Say what you will about Nike, the corporation gives creative talent incredible freedom. Check out this spot by AKQA San Francisco and UK-based design boutique ilovedust for Nike’s Sister One campaign. Reminds me of MTV’s Liquid Television.
Krab cake
Based on this fantastic Mr. Krabs cake entry on Food Network’s Spongebob cake challenge, Lauren Kitchens is possibly the most talented sugar artist we’ve ever seen. Okay, we’re biased because of our love of all things Spongebob. Still, check out her blog.
Pixel perfect
New York invasion by 8-bits creatures. PIXELS is Patrick Jean’ latest short film, shot on location in New York.
The iPad inspires new UI design
Love it or hate it, the iPad is here. What’s Agogo worthy here is the intriguing new ways to think about the tablet interface, especially when it comes to electronic magazines. The new UI behind Bonnier’s Mag+ application for Popular Science sets the bar incredible high for future magazine iterations. Read more.
PSAs for teens
Color us impressed with the series of PSAs by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, working in collaboration with the Ad Council and the Inspire USA Foundation. The Reach Out campaign is designed to reduce the incidence of suicide and suicide attempts among teens in the United States. Usually, we’d think it to be another lame attempt by adults to be “hip,” but these PSAs are visually compelling and emotionally powerful. (They even have a YouTube channel and a Facebook page.) View our favorites: “Running is Not Forever,” “I Believe,” and “Please Understand.”
Everything is better in cake form!
Yes, that’s Appa from “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” a serving of beautiful sushi, and a Canon in cake form. Sugar artist Ann Sumimoto makes cake look so cool you almost don’t want to eat them. Almost. We found Sumimoto’s work through a mutual friend on Facebook who told us that not only do her cakes look incredible, they taste delicious. Amazingly, Sumimoto currently doesn’t make a living at this, she does it for fun. She’s considering going pro in Honolulu, but needs a gentle nudge. If you like cake (and we know you do), please leave her some encouragement by becoming a fan of her Facebook fan page and leaving some comments. We who love cake salute you!
Out of the mouths of babes come Axe Cop
Axe Cop is, without a doubt, the funniest online comic there is. Written by 5-year-old Malachai Nicolle and illustrated by his 29-year-old brother Ethan Nicolle, Axe Cop holds all the charm of a little boy’s comically absurdist and gruesome imagination. We’ve never laughed so much reading a comic.
And if there’s any doubt whether Malachai is the true genius behind the writing, they’ve posted a video of their process.
The illustrations of Guy-Pascal Vallez
Illustrator Guy-Pascal Vallez uses high contrast and vibrant old-world colors to evoke a sense of the sacred. Indeed his illustrations almost look as though they are stained glass set in some twisted — yet impeccably cool — church. (Thanks to Gorilla Artfare for featuring his work.)
Hold Your Horses
Brilliant video by Hold Your Horses for their song 70 Million. How many paintings do you recognize?
Bad ass mutha-posters
Notice a trend in designers creating movie poster remakes? It may be a sign of jobless designers creating money-making side projects or an emergent theme of inspiration wafting through the ethers. Whatever the case, here’s Ibraheem Youssef’s take on some Quentin Tarantino films. We’ve been following this guy on Flickr, but have failed to feature him yet. Well, it’s about time!
