If you ever get bored of your desktop, as I often do, you could do a lot worse than heading over to Design Milk. Each month a different designer designs a Designer Desktop which you're able to download (for nowt) in all shapes and sizes (desktops, iPhones, iPads). The variety is wonderful, and I've yet to be disappointed. I particularly like this months by Henry Madsen of Helmetgirl Illustration and Design.
The Old Spice ads are great. They're original, funny and made everyone on the internet get very excited. I believe they even impacted the bottom line, which is quite a feat all things considered. Anyway. This morning I saw the new ad from Johnnie Walker, which immediately seemed more than a tad familar.
Just me?
Old Spice (Wieden + Kennedy) were on to a good thing, and Johnnie Walker knew it. There's no shame in borrowing an idea and making it your own (after all, everything's a remix, right?), but borrowing a global viral phenomenon, slapping a different brand on it, and throwing in your own catchy line (leverage, portfolio, fiduciary) just to make it completely different, well, I can't say it's the best idea. Then again. I could easily be wrong.
Another freaky campaign, Take This Lollypop has emerged. Although it's similar to Notruf Deutschland, Take This Lollypop isn't about a new film (as far as I can tell) but instead aims to show you how open your Facebook profile is. I know mine is pretty open - I share my updates and my photos (although I've stopped uploading new photos), but I don't list my address or phone number - which all becomes very clear over the next few minutes. I've no doubt at all that there are still hundreds of thousands of people who don't realise how much they're sharing, and have no desire to share anything. It is still all under your control though, so please, give this a go and then head over to your privacy settings :)
Sorry Helle.