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We love creativity, advertising, social media and technology.Tumblr (3.0; @thecoolcommentator)http://thecoolcommentator.com/<object width="400" height="284"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011X/Blank/CharlieTodd_2011X-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/CharlieTodd_2011X-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1269&lang=en&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity;year=2011;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=art_unusual;theme=whipsmart_comedy;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;theme=spectacular_performance;event=TEDxBloomington;tag=comedy;tag=community;tag=culture;tag=entertainment;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="400" height="284" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011X/Blank/CharlieTodd_2011X-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/CharlieTodd_2011X-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1269&lang=en&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=charlie_todd_the_shared_experience_of_absurdity;year=2011;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=art_unusual;theme=whipsmart_comedy;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=master_storytellers;theme=spectacular_performance;event=TEDxBloomington;tag=comedy;tag=community;tag=culture;tag=entertainment;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object> <br/><br/><p>Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere. You will have seen some of their work even if you don’t realise it. The No Pants Subway ride is probably their most famous. Here Charlie talks you through what they do. Awesome work. Happy weekend!</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17374100694http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17374100694Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:05 +0000Improv EverywhereCharlie ToddTED<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz5czwC59c1qiqf01o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Like Nutella? Lick it.</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17370880073http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17370880073Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000NutellaAdvertising<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FszSc7Fb8ss?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Natalie Warne didn’t let her young age stop her from running a successful campaign for Invisible Children. This is one of the most inspiring TED lectures we have come across to date.</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17368375470http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17368375470Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:05 +0000TEDCharityInvisible Children<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz33qxvs8t1qbg4qwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We could make a poignant comment about privacy concerns, or our insecurity in the modern, digital age. But that wouldn’t be cool would it? This Surveillance Chandelier is cool though, luckily.</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17366426045http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17366426045Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0000CoolArtPrivacy<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/34813864?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Love this.</p> <p>Fotoshop is all you need to be beautiful.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://twitter.com/lailamilborrow" title="Laila" target="_blank">Laila</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17317590464http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17317590464Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:06 +0000contributorphotoshopvideofunsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxp290woj91qzj13eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What Vampire are you? It might be months until Halloween but this is a great display of all the different ones out there.</p> <p>[via <a href="http://twitter.com/lailamilborrow" title="Laila" target="_blank">Laila</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17315260418http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17315260418Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000contributorvampiresillustrationsubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxp268Wcwx1qzj13eo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Do you want to Wash or Dry?</p> <p>These tea towels will help you decide, they have a range of games on the tea towels to make the most mondane everyday chore a pleasure.</p> <p>You can <a href="http://www.washordry.com/#/stockists/4558519516" target="_blank">buy them online or at one of their stockists.</a></p> <p>[via <a href="http://twitter.com/lailamilborrow" title="Laila" target="_blank">Laila</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17313397474http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17313397474Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:06 +0000contributortowelsgamescoolsubmission It’s the BAFTA’s this weekend, celebrating another year of great film. There are some...http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17266463020http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17266463020Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:05 +0000BaftaMoviesOrangePromotions It’s the BAFTA’s this weekend, celebrating another year of great film. There are some...http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17266463173http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17266463173Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:05 +0000BaftaMoviesOrangePromotions<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyznq8YhuG1qiqf01o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There isn’t much more to say about this post other than Red Bull have a trans-floor slide in their office…</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17263354491http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17263354491Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:00:06 +0000Red Bull<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1ndpLCUG1qiqf01o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Whilst in the UK the BBC are spending millions on moving to Manchester and building a new broadcasting house, in America they are busy buying ad space.</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17260958626http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17260958626Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000advertisingoutdoorbbc<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lz1om4nFXz1qiqf01o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We’re going to start today with a vintage MacDonalds advert. They’ve come along way since the days of illustrated print ads but I bet the burgers taste pretty similar…</p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.jaymug.com/post/17229947308/vintage-1960s-mcdonalds-print-ad" target="_blank">jaymug</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17259011885http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/17259011885Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:05 +0000vintage advertising<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqqq38zsj1qbg4qwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Two peaches casually strolling along the beach. One says to the other “Core it’s hot today!” The other cries “SHIT! A talking peach!” The first peach was so taken aback he choked on his own stone. So the second peach gave him the Heimlich manoeuvre.</p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.oliverphillips91.co.uk/post/16925032888/heimlich-by-brock-davis" target="_blank">oliphillips</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16974086692http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16974086692Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000IllustrationFruitJokes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lymfd8g5iC1qb53g8o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If you want to start book sharing in an urban area, then why don’t you pop a book shelf into a phone booth. Brilliant idea.</p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://urbanbricolage.tumblr.com/post/16765032533/how-to-start-book-sharing-in-public-space-cool" target="_blank">urbanbricolage</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16971456708http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16971456708Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000urbansocialcool<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dcDN409ZBv4?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a mosquito? No, it’s three custom made flying aircraft shaped like humans flying around the NYC skyline to promote a new film called Chronicle. Just the latest campaign to go viral, thanks <a href="http://thinkmodo.com/" title="Thinkmodo" target="_blank">Thinkmodo.</a></p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16969504632http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16969504632Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:06 +0000ViraladvertisingChronicle<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyq9vjIF601r8tfpho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A beautifully written Lego print ad from the Clio Awards. </p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://clioawards.tumblr.com/post/16872873254/lego-print-campaign-from-clio-awards-2012-print" target="_blank">clioawards</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16922550196http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16922550196Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:05 +0000printadvertising<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqdu0nPJU1qiqf01o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Nike have redesigned the packaging for their NIKEiD range and it looks incredible. Makes you want to buy a pair of obscenely expensive trainers just to get one of these perspex boxes.</p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://www.jaymug.com/post/16876536608/a-redesign-for-nikes-nikeid-tm-brand" target="_blank">jaymug</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16919291670http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16919291670Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:05 +0000<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqfo1Ur4f1qiqf01o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>If you didn’t already hate London Tube escalators, then you will after you see this clever ambient floor vinyl by London Zoo. </p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16916805003http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16916805003Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:06 +0000<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqqj8fHrv1qbg4qwo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyqqj8fHrv1qbg4qwo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p>Who’s been taking bites out of all our cutlery?!</p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.oliverphillips91.co.uk/post/16894132615/cutlery-by-mark-reigelman" target="_blank">oliphillips</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16915020134http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16915020134Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:10:46 +0000random<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly82fanQHv1qbg4qwo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly82fanQHv1qbg4qwo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly82fanQHv1qbg4qwo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Portraits by <a href="http://www.behance.net/levivanveluw" target="_blank">Levi van Veluw</a> simply called “Landscapes”. A man’s head covered in trees, mud, snow, earth, rock and the rest. </p> <p>[via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.oliverphillips91.co.uk/post/16330076666/landscapes-by-levi-van-veluw" target="_blank">oliphillips</a>]</p>http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16346526103http://thecoolcommentator.com/post/16346526103Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:00:06 +0000art