Interactivate your YouTube clips!

YouTube now presents a new way of watching their clips. 'Choose A Different Ending' allows the viewer to choose what happens next. Fun or annoying, have a look and decide for yourself!

http://www.youtube.com/adifferentending#play/favorites/2/JFVkzYDNJqo

Multifaceted drinking experience.

Last week The Dieline presented a new, unique design for beverage cans. Using a process called impact extrusion industrial designer Dzmitry Samal has managed to create a multifaceted and geometric can. If this is the next generation of cans we're facing some new exciting graphic possibilities!

Read more:
http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2009/09/coca-cola-can-concept.html#more

ECO Lights have moved on!

We knew this already but it's nice to see that the message is reaching the masses.

This article was also printed in the Guardian supplement on Saturday and is a worthy read for pretty much anyone that buys lightbulbs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/25/eco-lightbulbs-energy-saving-bills

Creative Review Question of the Week 22.09.09

For this week's question, CR want to know about where we work.

Just how important is location, location, location in the creative industry?

They're devoting the whole of the November issue of CR to looking at the creative workplace and welcome thoughts and opinions on life in the studio or agency...

With so much daily communication carried out online, does it matter where you actually work these days?

Is having a building in the creative hub of your town or city important? Or is it still vital to be situated within the "creative quarter"? If you're based in one, where exactly is it? What makes for the ideal studio or agency location?

What about the building you're in? Do you favour the clinical white cube, or a more chaotic, personalised space? Do you surround yourself with inspiration, or cut yourself off from distractions?

What is the creative quarter like in your town or city and do you feel it's necessary to be surrounded by other creative people, or work in splendid isolation.

They have set up a flickr group to view photos and the most interesting will feature in the November issue.

We'd best get something together..could be a great publicity opportunity!!

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/september/question-of-the-week-220909

Vivid Brand get company bikes.....

We are joining the race!

Since we are all avid cyclists here at Vivid Brand, it made perfect sense to get ourselves branded bikes.

We will be on the road by the end of the month... look out for us!

Have a look online:

http://www.createbikes.com/

Cadbury challenges again!

Known for its inventive and creative advertising, Cadbury doesn't disappoint us this time either. Their latest move is a single release to celebrate their chocolate becoming Fairtrade certified. The single is followed by a fun music video and is of course created by Fallon, same agency that created Cadbury's viral with the drumming gorilla and the TV commercials 'Trucks' and 'Crazy eyebrows.'

Go to CR to read more and watch the music video:
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/september/cadbury-zingolo

Or visit Cadbury's own site:
www.cadbury.co.uk

Grafik Magazine presents Olympik for the London Design Festival

Olympik celebrates the rich relationship between graphic design and the Olympic Games. To celebrate London hosting the 2012 games, Grafik magazine has commissioned thirty-nine of the UK’s most talented designers to create a poster interpreting an Olympic sport or discipline.

A catalogue and a limited number of each of the poster will be for sale, with profits being donated to children’s sports-related charity Right To Play and the UK Paralympic Fund.

The project is a collaboration between Grafik, SEA Design, GF Smith and Team Impression.

http://www.londondesignfestival.com/events/grafik-presents-olympik