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Dominos Tempts DVD Renters With Pizza Smell After Movie Is Done

By David Ponce on 05/22/13 • Leave a comment!

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Some parts of the world still use spinning discs of plastic to enjoy their movies. Brazil is one of those places, and Dominos there decided to partner up with advertising firm Artplan for their latest campaign. They recruited 10 local DVD rental stores and replaced the labels on popular films with a special heat-activated one. It looks like a regular label when you pop it in the DVD player, but as it spins and heats up the label changes and is replaced with the image of a pizza, while simultaneously releasing the smell of a fresh pie, right out of the oven. Also printed on the new label is the following: “Did you enjoy the movie? The next one will be even better with a hot and delicious Domino’s Pizza.”

That’s as crude as advertising gets, but it’s also creative and probably effective. If we were the type of people that still pop discs in machines and someone dropped this on us, we just might pick up the phone for an order.

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Eco-Bride of the Year Makes Wedding Gown from 10,000 Recycled Bread Bag Clips

By Hazel Chua on 04/18/13 • Leave a comment!

Wedding Gown

Movies often depict how little girls look forward to their wedding day, even though it’s probably still decades away. That’s not always true because some women couldn’t care less how their weddings went, just as long as they ended up with the man (or even woman) of their dreams.

Then there’s women like Stephanie Watson. She planned and looked forward to her wedding for almost ten years, but with good reason: she was still collecting the ‘material’ for her wedding dress. It’s extravagant, it’s custom-made, and it’s truly one-of-a-kind. That’s because she made it herself using over 10,000 recycled bread bag clips.

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Lottery Ticket Sculptures Prove that Even Losers Can Be Artsy Winners

By Hazel Chua on 04/15/13 • Leave a comment!

Life isn’t about winning all the time. Sure, it feels great to be ahead or be proclaimed as the best at doing something. But if you think about it, most of the learning, fun, and adventure happens somewhere in between the beginning and the end. So if you end up losing, know that you’re walking away from whatever it is you attempted with a story to tell your future grandkids.

What greater story to tell and creations to show than sculptures made from losing lottery tickets? You might not have won the thousands you dreamed of winning when you scratched the coating off the cards. You probably didn’t even win a measly consolation prize. The biggest consolation you get at the end, though, was that you thought of a totally cool and creative way to put all those losing scratch cards to use. Now that’s winning while losing.

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The Post-It Table For The Creative Types

By David Ponce on 03/14/13 • 1 Comment

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The Post-It Table from Italian design firm SoupStudio surfaced last year, but when has the fact that something isn’t brand new stopped us from reporting on it before? We think the design is creative and would certainly appeal to anyone who likes to doodle, draw, take notes or otherwise set ink or color on dead tree paper. Unlike simply setting a large slab of papers on a table, we imagine that once you’ve filled one sheet, you can detach it and stick it on another surface. That’s what’s cool about this table. What isn’t cool however is the fact that it doesn’t look like you can buy it. It appears to be one of those one-off prototypes, meant to showcase a firm’s creative talent, rather than a consumer product. Which is sad because we suspect there’d be a decent market for this thing.

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When Famous Paintings Are Turned Into High-Heeled Shoes

By Hazel Chua on 03/12/13 • Leave a comment!

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For some women, shoes are more than just footwear. They can be considered as wearable art, with designs that reflect its wearer’s personality. For example, women with eclectic personalities will find these shoes fancy and completely wearable, while those with more conservative tastes will probably keep on walking when they spot these pairs.

When you take a look at designer Boyarde Messenger’s newest shoe collection, then you’ll see right off the bat that it’s for women who appreciate classic art. Messenger used the renowned paintings by Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, and Roy Lichtenstein, among others from the concept thought up by designer Charlotte Olympia for Neiman Marcus.

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Steampunk Iron Man Reactor Pocket Watch: Can’t Tell the Time, But It Keeps On Ticking

By Hazel Chua on 02/04/13 • 1 Comment

Steampunk Iron Man Reactor Watch

What can you do with a pocket watch, except bring it out when you want to know what time it is? Why, take its insides out and create one of the awesomest steampunked versions of Iron Man’s arc reactor! That’s what Adi Simion did and it looks out he succeeded in creating a piece that Tony Stark himself would be proud to own.

You won’t be able to read the time off of the pocket watch anymore, since its face has been taken out to make room for Iron Man’s reactor, but who needs a watch when you can have Iron Man’s source of power, right in your very own pocket?

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The Work of David Lynch in Edible Form by Miss Insomnia Tulip

By Hazel Chua on 02/04/13 • Leave a comment!

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The work of David Lynch in film is unparalleled, to say the least. But when it comes to the cake pop artistry sphere, there are few who can challenge Miss Insomnia Tulip’s skill and talent.

You might have heard about Miss Insomnia Tulip before when her anatomical macarons and Women in Horror cake pop series went viral. She’s back again with another deliciously artistic creation, this time featuring the work of David Lynch. Hit the break for more–including the cake pop for Twin Peaks, which happens to be my favorite from her series.

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Man Puts Himself Up For ‘Sale’ on Amazon–His Asking Price? A Job!

By Hazel Chua on 01/30/13 • Leave a comment!

This is Philippe Dubost, and he’s putting himself up for sale on Amazon. At least, that’s what he made it look like anyway.

What you see above is a screenshot of Philippe’s resume, and it’s definitely one of the most creative ones we’ve seen so far. He’s a web product manager, so it make sense that he’d choose this medium to show off his skills and qualifications. Obviously, the listing isn’t really up on Amazon (I’m sure they wouldn’t allow it anyway). Rather, it’s hosted on Philippe’s own domain, and he’s dubbed the page as an ‘Amaz-ing Resume’. Amaz-ing…get it?… Continue Reading

Paperclip Headphones: Getting Clippy With It

By Hazel Chua on 11/21/12 • Leave a comment!

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Headphones and portable music players let you take your music with you anywhere you want to, and that’s all good. But one problem I frequently encounter is earphones getting tangled in my hair (I honestly don’t understand how that happens sometimes) or on my shirt buttons or on the strap of my sling bag.

Headphones with clips were eventually released to solve that problem, but none of them are as ingenious as these Paperclip Headphones. The paperclip portion is hollow, so you can slide it up and down into position. The best part is that you can use the paperclip to ‘clip’ the cords in place so they don’t get in your way. Whether you’re working, surfing the web, or out jogging, the Paperclip Headphones will keep the cords in order so you won’t have to deal with a tangled mess.

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