Monthly Archives: November 2008

OpenAd – Open Source Creative Department

Online marketplace for briefs and creative opportunities, OpenAd let’s others solve your advertising problems, especially if you’re not happy with your current agency!  You only pay for the ideas you buy. But, as my colleague Alistair pointed out, what client would be happy with a creative brief being seen by 11,000 people?

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Antarctica Pictures

  We’ve featured Boston.com’s Big Picture site before but these pictures of Antarctica are worth highlighting.

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Logan Yellow

  Logan Yellow is excrutiatingly charming. Growing daily, he is now about 3 months and a few days old, has undertaken numerous costume changes and a fair amount of philosophical self-realisation. He’s already got a facebook page too. Genius.

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The School of Life

  Opened recently in the heart of London’s historically intellectual heart of Bloomsbury, The School of Life looks really fascinating. Exploring and stimulating the mind with everything from conceptual “Experts In A Jar” to holidays curated by Alain de Boton, The School of Life was set up to make us think differently, selling ideas and inspiration, and [...]

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Obama Word Cloud

  Interesting internet meme of the week has to be the Obama word cloud. There are lots of them, so find your own and do with it what you will!

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Economic Downturn Has Upside?

Interesting thought piece about the recession and how Wall Street’s brain drain over the past 50 years since women’s rights were improved and the lucrative financial industry encouraged people not to enter the teaching profession may now be over. As a result of the lay-offs from the financial world, and indeed the re-assessment that current [...]

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made me laugh

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vans supercorsa

a new one in the vans fixed series – this one takes inspiration form vintage touring shoes. not sure when the black version comes out, gonna get me some when they do. let me know if you see them!!!

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MUST SEE – The Trouble with Harry

For me, this is one of Hitchcock’s best. Doesn’t need a description, just take my word for it, you will not be disappointed!

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Brian Jungen

I saw Brian Jungen’s Jordan Totem Poles fusing sport and pop culture with that of traditional Native American at the Vancouver Art Gallery a while back, but forgot his name.  So, I’m putting him up on TheScrapBook as a reminder!

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