First off, if you haven't got it already or have never heard it, the CassetteBoy 'Festive Christmas' mix from 2002 is just what you need. 
Everything you'd expect from those guys. If you like Xmas but are sick of Xmas tunes and stuff have a listen. Get it here.
Nearly it from UTI for the year. But quickly let me point you in the direction of some of adland's best and worst Christmas cards, etc.
I haven't had time to look at many but a couple that caught my eye are this from Fallon showing that you can get carried away with wrapping... 
Johnson Banks recycled CR's make great snowmen...
Dave at Karmarama is eating sprouts for Charity.
And Albion's TurkeyOff is a nice spin too.
Over on the CR blog you can get more - check a few posts - here and here and if you've got loads of time on your hands head over to Bannerblog for about 120 from around the world.
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Closed for Xmas
The Teen's Speech
I don't usually put ads on here but this idea from Poke/Barnado's is a winner.
The Teen's Speech gives teens a voice and will be broadcast on the homepage of MySpace on Xmas day to coincide with the Queen's Speech.
The Teens Speech from Poke on Vimeo.
Read all about it over at Crack Unit
Rabbit on
Ros has created this lenticular rabbit on the shutters of the Cordy House in Shoreditch...
A bit more over at Wooster
Monday, 7 December 2009
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
Parra X Stones Throw
Ace illustrator and record label Stones Throw have teamed up over in LA to do a pop-up mobile Rockwell store. Some nice touches and tees, etc. 
More here
Countdown meets Traffic lights
Nice by Damjan Stanković -a traffic light that counts down to when it goes amber, etc 
Read more over at Toxel
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Sing it
This is cool. Write some words. The website sings them by borrowing vocals from all manner of tunes and splicing them together. Smart.
Knitting madness
It's getting cold so feast your eyes on these lovely woolen creations...
Some by Ed Bing Lee and some by Bnice2mice
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Artikcar
The fairly awesome Ben Wilson has done this for Walk The Plank's Art Car Parade up in Manchester. I'll let him explain...
"Walk the Plank’s illuminated Art Car Parades - full of mechanical mischief - will take over Manchester’s streets This Thursday 26th and in Edinburgh this Saturday the 28th November.
Ben Wilson was one of three artists to be awarded commissioning money to create a mobile work of art, which will join the existing troupe of vehicles.
ARTIKCAR is inspired by a child’s wooden toy car. The Pedal Powered vehicle is made from steel tubing, it steers by leaning and uses an innovative technology to illuminate the car"
Monday, 16 November 2009
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Blind Radio
Designers Sam Hecht, Durrell Bishop and Andre Klauser have created a radio called the R1 Radio, intended to help the blind. 
The radio, instead of having traditional knobs and a readout telling you the station, is all contained in one tiny box with four small wheels mounted underneath. The wheels control the tuning and the volume, making it easier to fine tune a station or change the volume level. Pretty neat. More over at Design Boom.
Picture keyboard
Chris DeLorenzo has made a keyboard with pictures instead of the alphabet. I'll elt him explain - "We used to learn our alphabets by reading those classroom banners that associated each letter with an animal or object. These days as kids become increasingly computer dependent at an early age I thought it was about time to adapt an old method to a new medium. From cultural icons to greek mythology, this keyboard sticker set will advance the alphabetical knowledge of any child, or adult."
Read more here and while your there check out some of his other stuff
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Nitro circus
Some cute little idents for MTV show 'Nitro Circus' by Amauta Lab and Flamboyant Paradise. Worth a butchers.
Watch them here
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Solar Roadways
I really hope this happens... roads harnessing solar energy. Great idea. Asphalt is made from petroleum anyway so this is double whammy problem solving.
Here's a picture of what it might look like...
Read more here
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
3 Frames
Three Frames de-constructing famous, but for the majority by no means critically acclaimed, movies into a three frame animated gif. Funny, bizarre and strangely cool.
Go here and check out a really wobbly website - you need to as the gif's don't work on here
Monday, 26 October 2009
Recipease
Nice from celebrity chef/irritant Jamie Oliver.
Recipease is (to quote Design Year Book):
"Celebrated chef Jamie Oliver has just launched Recipease, a new retail concept for food and kitchen shop where anyone can learn to cook and make great food on the spot. At Recipease, shoppers can come and ask questions, learn new skills, get inspiration and try some fantastic food from the professional chefs. They also provide fresh daily meals for take away with beautiful packaging.
Like the shop concept, the Recipease packaging tells stories, the packaging communicated a sense of ‘meal assembly’ using the simple idea of a food kit, filled with illustrations and witty repartee about good food and easy cooking".
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Monday, 19 October 2009
Under Water Cabinet meeting
The GOVT of the Maldives (which are truly nearly screwed because of global warming and rising sea levels) staged an underwater cabinet meeting to raise awareness of their plight.
Here's the President before...
Here's the cabinet meeting in progress...
I think I remember reading too that they've annoucned they'll be the first completely Carbon Neutral country in the world now or soon too.
More here
One for writers
Learn a new word a day but in the context of something you like - like drugs or sex. Check it here
Terry Toy
Smut / porno / fashion photographer Terry Richardson immortalised as a toy. Cool.
More over at High Snobiety
