue reading
Mar 29
Re/code reports that Yahoo is looking to build a YouTube competitor–and that the purple-Y company h
Posted in: Today's ChiliRe/code reports that Yahoo is looking to build a YouTube competitor—and that the purple-Y company has already begun trying to woo YouTube stars with offers of ad revenue and video promotion that Google’s video service can’t match. [Re/code]
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Mar 27
Having had some great response to our initial investigation into the creation of the 2-story-tall Titan touring Berlin this gaming season, we followed up with the makers at Daniel’s Wood … Continue reading
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