All In The Circle

This is one of those performances that get's you to stop and watch. As I should be working on some pending projects, I find myself staring in awe of the sheer self control, manipulation and talent it takes this guy to perform with in the beautiful way that he does. Truly impressed. So fluid, so gorgeous. It's one of those things you just have to watch and appreciate.

Stains Are Annoying.

Saw this spot today while watching something on the TV (it's not important). I had to rewind and watch it over again. More so because I appreciated what reminded me of the Sour Patch kids commercials (First 'sour', then 'sweet'). Although I will say I would chase down this little bushel of grapes and stomp it into a nice bottle of vino if it tried this with me.

The Reality, In Venn Diagram Form

There is a reality in the world of commercial art and design.. a friend passed on this venn diagram to me today. I felt the need to post. You get 2 of the outer circles, but you can't have all 3. 'enough said. The graphic speaks for itself.

Moms Have The Hardest Job

Being a Mom is the hardest job anyone can do... and straight from AgencySpy today, "Kicking off what’s being declared P&G’s biggest campaign in the company’s 174-year history is the above two-minute spot, “Best Job.” Shot in London, Rio de Janeiro, Los Angeles and Beijing by award-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu (21 Grams, Babel, Amores Perros, Nike “Write the Future”),“Best Job” launched today on TV and social media, coinciding with April 17 marking 100 days until the upcoming Olympic Summer Games in London. The “Thank You, Mom” campaign by W+K also features a custom tab on P&G’s Facebook page, which allows visitors to send personal notes of gratitude to their mothers which are posted to a stream on the app and to users’ Walls."

Makes you think, might even start tears welling up in the corners of your eyeballs. Either way, it's nicely done. Very emotional and makes me want to hug my own mother, like, right now.

The Life Of A Plant

It's a lot harder than you think, according to this spot. Now I'm not so sure if that was my shrub-like destiny that I would want to be a plant... or any kind of foliage for that matter.

Smell That... It Smells Like Change

Things happen in life, that shake things up, make you gain perspective. Think about what's next, and saying good bye to a previous chapter of your life. Now is that time, time to make a checklist, get things in order, and take steps in a new direction. Here goes nothing, but in all honesty, I can't wait. It's time. And the recent things surrounding work and life have put things into a new light. A wake up call, if you will. Stay tuned for some awesomeness, cause it's coming.

JUICY

Like everything about this. Simple, clean, and well thought as the wedges, containing the juice, are just as they would be naturally. All with the bag, tied and branded. Short and sweet.




Spotlight of JUICY JUICE on thedieline.com

Sold... By Peter

You may have sold me with this spot Samsung.. and more so with 'Peter', but I'm not sure I'll buy the product. Or even look into it further. Not because I don't want a tablet/phone/paperweight/handheld computer device. But because an elephant using it doesn't say much about me using it. You make me like your brand a little bit more because I am obsessed with elephants. You win points there. It's fun, whimsical and shows the ease of product features. Check. But I have a Samsung phone at the moment that I want to through into traffic more often than not, so it's hard for me to be convinced on another, larger phone-like device. This commercial won't be changing my overall opinion (which is generally pretty in favor of you), I just wanted to say thanks for this ad.

9 Eyes

Forwarded on from a coworker of mine. Some awesome shots, some startling shots and some shots that just make you stop.. and think. Check it out, let me know what you think, what you like and what you don't... and the crazy thing is, they're all found through Google's street view within their maps... wicked. 9 Eyes

Pin What? Pin It Where? Ok, I'm Addicted.

This new phenomenon that has taken the interwebs by storm... Pintrest. At first, I was like a child figuring out how the things in the world work. New sights, sounds, interaction and relation... and my first thought when coming across this new social outlet was, "pin what? pin it where? what's the point? I'm confused.." which then quickly and probably only for a limited amount of time has become, "pin it. I need to pin that... how do I get the Pin button on my taskbar? Ok, I'm addicted..".

At first glance I'm not sure where this new network will net out in the long run, but at least for now it's going to be interested to see where it goes.

And you can follow my useless pins by searching for "Christopher Swanson" on Pintrest.