Happy Friday!

Wishing you a great and relaxing weekend! Here are some things around the web that made me happy this week....

1: Peggy scanned in some more beautiful photos from the Banana Republic Ads, they are so... gorgeous!

2: Merrilee from Mer Meg has it going on -- you've got to see this post of the valentine's she and her little ones did. She also has a free download.

3: Have you heard of the Google Art Project? For you all of you art lovers, it is a virtual tour into some of the best museums where you can see famous and beautiful works for art. You can pretend you are walking around, you can zoom in pretty tight to see detail, it is so amazing!

Happy Weekend!

Great Styling from Collegien

Impeccably cute styling behind the French line Collegien selling these fun slipper socks. Adorable! I totally want a pair, anyone have one -- how are they?

Old Banana Ads

Going through some files on my computer I came across some old Banana Republic ads I had scanned and saved. They still seem rather beautiful and timeless.

Take a ride and a walk...

Whew, my apologies for not tuning in yesterday, but I have a few great video clips I saw this past week that I wanted to share with you to take you through the weekend.




Have you seen the beautiful Hermes ads around this season, I was flipping through a magazine and came across the horse one above -- gorgeous! What about the super clever ad they done with some fingerboard action? Not sure how many skateboarders wear Hermes, but wow ... it is pretty impressive. Thoughts? I also like this Hermes ad.



Continuing on the fashion note, this second clip makes me want to hop on a plane right away and head to NYC, it is a film series by the amazing photographer Gabriel Mendes and Ani Tzenkova (for Safari Sundays +Trendland) who captured street style in New York City during fashion week. I love how motion captures a mood and feel of a city, even more than photography. Don't you want to see more clips like this of cities all around the world? What city would you want to see most? See more Talk a Walk style clips from here -- ( I really like this one) they are so fun to watch.

Hope you are having a fabulous weekend!

Happy Friday!

American Express often has super cool ads. When you put Conan in one -- it just makes me grin from cheek to cheek. Have a great weekend everyone!

Talking Water

This creative PSA and installation in Paris has to be one of the most ingenious ways to get a message across I've seen in quite a while. I was surprised to see the final answer -- were you? What a difficult world problem to conquer.

Created by BDDP & Fils

Olympic Commercial

I loved this commercial for the Olympics and AT&T, the music matches perfectly. Have you ever seen Snowboard jumping it person? It is really, really amazing -- we were able to watch some jumps at the 2002 SLC Olympics and were blown away. Aren't you sad the Olympics are over? Good news though -- spring skiing and boarding are still ahead, my favorite time to hit the slopes, but after some fresh snow of course.

Maan - kid's fashion

I can't get over how adorable this Belgium Maan line is. Aren't these well styled get-ups incredibly cute? I'd wear them too. There seems to be a lot more girl selections, but I threw in a fun little boys outfit on the lower right.

World Wide Bakery Calendar

This World Wide Bakery calendar design and application is incredibly smart created by Futura.

Do knot forget ad

Do you find your headphones always getting in a twist -- here's a new way of looking at the knot possibilities. Check out this clever ad for Ford by Ogilvy in Düsseldorf, Germany from Ads of the World.

Hair Color Ads

The creativity behind these Koleston Hair Color ads are terrific. They are produced by the Advertising Agency Leo Burnett out of Germany spotted over at I Believe in Advertising.

Hermes Winter Campaign

Loving this Hermes Winter Ad Campaign, especially the reindeer. They do such a great job.

(via Busy Being Fabulous)

Words Create Worlds

Stunning and very cool ad campaign for the Prague bookstore, Anagram produced by Kaspan advertising agency.


(spotted & images from Fubiz)

Globe of Laundry

Flipping through an old German magazine I came across this cool ad. It reminded me a lot of this other post. Creativity with clothes in an inventive way.

VW ad

I ended up taking the day off from blogging yesterday to spend time with our little birthday girl, (photos later) and now it is snowing like crazy outside and I can hardly believe it! Three years ago while having our little V in the hospital, it snowed like this too. Here is a fun ad for Volkswagen reminding me of sunnier days -- because I am not quite ready for blizzards yet.

(Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Cape Town, South Africa - via I Believe in Advertising)

Orange Ad

I love the creativity and poignant nature of this Orange Ad. If you know French, they have another version you can see here. (via Adhunt)

Credits:
Agency: Publicis Conseil, France
Executive Creative Director: Olivier Altmann
Production Company: Wanda Productions, Paris
Director: Philippe Andre
Copywriters: Mathieu Degryse, Olivier Dermaux
Art Directors: Yves-Eric Deboey, Mathieu Vinciguerra

Sharpie Concept

Over at Chad Kouri's website, Long Live Analog I came across these neato illustrations for a Sharpie concept with Ogilvy and Mather. Read and see more about it here.

Cymbals Ad

Very clever Ad in Sydney Morning Herald promoting performances for The Sydney Symphony Orchestra along with a cd giveaway.

Advertising Agency: WTBWA // (via I Believe in Advertising)

Hansel & Gretel Ad

I saw this AT&T ad with Hansel and Gretel the other day and thought it was adorable, it made me smile.

Created by Agency : BBDO.

Fun Ads

Louis Vuitton Astronaut Journey
Campaign: Ogilvy & Mather | Photography: Annie Leibovitz
(via AdFreak)



Ad for VW by Estilo 3D (via I Believe in Advertising)



Skins clothing campaign by The Furnace (via Fubiz)




Massive Yarn Ball rolls for Ray-Ban from Cultwater (via AdHunt)