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Apple or McDonalds?

One day walking down the street you see a massive banner with a shiny colourful thing on it, whether it’s the latest Macluxury or Appod you don’t remember, but it gets stuck into your brain. The following week you accidentally pass near a Mapple store and ask yourself … let’s give it a try…
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How green is my branded valley

Just like Corporate Social Responsibility in the late 90s, “greenattitude” has become the new trend to follow for any brand who wants to stay / become “in” and updated (if not cool).
Few brands really care about environment or at least try to minimize their negative impact on this one. Japanese ones do. They’ve understood long [...]

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iMadeitbeforeyoudid

I’d really like to know who came up with the “iTheory” or “iTrend”.  I mean… every “cool” gadget or service has to have the Latin vowel “i” in minuscule before the service / product word? It used to be e-something not i-something!
Was it Apple with its iMac , iBook & company? iRiver? i-mate? i-Remote? iPaq? [...]

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    • Image: Bangkok policeman
      10/03/2010 | 9:58 pm

      We find Brendan Wenzel’s human illustrations are funnily enough similar to Hugo Pratt’s style… a mere coincidence that he studied at the Pratt Institute? (although it’s not related at all). He’s probably more well known for his fauna & flora illustrations…

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    • Video: Le banc
      10/03/2010 | 9:33 pm

      If we could sit and observe  all the creatures our subconscious imagines we wouldn’t probably understand a thing…. a very symbolic & relaxing piece by Kitty Crowther and Bruno SalAmone with music by Sissi Lewi.

    • Site: Oki-ni
      10/03/2010 | 9:08 pm

      From time to time we post some valuable on-line jewels. Oki-ni should become your next one-stop shop for “individual & unique” whims if you’re a man (although not necessarily…). Carefully selected, beautifully presented….

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    • Music: Rollerskate
      10/03/2010 | 7:24 pm

      We’ve heard so many times this one. We even have it as our mobile ringtone! Unfortunately this video directed by Trevor Jackson is quite deceiving to be honest…. so many months for this? We guess is kind of matching Matias Aguayo’s continuous samplified sounds.

    • Whim: Puzzleboard
      10/03/2010 | 6:29 pm

      Some chopping boards are just that. Others like this “puzzleboard” reformulate the traditional conception of the vulgar piece of wood into a versatile tool (today everything tends to be multifunctional…).

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