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Snowhenge, by Chris Ison/Press Association.
Seven previous Photos of the Day here.

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I found it here. I haven't found it anywhere else. I don't know if it's real, who did it, what country it's from. I don't care. It's Friday, I'm cleaning my desktop of stupid ads, and I'm getting closer to the magic drinking hour. It's a simple idea, but it's also...a simple idea. I have to go take my second shit of the day. Please take a digital shit on this ad, and maybe its creator will step forward to defend its shit-covered honor. Nutella looks like runny shit.
Alright, to the shitter.

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It's Adolf Fishler.
Or maybe he's this guy.
Related: 19 Hitler ads.

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His name contains "money".

-So, who’s really going to watch the Grammys this Sunday? link

-Jeff Scruton, who not so long ago parted ways with MJZ after 17 years, has joined up with Motion Theory (now known as Mth) as president/EP.

-Do you want to get a Red Bull athlete’s autograph (to be honest, we haven’t heard of a lot of them)? Well, look no further. link

-LinkedIn has mobile ad plans in its sights this year. link

 

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That's not very nice.
Snapped at a Whole Foods.
Related: Ken Cole billboard
on Gay Marriage.

Deutsch LA is promoting the new Twisted Metal game for client Playstation by providing 100,000 bullets (yes, for real) in a military-sized machine gun for those laptop jocks and jockettes who want to let out some aggression and fire away and blow shit up. The agency went so far as to send us a promo poster, which you can see above, which we suppose a new kind of Valentine’s Day massacre. We’re not sure why we feel giddy/weird about something like this, but we’re on the list. If you care to join in on the fun, time is limited, but go here.

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Fuck if I know, fuck if I care.
Go ask Bob Garfield. He's never wrong.

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If you spend any time in airports, you've seen Accenture's animal kingdom metaphor campaign (the follow-up work to the killed—because of out of wedlock fuckplosion—Tiger Woods endorsement ads). Accenture with 236,000 employees in 120 countries, is the largest business consultant firm in the world. Their fees are fucking gargantuan. So you'd think they'd know a thing or two, and show that they know a thing or two in their ads. No.
You get shown something that they don't do (L), or you get shown something that means nothing. "Today's challenges are different"—no fucking shit, shitheads.
Ad agency: TBWA Worldwide.
Related: law firms also employ the meaningless animal metaphor ad approach.

Can design change the world? Of course. The challenging part is figuring out how to best harness the power of design to make a difference, for clients and causes alike. A pioneer of this tricky, potent, you-know-it-when-you-see-it combination of design thinking and social entrepreneurship has been Worldstudio, the New York-based marketing and design agency that specializes in creating and implementing programs for corporate clients that support their social responsibility platforms. Between projects for the likes of Adobe and The Metropolitan Opera, Worldstudio principal Mark Randall co-founded (with Steven Heller) Impact! Design for Social Change, a six-week summer intensive at the School of Visual Arts that is now in its third year. Meanwhile, interest in the field of design for social impact is surging, and as Randall and friends gear up for a March 1 panel at SVA on the social design job market (a taped webcast will be posted online following the event), we asked him to tell us more about how good design can do good.

How do you define “social design”?
This is a great question, and one that the design community is slowly defining. In the broadest sense, social design uses design thinking and creativity to improve the human condition and to ensure a sustainable future for us all. A social design approach can be applied to a wide range of areas; non-profits and NGOs, civic design, corporate social responsibility, as well as social enterprise and social entrepreneurship.

Was there a particular project or point in your career that got you interested in social design, or was it an area that you gravitated to more gradually?
As a kid growing up in the 1970′s I was engaged by the ecology movement and Woodsy the Owl—”Give a Hoot! Don’t Pollute!” In 1993, David Sterling, who at the time was a partner in the legendary firm Doublespace, approached me to design a logo for a concept business that he was developing. He wanted to create a design studio that incorporated a social agenda into the work that was done on a daily basis. His ideas were unformed at the time, and as we worked on the identity together we discovered that we viewed the world—and design—in much the same way. Our conversations helped to shape what the business could and ultimately would be. Instead of being his designer I became his business partner. David left the business almost ten years ago, but I have continued the work that we do with a great group of collaborators.
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I like them! I really really do. I think the attention to detail takes the layouts to the next level—I love that the girl punched the eye out of her Teddy, and I really love the spittle flying out of dad's mouth. The campaign is pretty much the direct opposite of these terrible homophobic kid's karate ads via Florida that got that "Sensei" some deserved negative press. Ad agency: Grey, Tokyo.
Hey, it's Friday. Friday's are for fun! And drinking. And getting drunk. And then, cursing. And then, a headache. And then, sleeplessness. And then, watching Manchester United beat the piss out of your Liverpool team (tomorrow, 7:45 am, ESPN2). And then listening to your Canadiens lose to Toronto in a game they must win to have even the slightest chance of making the playoffs. And then, more drinking, etc.

Each week, we’re sent hundreds of pieces of advertisement-y work that falls into the fun-to-watch-video category. There’s not enough time in the day to think up copy for all of them so here’s a round-up of the best ad-related video we’ve seen in the last 7 days. You’re welcome.

7. Who doesn’t love watching buildings crumble? In this spot for Ecotricity, a UK-based energy resource, we get to watch cooling stacks from power plants crumble. There might be a bit of mixed messaging here though — why anthropomorphize the stacks with cutesy characters and then kill them? Regardless, you can’t deny the enjoyment of watching big structures fall.

 

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In Berlin, last Sunday. Ugly sweaters.
Related: classic porn blocker software print ads, also via Germany.

-Jeff Goodby Sends Us a Note Regarding Staff Cuts

-The Most ‘Controversial’ Spot This Year Was for Yogurt

-CP+B, Coke Zero Lobby to Make Day After Super Bowl a National Holiday

-Presenting Matthew Broderick’s Day Off

-University of Phoenix Ready to Review

-Won’t You Be W+K’s Valentine?

-Op-Ed: CES is a Waste of Time for Agencies

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Previous Tongue Photo of the Day.

Before planning your next trip, be sure to review the newly crowned winners of the Travel + Leisure Design Awards, which will be featured in the magazine’s March issue (on newsstands next Friday). The 2012 winners range from the Zaha Hadid-designed Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi to the ultimate in travel-friendly apparel (the 1964 by Scott James blazer and Issey Miyake‘s eminently packable origami folding clothing). Many of this year’s favorites will come as no surprise, including the city-friendly Fiat 500 (best car) and Leica’s drool-worthy D-Lux 5 Titanium Set (best camera). Preston Scott Cohen‘s smart and sculptural Herta and Paul Amir Building at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art got the nod for best museum (edging out the Brad Cloepfil-designed Clyfford Still Museum, alas), and two NYC destinations—Jane’s Carousel Pavilion in Brooklyn and the Freitag Store—won for best public space and best retail space, respectively. Meanwhile, 2012 T+L Design Champion H.E. Mubarak Hamad Al Muhairi, the driving force behind Abu Dhabi’s transformation and evolution as a cultural and design capital, joins past honorees such as ubercollector Micky Wolfson, André Balazs, and Amanda Burden. Tasked with choosing “the best new examples of design” in 20 categories was a jury moderated by Chee Pearlman that included architect Billie Tsien, fashion designer Derek Lam, High Line pioneer Robert Hammond, and artist Michele Oka Doner. Keep reading for the full list of winners.
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Over the last 24 hours, we’ve been getting multiple tips about some turbulence occurring at Pulse, a unit of WPP’s Team Detroit that focuses on non-Ford clients that have ranged from Sports Authority to NASCAR to Shell over the years. One of the casualties from what we hear is Greg Braun, a former Y&R Detroit EVP/ECD who joined up with Pulse three years ago as co-president/ECD. Calls to Braun have been left unanswered, but we’re checking with the folks at Team Detroit for more clarification on the matter. We’ll keep you posted and as always, you can hit us up on the tips box.

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Following 2012′s most topless Super Bowl spot, H&M’s in-house marketing team continues to roll out ads featuring David Beckham in his underwear. Though the 36-year-old international soccer star’s career is in its twilight, Becks must be comforted in knowing that a lucrative second career as an underwear model/designer awaits him once he leaves the pitch for the last time.

The above 220-foot tall Penn Station-area billboard took over two weeks for workers to hand paint. Beckham, who’s bodywear line was quickly snatched up by H&M shortly after its announcement, is thus far ecstatic about his relationship with the international clothing retailer. As he said in an interview with Ryan Seacrest, “H&M has really marketed this whole collection unbelievably.” Add to the unbelievability a mural unlike one we’ve seen in outdoor advertising in quite a while.

Those looking to add some $14.95 undergarments to their wardrobe (or looking for some more picks of Beckham sans clothing) can scope out the David Beckham Bodywear collection here. Chiseled physique and posh wife sold separately.

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Yep, it’s about time to wind down the work week, and while we do, let’s show you a rather lengthy infographic (full-size version after the jump) from an aptly titled, Seattle-based operation called Killer Infographics. We figured we’d give you the cliff notes version at the top of the page, but the full visual display details top 10 slogans, ad situations and a little bit of data analysis. Our only issue is that none of the top 10 ad campaigns dates past the ’80s. Were things really that bad for the last 20+ years?

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-Absolut partnered with Gorillaz c0-founder Jamie Hewlett to create “Absolut London” (above). link

-The Telluride Tourism Board locked Denver-based Cultivator Advertising & Design on a three-year AOR deal.

-An NFL fantasy football ad based on texting scored big during and after the Super Bowl. link

-According to research, the iPad retains value longer than Kindle. link

-W+K alum Matt Follows joined Clemenger BBDO Sydney as a creative director. link

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