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Marla Coppolino is the Snail Wrangler in this National Geographic short film showcase about an illustrator’s efforts to save the land snail. Via the Cornell Chronicle: By day, Marla Coppolino seeks companies to license and commercialize Cornell’s life sciences technologies for the Cornell Center for Technology Enterprise and Commercialization. But by night, she is one […]
These gun control PSAs show how arming teachers in classrooms is a bad idea — following the American national debate post-Parkland. Via Adweek: President Trump felt the wrath of gun control advocates earlier this year when he suggested that teachers carry guns during school to prevent mass shootings. Just days after a gunman killed 17 […]
John Lewis and Partners have partnered with Waitrose and Partners (whew, what a long title) with this cute Bohemian Rhapsody brand philosophy ad. Via Fast Company: No, it’s not Christmas, but John Lewis decided to add another epic ad to its marketing schedule. But much like the retailer’s holiday work, this one leans heavy on […]
Colin Kaepernick has partnered with Nike in the ad campaign heard around the world — in Dream Crazy via Wieden + Kennedy. The video ad was released a day after Colin shared the now-viral print image on his twitter: Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt pic.twitter.com/SRWkMIDdaO — Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) September […]
Following the runaway success of the film Crazy Rich Asians, the author of the book, Kevin Kwan, and Harper’s Bazaar take a look at “real” Crazy Rich Asians. Via Harper’s Bazaar: When my first novel, Crazy Rich Asians, was published in 2013, many readers were astonished to learn that in Asia there were women who […]
The people at Wisecrack have made a great video about the cinematography in the Shining, showing how it increases the creepiness of the film. This has been discussed before elsewhere, including by Matt Burns Media Production: The Shining uses symmetry and verticals throughout the film with the long hallways and endless amounts of ceiling lights […]
Lin-Manuel Miranda, writer and star of the runaway hit musical Hamilton, is the star of the latest American Express ad about neighborhoods. Via Adweek: Odds are, to make your dreams come true, you’ll need some help—both in terms of loyal friends and a credit card or two. In a new ad starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, the […]
First Beach is a short video about foster kids and orphans seeing the beach for the first time, a partnership between 2 organisations. Via CSR News: To ring in National Beach Day, REEF, the industry leader in beach footwear and apparel, announced the premiere of “First Beach,” a new docu-short featuring non-profit organization Urban Surf […]
Shadow of the Cute Raider is an official Tomb Raider parody trailer starring an Australian Shepherd dog trying to rescue a puppy. Via Comicbook.com: The trailer can be watched above. In it, it looks like a traditional set-up for a Tomb Raider game, until we realize we get a dog in the place of Lara […]
Yes Pantone now has a game, of all things. Maybe we shouldn’t really be surprised. We’ve read the rules and objective and don’t really get it. Via DesignTaxi: Cryptozoic Entertainment has teamed up with Scott Rogers—game designer and creative director behind video game series such as God of War—for ‘Pantone™: The Game’. “In this easy-to-learn […]