31 October 2007by Kevin Smith

21st Century Kaleidoscope

If like me, the mention of the Kaleidoscope brings back fond memories of childhood then check out the virtual Kaleidoscope .
A modern day twist on a classic that allows you to create your own virtual Kaleidoscope. Hours of discreet fun at the office – excellent!

31 October 2007by Mark Hinxman

Archive of inspiration

At a time when a lot of really good magazines are being forced into smaller sizes and shorter print runs due to the internet it's refreshing to see a website dedicated to archiving some of the best magazine covers of all time.

NMCA has started compiling covers from magazines like Time, Dazed & Confused, Grafik and Thrasher to show inspirational magazine design.

29 October 2007by Mark Hinxman

Apple use student ad

Apple were so impressed by the advert apple-fan Nick Haley created and posted on Youtube that they decided to buy the rights to it and use it themselves.

The advertisement was made "broadcast-ready" by Apple's advertising agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day, but remains remarkable faithful to the original version.
See Nick's original here and Apple's version

25 October 2007by Mark Hinxman

VW Shadow Poster

What better way to sell convertible cars than by using the sun? VW made a poster that creates a shadow on the ground with the sales message on it. They reportedly gained a 12% increase in test drives and a lot of favourable PR.

25 October 2007by Mark Hinxman

Donkey Kong

A pretty innovative take on scaffolding at The Computer Game Museum in Berlin.

The scaffolding was decorated with Vinyl printouts to make it look like a level from Donkey Kong.

15 October 2007by Philip Cuff

Creativity

You can understand why we at Think should like this quotation. Its something we strive for - client willing!

"There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns."

Edward de Bono

I like his thinking, but not his taste in hats.

10 October 2007by Philip Cuff

Millions at work

Following on from my August blog about billions of galaxies being classified by internet users. Here is a book that explains the enormous potential of collaborative working.

"Wikinomics heralds the biggest change in collaboration to date. Thanks to the Internet, masses of people outside the boundaries of traditional hierarchies can innovate to produce content, goods and services. In order to understand the opportunities this presents for companies, read this book." - Eric Schmidt, CEO Google

10 October 2007by Mark Hinxman

Sony vs Koyzndan

Some of you may have seen this new ad for Sony Bravia on your televisions this week and it truely is an amazing piece of stop motion. But... Illustration duo Koyzndan had this to say: "someone from Passion Pictures contacted us almost two years ago asking to see samples of our work (including this panoramic ) as they were interested in working with us. We sent them samples and then heard nothing from them ever again."

The similiarity is pretty striking to say the least. Read more here