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Now Twittering

As if I didn't already have enough to do, I've decided to give Twitter a shot. You can now follow me on Twitter at MarcSchil. Enjoy.

Strip Tease

A Terrific Example Of Kinetic Typography

There's Something Under The Bed

I don't know what it is, but there's something about this video that scares the shit out of me...

Using Video To Launch New Products

If you've been reading my blog for any length of time, then you know I'm a huge proponent for using embeddable video as a way to launch a new product by having "the team that built it explain it to the people who use it."

Another great example of what I think more companies should be doing is Vimeo's explanation of their new Facebook application. It's engaging, self deprecating, and effective...

dananananananana Facebook! from Blake Whitman on Vimeo.

Best Commercial For A Website... Ever

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Remember These?

One sign that I know I'm getting old. 

I actually used these...

Leslie Kwok has a nice collection going here.

Interpreting The News Through Art

Talk about moving quickly. Late last week, New York Magazine asked a group of artists and designers to create visual interpretations of Eliot Spitzer's fall from grace last week. The cover of the latest issue us by Barabara Kruger and it's absolutely terrific.   

Here's a few others that are included in the new issue:

Chip Kidd

Thomas Allen

John Baldessari

How do you make display advertising more effective?

Turn it into a utility.

I was impressed today by a display ad that I came across on Yahoo! News for GE.

Rather than show us a nice pretty image and clever tagline, the ad promotes a live web event with GE's CEO Jeff Immelt.  What a liked most about the ad is tha when you click on it, it expands to open up a window where you can input your question for Immelt directly from the banner. 

The fact that the event is today, makes the ad all the more effective.

Chris Ware Animated

If you're fans of both Chris Ware and This American Life (or just one of them), you'll love this video...

 

 

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