I received this today in my inbox. I don’t think there is any commentary needed:
Hello Michael,
Been wondering about this multi-generational workplace, how social media plays out with each generation and what it really means for how business will be conducted in the future? I have been invited to conduct a training class with [...]
the end of advertising is actually the beginning of the rebirth of minimalist painting
From Facebook Gallery: “No Logo (The Future of Advertising is Here?)” Stadtmitte U-Bahn Station, Berlin; 9 June 2009
photo by Igor Stromajer
Nothing quite so (dis)comforting as the blue screen of death in place of the usual taxi ads.
Note that the failed program is “Advertising”
Here are stills of the stencil I put up on the ads that went up on wall outside Eyebeam. And two images from people who answered the call!
Um… so… the logic of this advertisement is as follows: “Smile, while we bury you alive. You will look nice by the sea, but you will die from our product”
This is a follow up to the Graffiti Fail
Michael Mandiberg tackles the advertising parading as street art at Eyebeam yet again.
for more: mandiberg.com
14th Street, New York City, January 8th.
I keep hearing of more and more billionaires killing themselves.
End times…
Right… so the penguins are loosing their habitat, so what is the solution? DRINK!
Denial and commerce: it is the American way.
Marisa pointed out this hilarious SPAM FAIL. After registering for free tickets to a concert, she was prompted to pay $25… for “xxxxx” spam. Really. Pay for spam. Though it is so badly mangled that it is unclear if they were selling advertising or selling spam. Overall, total spam FAIL [...]
I know, total cliche’d title. Oh well.
I bought carbon offsets on a Continental flight. I particularly like the fact that you could choose your own science… and your own cost…
I really wonder about offsetting. For a while I thought of it as a useful costing mechanism. And planting trees is a [...]
