“StrawJet has developed a unique process for the manufacture of structural building components from a variety of waste agricultural stalks. Designed for rapid deployment and ease of construction, and requiring minimal operator training, the StrawJet System is flexible enough to handle everything from village-based to industrial-size manufacturing operations. The StrawJet approach combines a portable design with a patented easy-to-operate machinery to provide renewable building material with little or no ecological impact. The StrawJet System delivers a cost-competitive solution to growing worldwide building demand, while protecting both domestic and foreign environmental concerns and significantly reducing the carbon foot print of construction.”
This is just ludicrous. I am flabbergasted and speechless. The tide of mis-informed fox-news-nuts just seems to be growing. How long before one of these nutjobs decides to do something completely stupid? Those idiots at 1:18 pretty much says it all. Just friggin ridiculous! “Barack Obama was named in the bible as Satan!”
Animation made for the Australian group Choose Cruelty Free. I’m as much an opponent of cruelty-free as the next person, but I’d have a hard time rationalizing to a 5-year old the complexities involved in this vid.
In possibly one of the most ill-fated creative exercises ever seen, DDB Brasil created this ad for WWF Brazil recently created this marketing campaign that addresses the impact a tsunami would have on any major city. In their words, “a tsunami would kill 100 times more people than a terror attack.” Here’s a snippet from AdAge:
“So last week’s crisis for DDB Brasil, one of the region’s most celebrated shops, in which it was sharply criticized for a 9/11-themed ad for the World Wildlife Fund, has caused much debate in the local ad world. But rather than condemn the agency that made it, DDB, or its president, Sergio Valente, for using an American tragedy to comment on unrelated environmental issues, the Latin ad community focused on other aspects: what many perceived to be an extremely poor creative execution, and the agency’s mishandling of the crisis by blaming creatives no longer at the shop and by indulging in secrets and lies.
A print version of the ad, known as “Tsunami” and featuring an image of dozens of jets bearing down on a pre-9/11 New York, quickly became infamous after it was accidentally sent to a blogger last week. It was widely condemned as a scam ad largely created for awards shows such as the One Show, where it earned an honor that was rescinded last week. Then a video version surfaced. DDB Brasil initially denied having anything to do with the ad but it later became clear the work had been produced by the agency, which also entered it in Cannes. Although Mr. Valente and DDB Worldwide CEO Chuck Brymer (as well as the WWF) issued separate apologies for the ad, news of the video only exacerbated U.S. outrage.”
The print ad surfaced first. Outrage followed very shortly after. The WWF and DDB denied any involvement, but was busted quickly after it was revealed that they had entered the video version of the ad to the annual Cannes advertising awards.
Artist Evan Hecox took a trip to Vietnam recently and has a series of new works that draws inspiration from the trip. I usually associate Hecox’s work with just skateboard art, so it’ll be nice to see some different work. Looking forward to it. Check it out this Saturday @Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC.
The plot for this new blaxploitation flick hitting theaters October 16th, follows hence:
“This is the story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite. The Man killed his brother, pumped heroin into local orphanages, and flooded the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor. Black Dynamite was the one hero willing to fight The Man all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House.”
Suggu ("Mix" in Korean) is a new project by artist Ji Lee and his friends, Sue Park & Yi Kyung A. Essentially they have transposed the consonant characters of roman characters with Korean vowels to form very intricate and whimsical letterforms. Clever stuff!
Issue 24 Apprentices