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Browsing Archive: March, 2011

Architectural Projections (Part 3)

Posted by KSD Designs on Sunday, March 20, 2011, In : Architecture

Architectural Projection by Obscura Digital on the Sydney Opera House for YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011.

Watch the show here:

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Urbanized

Posted by KSD Designs on Saturday, March 19, 2011, In : Architecture

Urbanized is a documentary from the same folks that brought you Helvetica and Objectified.
This film focuses on the issues and strategies affecting the design of cities. It takes you on a
journey around the world to some of the most sprawling cities, in Chile and India for example,
and shows the design with them. Watch and see how the design of objects, typography, and
cities all play a role in our lives.

The film makes you appreciate the role of urban planning and city design, which is a major...
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Ad Placement

Posted by KSD Designs on Friday, March 18, 2011, In : Advertising

Possibly the worst ad placement ever. View it here.

It began as a 30 second pre-roll video for Geico. Then during the entire video of the Japan Tsunami,
the Gieco ad remains at the top of the page while you watch cars, people, and homes being destroyed
from the Tsunami. It goes to show that contextual ad placements are not always appropriate. The
comments on this video agree: it is jarring to place a car insurance campaign (or any ad for that matter)
next to with these tragic events.

And it's...
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Can Art Change the World? (Part 2)

Posted by KSD Designs on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, In : Art

JR is street artist who breaks barriers with his paintings. During the TED 2011 conference JR's explains his work and his next project, insideout project.

"Face2Face" is a series of posters on the Israeli Palestinian barrier which depict an Israeli and a
Palestinian from the same occupation, side by side, making funny faces. It's a clever way of bringing together the neighboring countries.

"Women Are Heroes", celebrates the anonymous woman in India, Cambodia, Africa, and Brazil. As JR expl...
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Frozen Art in Japan

Posted by KSD Designs on Friday, March 11, 2011, In : Art

Japan's ice sculpture art is impressive and intricate. There are recreations of buildings like the Temple of Heaven, movies, and sports. The Sapporo Snow Festival lasts for just one week, so catch it before it melts!
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Viral Video

Posted by KSD Designs on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, In : Advertising

Really clever ad: Jennifer Aniston's Sex Tape....a "viral" video for SmartWater.

Best line: "I have to make a video apparently that turns into a virus."

This viral video spoof brought in big numbers. According to AdAge, it surpassed all other video ads in the week it aired by 7X the views.

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