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A look at the inner workings of Pop culture icons. Literally.

Toys, dissected.

Artist Jason Freeny must have been one of those kids who’d tear the heads of his sister’s dolls, would see how flame retardent his Action Man figures were and most likely replaced the arms of He-Man with those of his Thundercats or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I mean, most boys did. Well, we did.

Clearly that fascination has now taken Freeny to some even darker places as he ‘dissects’ some of the most iconic cartoon/toy characters of pop culture.

Props to the man, they ain’t half bad - others include Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty, and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Probably NSFK (not safe for kids), we doubt they’d take too kindly to finally Finding Nemo to then see him cut the fuck up - you know?

Get in to the mans psyche and check out more of his work here.

*LIKE*

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dashperiod:

Forbes Magazine ad offers free WiFi via mini usb and the claim ‘You’re three steps away from an out of office experience” - That’s just wicked!

Alright Microsoft you win, but only because I’m floored by the technology.
Seriously though. Dat shit cray.

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[Ad] [advertising] [marketing] [Microsoft] [WiFi] [Free WiFi] [Office 365] [Cloud] [magazine] [print] [Print Media] [media] [Forbes] [business] [technology] [USB] [Free]

A dragon attacked a full-page-spread of The New York Times on Monday, to advertise Season 3 of Game of Thrones on HBO. The articles that were “attacked” are fake, but make for a fun read and do relate to the show.

You can read the faux articles here

∞02:23 pm, by conartiste ∩13 | Comments

[Advertising] [print] [newspaper] [New York Times] [Game of Thrones] [HBO] [dragon] [Television] [TV]

$I understand that our European counterparts might be ok with this ad and that it gets the idea across quickly, but—sexist much? karenhurley: Touch both sides for added enjoyment Agency : TBWA\ParisClient : Playstation$

I understand that our European counterparts might be ok with this ad and that it gets the idea across quickly, but—sexist much?

karenhurley:

Touch both sides for added enjoyment

Agency : TBWA\Paris
Client : Playstation

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[Advertising] [Branding] [TBWA] [Paris] [European] [Playstation] [PSVITA] [portable console] [Sony] [video games] [sexist] [sex sells] [feminist] [feminism]

Super Smart. Tattoo Artist Application.

headvertising:

“New tattoo artists wanted. To apply, fill in the QR code carefully.”

Advertising Agency: BÜRO, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Directors: Ilker Zaharya, Esra Ayas Özalp
Art Director: Nilüfer Abaylı
Copywriter: Ceren Orun

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[QR Code] [Advertising] [careers] [job application] [jobs] [tattoo] [tattoo artist] [wanted] [digital media] [print] [scan]

This IKEA print ad by 303 Lowe, in Australia, is calling on couples to make babies with some amazing timing. I honestly hope there’s a follow-up for this 9 months later lol

❤ Happy Baby Making Day!! ❤

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[advertising] [IKEA] [303 Lowe] [Australia] [Print] [Print Ad] [Valentines Day] [Valentines]

Fantastically tooth-decaying! Sweet, Sweet Galaxy (2011) - by Australian artistic duo Pip & Pop (Tanya Schultz and Nicole Andrijevic) coloured sugar, sand, polystyrene, wax, modeling clay, paper, plastic, found objects, wire, beads, glitter, and sound.

Inspired by Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala and the kawaii (cute) aspect of Japanese pop culture, their work is embellished with miniature objects and all things sweet that fill you with child-like awe as you wander through the rainbow wonderland.

Looks like Candyland exploded. Awesome!

Via: inspir3d.net

∞04:24 pm, by conartiste ∩7 | Comments

[art] [colourful] [cute] [design] [girly] [installation] [kawaii] [pastel] [rainbows] [sugar] [sweet] [glitter] [sprinkles]

Design Humour. LOL

(Source: julius-seize-her)

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[Graphic Design] [Design] [humour] [Futurama] [CSI Miami] [image size] [resolution] [pixels]

Brilliant design and idea! Now, where can I buy this??!

Citrus Spray by Lekue

‘Citrus Spray’ is an attachment which one twists into oranges, lemons and limes to spray the juices of the fruit onto salads, seafood and other dishes to season them, or for flavoring soft drinks and cocktails.

Designed by Joan Rojeski Disseny and Alberto Arza

Source: DesignBoom.com

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∞01:35 pm, by conartiste ∩18 | Comments

[citrus] [cooking] [design] [lemons] [product design] [spray] [kitchen] [food] [limes] [oranges] [grapefruit]

RAWR. Samsung Social Media

Shane Bennett was bored of when he left Samsung Canada a Facebook message claiming his brand loyalty entitled him to a free Samsung Galaxy SIII. He was so bored in fact, that he even included a drawing of a dragon as a sort of bribe.

In response to Shane’s amusing request and drawing, the reply from Samsung Canada (represented by Cheil Canada) was equally comical. Shane then posted the message exchange to Reddit users where it was voted to Reddit’s front page and shared through various social medias—it went viral essentially.

He was even invited to attend the official launch party for the Galaxy SIII where he kept in touch with one of the representatives.

Earlier this week, Shane received a package and letter tailored specifically for him.

Front of phone

Back of Phone

Media Marketing at its finest. Bravo.

Sources:
Pics of “RAWR” phone
Globe & Mail
Digital Life
2nd reddit post

∞11:22 pm, by conartiste ∩2 | Comments

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