Archive for July, 2009
Monday, July 20th, 2009
the national past time
Ball players, cricketers, athletes all. In the process of onboarding for TimeZoneOne’s upcoming project with Levy Restaurants, I got a tour of US Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. After spending the last few summers watching Chicago baseball, I can feel my mind’s eye, once so faithful to New Zealand’s favorite summer pastime, [...]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
looking for timezoneone’s chicago office?
Here is an alternative way to locate our business while in the Windy City. The Sears Tower has just created a new way to view downtown Chicago. On the 103rd floor they added glass cubes, with glass floors, that extend from the building to give a view of the city. You can look straight down [...]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
so you think you can drive
If I had a couple cents for every time I’ve heard people say they are good drivers, when I know for certain they are not even decent drivers, I would be able to buy a really nice lunch today. Most would surmise this fantasy-based boasting would be predominantly spewing from the mouths of those of [...]
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
simple is good
I have always been a proponent of simplicity in design/advertising. I believe William of Occam had it right when he stated, “entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily.” Most people apply this proposition to scientific and philosophical matters, but I think it makes complete sense the advertising world. Here is a great example of a super [...]
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
coloring the blank billboard blues
In times of recession a blank billboard can be a depressing sight. Auckland based street art collective Cut Collective have teamed up with a New Zealand billboard company to create a series of artworks to fill unused spaces around the country’s largest city. The first piece by the collective is currently for sale by auction [...]
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
thinking space
Being creative types we understand the importance of knowing how get the best from yourself, how to ween out the best ideas and think clearly. The Economist has launched an interesting online campaign in Europe called the thinking space initiative which explores how it’s readers get their ideas and allows you to submit your own [...]
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
beautiful scrap
In the search for inspiration you always stumble onto some great work. These huge wooden installations are the work of artist/sculptor Henrique Oliveira and are made from scrap wood found on the streets of Sao Paulo. Great stuff… Matt Share
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
chalkbot
The Lance Armstrong Foundation LIVESTONG has teamed up with Nike for their latest campaign to run during this year’s Tour de France (which started on the 4th July). Text messages of hope and support are applied to the cycle route using the specially developed Chalkbot, a kind of mobile, chalk spewing inkjet printer. People who [...]
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
post-it
Whoops, forgot to post my blog at the beginning of the week. I should have crafted a stop-motion Post-It reminder similar to this imaginative chap at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. Matt Share
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
death of a legend
I couldn’t let this week go by without a mention of Michael Jackson who passed away on the 25th June. I will always remember his incredible dancing skills and mind-blowing videos which were revolutionary for the time. I won’t bore you with photos of him which are everywhere in the media this week, but his [...]
