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Twitter Job Hustle

 

Here's how two young creatives in the Netherlands, Bas van de Poel and Daan van Dam, used Twitter to land a prized agency job for the summer. Nice going.

29 Ways to Stay Creative

 

Via To-Fu Design, Sapporo, Japan.

Seasons Greetings from 1966

A sixty second holiday card from CBS (back in the day when a network would do such a thing). Designed by R.O. Blechman, animated by Willis Pyle. Music arranged by Arnie Black. Aired in 1966.

Via Dave Eibsen.

"I Am The Wolfman!"

Set aside six minutes. Turn off the lights. Turn up the sound. And immerse yourself into Tim Hope's celebrated animated short, The Wolfman. A frightening descent into complete madness. Brilliant.

Via Design Crush.

Goosebumps

I've watched this Nike commercial about ten times today. Absolutely amazing. Give it a couple viewings and I think you'll agree; especially if you like football. Be sure to crank up the sound. Nice work from Wieden + Kennedy and director David Fincher.

Via Scamp.

Russian Invasion

No, not that Russian invasion. The Stoli Blakberi invasion. What a beautiful spot from Publicis/London, even if the timing is a bit unfortunate.

Via AdPulp.

Fantasmagorie 1908

One hundred years ago today, Emile Cohl unveiled the very first animated film. His short, Fantasmagorie, clocks in at barely over one minute in length. The 700 drawings were drawn with black lines on white paper and then reversed to look like a chalk drawing on blackboard.

Via The Disney Blog.

A Byproduct, Not a Goal

What is art? It either is or it isn't. Let Paul Rand explain in this excellent video (5:43).

Via Bobby Sattler.

Two Things

"...and a pretty smart shopper." I almost did a spit take on that one. Pretty funky website, too.

Via 5 Blogs Before Lunch.

Inside Guernica

Lena Gieseke created this amazing three dimensional view of Picasso's Guernica. Take three minutes to watch the video. Then click here to read more about the project.

Via Fresh Creation.