Coca-Cola's Green Billboard Made of Plants That Absorb Air Pollution
Advertising doesn’t get much greener than this: Coca-Cola and the World Wildlife Fund have unveiled a new 60-by-60-foot billboard in the Philippines that’s covered in Fukien tea plants, which absorb air pollution. Each plant can absorb up to 13 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. “This billboard helps alleviate air pollution within its proximate areas […]
Coolest Roundup of Augmented Reality in Printing
Many say the printing industry is in decline, some even say print is dead. Think again Egon! This has got to be the coolest innovation to hit print next to QR Codes and it has been said before: Print is not dying, it’s Evolving. If you are a movie buff, you may have already heard of […]
Augmented reality and books, together at last?
Four vastly different projects marry augmented reality with publishing. by Peter Meyers Dorling Kindersley’s 3-D books Publisher DK is known for its visually lush books. Whether it’s intricately designed page interiors, pull-out maps, or even a die-cut cover that lets readers peer inside at body organs — this crew likes to make books that are fun […]
Making Greeting Cards Cool Again
By ELLEN BYRON Faced with declining card sales, American Greetings Corp. is struggling to adapt to the digital world. The company has tried to modify its content for the Web—a strategy proven somewhat successful in the music and book industries—but so far its offerings of e-cards and apps haven’t been enough to lure young card buyers. Now […]
20 QR Code Tools and Uses
via 20 QR Code Tools and Uses | Practical eCommerce. With quick response codes, businesses and organizations are finding new ways to deliver information and interact with consumers. When you scan a QR code with your smartphone application, you can receive product information. But QR codes can also link to web content, video, social media, email, […]
Hand Painted Billboard Increases Sales 300% for Royal Copenhagen
Founded in 1775, Royal Copenhagen is one of the world’s oldest companies, renowned for its exclusive and expensive quality porcelain products made and painted entirely by hand. The outdoor respected and honoured the craftmanship that is put into every piece of work coming from Royal Copenhagen. Since every Royal Copenhagen product is hand made, so […]
World's First 3D-Printed Bikini Makes Debut
Developed in partnership with Continuum Fashion, the N12 is the first fully 3D printed Bikini, ready to wear and available for purchase from the Conitnuum’s Shapeways Shop. Designed by Continuum Fashion, the N12 if the first completely 3D-printed, ready-to-wear, item of clothing. Previous experiments into the use of 3D printing in clothing have remained purely experimental, haute couture […]
50 Outstanding Photoshop Tutorials From 2011
via 50 Outstanding Photoshop Tutorials From 2011 | AcrisDesign. Early these year we have seen alots of useful and unique photoshop tutorials from our creative designer so we decide why not to compiled them in a collection. So in this roundup we have collected 50 outstanding photoshop tutorials realesed in 2011 which help you to increase […]
Adopt A Dog That’s Your Perfect Match With Doggelganger
Creative agency Colenso BBDO has created Doggelganger, a fun website for a good cause. The Pedigree Adoption Drive in New Zealand offers support to thousands of abandoned dogs each year and this idea was designed to boost the campaign to find them new homes. The human to canine pairing site uses facial recognition software to […]
More Jobs For Creatives
by Megan Patrick Marketing and advertising executives anticipate a significant uptick in hiring activity in the third quarter of 2011, according to The Creative Group Hiring Index for Marketing and Advertising Professionals. Twenty-two percent of executives interviewed said they plan to add full-time staff in the next three months, and 3 percent expect reductions in […]
Samsung gives famous historic Dutch building a new dimension with 3D Projection
Too cool… On Thursday the 20th of May 2010, Samsung was the first to introduce a large-scale commercial 3D-Outdoor projection in the Netherlands, at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. Between 22.30 and 00.30 on the evenings of the 20th, 21st and 22nd of May, the public was able to view the addition of a […]
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