Author Archives: Nader
Drop Shadows All Over The Place
A humorous but true, at least in my perception, representation of one of the current web design trends: drop shadows. Just like 45° lines were all hip in the late 90ies, or, using gradients and massive typography for everything drop … Read
Arnold Schwarzenegger In A Psychedelic Japanese Commercial
Watch this video on YouTube. This weird commercial probably is from a time when Arnold Schwarzenegger still needed the money. Awkward stuff!
Make My Logo Bigger Cream & The Whitespace Eliminator [Fun]
Watch this video on YouTube. Designers, don’t be annoyed by clients anymore who want changes to your carefully crafted design: use the “Make my logo bigger”-Cream! Not enough? Use the “Whitespace Eliminator”. Funny Friday.
Print Desperately Wants To Be Online
Found in a newspaper: “Click here to compare them” :-)
The Impressive E-Reader Library Is Distinctive For Our Digital Age [Fun]
Characteristic for our digital age and all the devices and gadgets we got: the impressive e-reader library.
Apple Scotland – iPhone Commercial For Siri [Fun]
Watch this video on YouTube. After reading an article in the L.A. Times that iPhone’s Siri is not so smart in Scotland somebody made this funny (fake) Apple commercial.
Apple’s Attention To Detail
…shows best with this picture: a miniscule but still significant change from OS X 10.7.2 to 10.7.3. I just wonder why they had to bend the pointing hand, it now looks a little bit like Mickey Mouse’s hand to me.
Logo Remix: Subzero, Moogle, Shell…Ring A Bell?
Most of these logos, created by gamer Steve Napierski, are remixed in a way that you would immediately recognize the real brand behind it, others might take a second look. I didn’t get Belmont = Dupont and Tonberry = Burberry … Read
Perception In The Advertising World [Fun]
It’s time for some friday fun: the perception in the advertising world by accounts, creatives, planners and clients.
Marlboro Adbusting “MAYBE”
This Marlboro campaign is all over the city for a couple of weeks already, and, it is even more absurd if you know the cost. Only cigarette companies can afford prices like that: Berlin costs around $300,000; Munich $210,000; Hamburg … Read
Dreamjob Commercial: The Best Job In The World
Watch this video on YouTube. Hilarious commercial for Brasilian job portal dreamjob: “We don’t have a labor association…we don’t have free weekends…12, 14 hours standing…one day I’ll quit this nightmare”
We Just Got Samsunged: Samsung Makes Fun Of Apple Customers, Again
The fight between Samsung and Apple does not only happen in court but also in commercials. After Samsung had acquired an actress from the iPhone advertisements they are now making fun of Apple customers (again).
Kodak’s Moment(um) Is Over
This sales chart of Kodak says it all. While camera phones and digital photography in general took off and were climbing endlessly, Kodak’s business continually degraded. The company who used to stand for a whole generation of photographers, consumers and artists … Read
Malcom Gladwell Collected: “Intellectual Adventure Stories”
I remember sitting on a train from Vienna to Berlin a long time ago and reading “The Tipping Point” for the first time. This book not only introduced me to a lot of new concepts and dramatically increased my knowledge, … Read
