HT DESIGNS_ BE INSPIRED

Innovative Direct Mail

On any given day, we get a dozen postcards in the mailbox, and the whole stack gets recycled without so much as a glance.  So when one of our customers (OrderIt.ca) told us that they wanted to create some direct mail pieces, we rolled our eyes.  BUT,... this campaign is making people take notice.

You would definitely have to be an idiot to not understand the ORDER IT ONLINE concept.

Or if your fridge is anything like mine, this oversized piece will make you chuckle.

 

If you live in Toronto, check your mailbox!!

Bridgestone_Superbowl Commercial

Okay, so I was on YouTube again, so there is a flurry of commercials. But everytime I see this Bridgestone one,I giggle.

Car Ad_ A Defined Target Market

Thought that this commercial was a bit different from the typical car ad that we see every day. I haven't seen it before, so maybe it isn't even in Canada yet.  It definitely has a specific target market that they are after - but I think that it is very effective in getting their point across.

Baller MasterCard!!!

MasterCard has come up with a new way to cater to the ultra rich customers.

Launched this month in Dubia, and only by invite only, MasterCard has created a REAL diamond encrusted card.

Just what the world needs. I have no idea the type of person that would be that concerned with status, but I'm betting the waiting list is crazy long of people wanting to be a "somebody".

No word on the pricing yet, but I'm betting it is a ton more then the fees on my normal gold card!

Architecture as art

A building located in Tokyo, with a very interesting facade. This would definitly catch people's eyes! It looks almost like a work of art! It was done as a collaboration between Berkeley-based architect Thom Faulders and Hajime Masubuchi of Studio M in Tokyo.

Even more interesting at night:

To see more photos - check out WALLPAPER.

Eggs_As Art

I thought I would do a search on Easter eggs online. And I was a little bit disappointed - most were just your typical easter egg decorating. But here are a couple that I thought were kind of interesting.

Of course I started at Faberge (although I am not a big fan).

And then there were the celebrity eggs being sold on ebay. (Just what I wanted. An egg with Beckham!)

I found lots of Ukrainian Pysanky -  most are of the traditional style instead of being innovative. But I liked this one -would match my home decor anyways.

A little cutesy. But found these on Etsy.

and pincushion eggs??

but the ones that really get my vote:  Chocolate Creme Filled Cadbury eggs.

MADD campaign

Another ad I saw in Applied Arts

These were done for a MADD campaign

Interesting way to make people think twice about drinking and driving, these poster were pasted on walls as if they were crashed into urinals, hand dryers and soap dispensers in washrooms of various restaurants and bars giving it a 3-D effect. I think its pretty innovative and hopefully their campaign has success.

Evian goes high fashion...

Check out this limited edition Evian bottle designed by Christian Lacroix, you can buy it for $14 US at http://www.shopevian.com/ While your there you can check out intersting things they've done with their water bottles (such as the Evian Palace bottle) and more!

Nike buys Adidas?????? doubtfull!!

I'm sure that this is PURELY a rumor......

Seems that someone leaked information that the mighty sneaker giant NIKE has put in an offer to buy one of the other top 3 sneaker companies, Adidas.

Nike has quickly refuted claims of a takeover bid, but spokespeople for Nike quickly refused to comment any further.

Adidas stock jumped with the rumor.......so who really knows whats the deal. But I'm seriously doubting it.

We are in trouble.....Watch monitors

Here is a cool invention that I hope the big boss doesn't buy for all of us here!!!!

Exmocare's has released emotion monitoring watchs before, but their new model seems to be directed at the service industry, meaning that bosses can use these wristbands to monitor their employee's emotional states.

The control panel displays a summary of each person's heart rate, location, body temperature and skin moisture levels reported by an individual's device. If you thought your boss didn't know when you were looking at porn while you were supposed to be working, well, think again.

In my case, the watch would probably break from overuse.