The Girl Effect

The Nike foundation and Wieden + Kennedy produced this brilliant TV spot, The Girl Effect. It illustrates the powerful social and economic change brought about when girls have the opportunity to participate in their society. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Travel by Air

MDI’s AirPod runs on compressed air. That and the cheat code up down A-button right right left. [via wejetset]

Inspiration in Africa

This incredible video shows how William Kamkwamba of Malawi figured out how to make windmills on his own. Totally inspiring!

How art criticism works

Best of Show

Props to Coke for taking home the Platinum Pentaward 2008 for Best Package Design in the category of beverages. It’s hard to argue with this as they keep it fresh by returning to the basics.

The under-appreciated art of matchbooks

This reminds me of Uncle Ken from Queens, who back in the 70s collected matchbooks for a living. A sweet selection of old and new here.

It’s a hi-top love affair

I’m McLovin’ these kicks. The Kiefer-Hi 2 Tone by Visvim!  [via HighSnobiety]

Camper full of cool

Who’s ready for a road trip? This is a mobile thing of beauty! Check out the interior shots from our friends at Cool Hunting.


Get a world view

This clever marketing campaign comes from BBDO in New York. Over 20 college area pizzerias were supplied with The Economist-branded pizza boxes. Each one reinforces the “Get a world view” platform with a pie chart that applies to pizza consumption. Brilliant!  [via IbelieveInAdv]

Photoshop in the real world

This is creativity on steroids! It’s a “real world” Photoshop window made with actual objects. Wow…

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