I recently worked as a writer on the new Prius ‘Harmony” campaign for Saatchi & Saatchi, LA (led by Mike McKay and Andrew Christou – full list of credits below). While the ads are on television a lot, there are less visible aspects to the campaign that – from a marketing point of view – […]
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I don’t know about you but I am awe-struck and often overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available to us each day over the web. Add to that the real-time capacity of social media and it’s easy to feel under siege from new technology. While it isn’t life threatening, it can be deadly to […]
Read MoreA day doesn’t pass without a new augmented reality application for the iPhone 3GS making its tour of Twitter and the web. A recent example is the great London Tube app below. It’s utility can’t be denied. You simply hold up your phone wherever you are and the location, direction and distance to the nearest […]
Read MoreSocial media is not an end in itself. It’s not there to create ‘arm’s length’ relationships that exist only in “cyberspace” sheltering participants from intimacy through relative anonymity. Social media is there to enhance our experience of the real world. To allow us to connect, collaborate and inspire one another so that we might enrich […]
Read MoreUniquo, the tirelessly inventive Japanese design company that won the digital Titanium Grand Prix last year, had a fascinating t-shirt stand at the Cannes Festival last week. Each t-shirt had a simple panel stuck to the fabric that felt just a little bit thicker than the cotton shirt around it. A short animated sequence was […]
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