Author Archives: Tim

Agent Provocateur. Fleurs du Mal.

This video is so made for the web. Sexy lingerie brand Agent Provocateur is known for provocative films (remember Kylie Minogue riding an electronic bull?). Their new release is titled ‘Fleurs du Mal’ (Flowers of Evil). Apart from being extremely erotic, it has a nice shock effect built in, ideal for sharing online. And if you watch it in the office, make sure you got headphones on. Read more…

Toyota’s Social Network Racer

Japan’s hot shop ‘Party’ have launched a racing game that uses your social content as billboards along the track. It is an awesome execution with real game play value and an eerie distraction through the familiar photos whizzing past. Win the overall race and you could go to Japan, to see Toyota’s new sports car FT-86 unveiled. Read more…

Meet me half way - in the Amazon

Like so many other agencies ‘La Comunidad’ has offices in several cities and consequently a family of employees miles apart. For their 10 year anniversary they decided to surprise two creatives with a trip to meet half way. Which in their case was smack bang in the middle of the Amazon region. Read more…

Take this lollipop - we dare you

Halloween is almost upon us, so why don’t we get a bit scared online? This clever Facebook integration will have you fumbling for the ‘log out’ button pretty quickly. Connect with your facebook account and see a creepy guy starting to stalk you. Read more…

Red Bull Music Academy

One of Red Bull’s longest running engagements, the Music Academy just launched their first major video piece. Check out this mix of many animation techniques reflecting the cities the Music Academy is touring worldwide.

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Guest editorial: No, if we’re honest.

No.

Say it.

Say it and mean it.

It’s a great word, and the only thing that stands between you and bad work with your name on it. Lately, even in digital, I have seen this letter combination become the ‘F’-word of our industry. Read more…

Philippe Starck takes HTML5 overboard

Dedon is a prestige outdoor furniture maker, the kind that can pay people like Philippe Starck  and Bruce Weber to design and film for them. And their website pulls a pretty hefty punch in terms of HTML5 . Read more…

First Instagram music video: The Vaccines

I was intrigued when I heard that The Vaccines had called on their fans to submit festival photos, shot, filtered and uploaded via Instagram. Since Instagram has taken iPhone photography (or iPhoneography) into the mainstream, more and more mashups feed on its API.

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Student project: Hockey 101

Imagine you were an intern at agency powerhouse ‘Digital Kitchen’, makers of interactive content and iconic film titles like Six Feet Under, Dexter and True Blood. And further imagine being born Canadian, a true ice-hockey fanatic. And unable to connect with the largely hockey-ignorant locals about your passion. What would you do? Probably make a film about it. Jordan Scott thought the same. Read more…

UNICEF and Dulux own a colour

If tweeting vulgarities for a good cause isn’t your thing (see CharitySwearBox below), then this will surely tickle your charitable fancy. UNICEF and Dulux have teamed up to sell you one of the 16.7 million colours smartphones, tablets or monitors are able to display. At £1 a pop it is a steal. And best of all, you can give your colour a unique name. Keep it above the belt though, please. Read more…