Here is a cool site that allows you to design your own package. I can't really read what it says, but it's not hard to understand and follow the navigation and instruction. Recommend using full screen to view this site.

http://www.santahelena.se/#

Happy Holidays!

-Michael Chou

Get your beard on.

http://santasbeard.com/

Eau de Burger

Who doesn't want to smell like a greasy piece of meat? Well, Crispin Porter is back for BK and hoping you will. The King is still as creepy as ever. Is this going too far?

http://www.firemeetsdesire.com/

Love the music and the spray bottle navigation. Very clean and cheezy. Hold the onion.

-Jon

Thanks you Beyond Banners monkies. We've enjoyed all of you this semester.

Now sit back and enjoy an advance Beyond Banners screening of A Charlie Brown Ad Agency Xmas.




Good luck and keep in touch.

Your favorite instructors,

Jon & Joseph

Have a safe trip home tonight.

http://www.safetriphome.com/

More than TV and poster ads for music album. A campaign for SonyBMG and its launch of Dido's new album. This campaign based on 11 short films from all around the world, and fitting in with the album's theme of finding 'home'. Its wondwrfully warm, moving musical album.

The campaign uses embedded YouTube video links.-Dhruvi

Meet the people you're going to replace one day.

http://www.adweek.com/aw/special-reports/30-anniversary/the-influentials/index.jsp

For all who are going for job interviews. To recall influential people would help. Save the link.
-Dhruvi

Get a Mac goes clay.

Apple produces their new commercials using clay animation. Both are about holidays. Check it out.

http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/

Michael

Happy Christmas From AKQA

Take a look at this very smart and clever holiday greeting from my old agency AKQA. -Jon

Season's greetings from Stella.

http://www.stellaartois.com/christmas#/en_US/christmas/film

Beautiful holiday video for Stella Artois. Really nice simple site, with great art direction.

Nick

Welcome to the LittleBigPlanet.

Create your character and play with it. It seems like a nice game, but it's bad that I don't have playstation 3.

http://mysackboy.littlebigplanet.com/

-Micheal

Lucky Brand Jeans says, have a bucking good time!

http://luckybuckoff.com/

Very simple and fun. Intuitive and accurate controls. Love the tunes as well. Go buck yourself.
-Jon

Take a hair bath, and more, with Diesel.

http://diesel.com/index.php#/start

Ok, this was a huge WTF? moment for me. See it for yourself. It's so weird that I love it. Very simple nav. A nice wrapper for video. -Jon

Good wants you to go elfyourself.

Agency: JibJab

http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/

Check this out guys this is cool idea for this coming Christmas.

Good.

Throw your thoughts on the pile

Agency: mono

http://www.thoughtpile.org/

This is a really cool piece from Herman Miller. Share your thoughts. It's where innovation is born. -Jon

LIVE FROM THE TENDERLOIN

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/12/06/BANM14ITI9.DTL

Take a look at Adam's Block. He lives at 250 Taylor and has a web cam in his window. Actually web cams in two windows. He's doing his part to keep an eye on the loin from his little perch in SF. Take a look at his site:

http://adamsblock.com/

It's a very simple site that you all can do yourselves in a matter of weeks. Go to "View" in the menu of your browser and view "Page Source". See how the page is coded. It's a great way to learn. The Live cams are Swfs. Enjoy. -Jon

Have a Happy BetaMaxmas!

http://betamaxmas.com/

Most of you are too young to remember this decade. Damn you all! (I say in the most loving way) This is a good example of what you can do online. It's an experience. An experience of a time when a man said "pity the fool" and cars talked. Notice the option to post to Facebook. Something to always consider. Tune in and have fun. (Note: Adjust the reception by moving the antennae. -Jon

AKQA and Target make a snowglobe for iPhone

This is actually nothing new, but early examples were hokey at best. AKQA has done a good job of re-executing an idea. -Jon

Adweek Article

DOWNLOAD SNOWGLOBE

Nike goes viral on YouTube with Franck Ribery

Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam

http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikefootball/en__EMEA/index.html

Can you spot a drunkard?

Agency: Ruby

http://www.knowthesigns.com/

Heineken asks you to put your beer goggles on to spot pre-drunkeness signs. The user interface and video controls and animations are nice. Can't say the same for the writing. -Jon

Let GE help you find your lighing style.

Agency: Keathley Advertising

http://genet.gelighting.com/LightingStyle/html/index.html

Love the interface and clean video. Talent is very engaging and informative. Like the pop-up screen animation. Overall a great intuitive experience. -Jon

Volkswagen builds a living and breathing site, literally.

It's a cool site from VW. About the contents, it's just a site that introduces you a car. I really like the way that they use people with card boards to show all the navi and images. But the time for loading is too long.

http://www.vw.com.br/fox/

Happy Thanksgiving!

Michael