It’s hard for me to watch Paris Hilton be the one to say this… but is it so hard to believe that maybe both sides have some decent ideas? Is it that far fetched to think we can work together to solve some of these problems? I still say we vote on a President without a running mate and the loser gets the VP gig. That’s just my opinion, I may be wrong, plus there’s not any rich people or various lucrative businesses knocking on my door to give me piles of cash either…

…this is promoting the Zune. Great video!

Daring Fireball on an article about the new iPhone ads.

I love how they continue to advertise the iPhone simply by showing how it actually works. You almost never see any product, especially in consumer electronics, advertised this way.

Great point! Advertising is easy when your product sells itself! I’ve had my iPhone a whopping 2 weeks and I can’t imagine being without it already!

Right or wrong… it’s pretty clever. I can hear my wife screaming right now. Check out this ad for an extermination company placed inside a Mamma Mia pizza box. Keep in mind, you wouldn’t actually see this until all the pizza was gone! 

Check this Flash site out… so nicely done. I love the various angle effect. I love the music. Very cool.Ikea and Bedrooms

Well said!

People know it is wrong to judge a book by its cover, but they still do. People know it is wrong to categorize by stereotypes, but they still do that too. By human nature, we are wired to judge things by their appearance.

That is why it is vital to have great design because those who know nothing about you will judge you by your appearance. Aesthetics are a powerful thing. Whether graphic design or product design, your appearance shapes how others perceive you.

Amateur design is not credible. It can come across as cheap or inexperienced or even as a scam. But great design gives its viewers a taste of what to expect. Great design communicates your brand. It is relevant to your target audience. It’s believable. It’s professional. And its style is appropriate. Not only does great design increase the credibility of first impressions, but it also adds value to your existing customers’ perceptions.

Your design is your credibility. You can’t stop people from making assumptions, but you can create an image that produces the right assumptions.

from Kent Shaffer by Kent Shaffer

Check out this cool iPod+iTunes billboard I found on Adrants

Somebody had a lot of fun creating this selling Nokia phones.

I really fell in love with these once I saw the commercial.

Rolling Stone magazine rejected an ad from the nation’s largest Bible publisher, USA Today reports Tuesday.

Though the message doesn’t mention God, it does tout publisher Zondervan’s new Bible translation aimed at “spiritually intrigued 18-to-34-year-olds.”

“The magazine rejected Zondervan’s Bible ad just weeks before its scheduled run date, citing an unwritten policy against accepting ads containing religious messages,” the paper noted.

USA Today reported that Zondervan executives say the entertainment magazine was key in its $1 million campaign to reach young adults who have rarely, if ever, seen Bible ads before. Surveys show that 53 percent of this age group read the Bible less than once a year or never, although they are huge buyers of books on spiritual and religious themes.

Today’s New International Version of the Bible (TNIV) is a modern English translation from Zondervan, publisher of the world’s best-selling English translation, the 1978 New International Version. The TNIV features updated language and scholarship.

The ad features a young male unsure about life. The ad copy says the Bible is “real truth” in a world of “endless media noise and political spin.”

USA Today said Rolling Stone was angry about the ad’s slogan: “Timeless Truth; Today’s Language.”

“And that assertion of ‘truth’ evidently triggered the rebuff from Rolling Stone,” the paper said.