A little over a month ago I was pushing john st.'s Republic of Bacon - a mecca for bacon lovers (and who doesn't love bacon). I was on The Republic's Facebook page the other day & caught these hilarious Bacon Strips - yep, comic strips about and featuring bacon. View three executions here and more goodies on RepublicofBacon.com.

Buick's new interactive campaign, The New Class of World Class, created by MacLaren MRM and MacLaren McCann Toronto in partnership with Motion Theory and interactive studio Jam 3, aims to introduce Buick’s beautiful new design philosophy to a younger, more sophisticated audience.

The site, which was FWA Site of the Day yesterday, is an interactive journey through the creation of the 2010 Lacrosse from the perspective of Dave Lyon, Buick’s Executive Design director.

Drawing from his intimate knowledge and exclusive insight, Lyon narrates Buick’s design journey in sections, from beginning to end – inspiration - sketches – clay – concept and ultimately, the final production car. Users can explore the site freely, or take the full tour, uninterrupted. Finally, to take advantage of the incredibly positive public reaction to Buick’s new direction, the experience ends with an opportunity for interested users to engage with Buick’s social aggregator, pulling content from various social media sites, namely Twitter, Youtube and Flickr.

Full credits & more info from Jam3 to follow.

Here are two new spots from BBDO Toronto for new Frito Lay Multipacks. “Elevator” shows that you can fit fun into a small space, while “Wall Climbing” shows that they can be fun for the whole family. Both are directed by Holiday Films' Scott Corbett. Full credits. Steve at AdRants somehow made Elevator dirty, read here, love ya Steve.

Ohhhh....I just received my Sid Lee Turbo Music sampler in the mail today.
In 2007 and 2008, Sid Lee created two electronic music compilations in collaboration with the world-renowned Montreal Turbo label (Boys Noize, Tiga Chromeo). One of them reached #2 in the urban/electronic genre at Archambault, their retail partner. They found some leftover disks and via Facebook said that they'd mail out copies to the first 100 people who sent them their mailing address. I did, I received and I can't wait to listen. Thanks Sid Lee.

Tokyo/Glow, written and directed by Jonathan Bensimon, is a branded short film for the fashion brand The Generic Man. The film follows the nighttime journey of an illuminated man from a crosswalk sign as he embarks on an adventure through the streets of Tokyo. Shot on location throughout Tokyo using thousands of individual digital stills, the short film features original music by indie rock band Kidstreet who will be releasing their debut album worldwide in 2010. Tokyo/Glow was produced by Industry Films and Citizen Jones. More info on Vimeo.

The folks over at Stash magazine are putting together a new design annual dedicated to style frames.

“We know how much love and sweat you put into pitching and how most of those phenomenal visuals die an ugly death at the hands of unappreciative clients, says Stash. "Good news. Revenge is at hand."

The Stash crew invites you to submit your most outstanding style frames and pitch materials for publication in the premier edition of STYLE FRAMES.
STYLE FRAMES offers you the chance to rescue all those daring and brilliant visual treatments hiding in the studio drawer and showcase them in a beautifully printed, full-size design book.

Submission deadline is 5pm EST, March 31 and full submission information is here.

I LOVE this new video created by director James Frost (Zoo Films) along with OK Go and Syyn Labs. I love how colourful and playful it is and it sure is fun to watch. I can see it being a challenge to shoot - which took months of planning, two days to shoot and almost 60 takes. It's also sponsored in part by State Farm (which is interesting). More info on how the video was created is posted here along with full credits and a selection of stills (I love the umbrellas near the end).

WARNING the video file takes a bit of time to load as it's pretty big. If you don't want to wait, watch it on YouTube.

How cute are these? During the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, the Russia House was located right across the street from a flagship McDonald's location. These Big Mac boxes based on matyroshka, a set of traditional Russian dolls that decrease in size and fit one inside the other, were sent over to welcome them. Inside the final and smallest Big Mac box was a coupon for free food written in Cyrillic. 100s of sets of boxes were then placed in McDonald¹s take-out bags and dropped off at the Russia House for members of the Russian delegation. Agency is Cossette, Vancouver. Image and full credits here (nice work). Scooped from Scumdesign.

A friend sent this music video, directed by Agustin Alberdi, to me this morning and told me it made him think of me. Yep, I eat flowers and fart butterflies. Thanks SDog. x

If you have not already, check out the newly launched (yesterday) FWA website. LOVE that they are now including a video component for all featured sites. Congrats to Rob & the FWA team.

My friends over at ihaveanidea.org (great to see you last Thursday night at the Eggplant party), have launched the Tomorrow Awards, a category neutral awards show. Yep, no categories and the submissions will be judged publicly as well as by a panel of international creative leaders. Entry fees are $250 and the awards are quarterly. More info and submission details are on the site.

Now, back to the Eggplant party. The burlesque show was great. The girl who danced on point was amazing (thought I'd mention).

This website, created by Toronto-based digital production studio Lollipop and creative agency Extreme Group for Black Sunshine Coffee, takes visitors on an experience much like a sketchy drug deal. Be careful, make the wrong move and you could get shot.

At pureblacksunshine.com visitors are invited to step into shadows of the underworld, chartering a flight to a mysterious island to undertake a business deal with a difference. Players who keep their cool and make it past the imposing steel door guarding the entrance to a seemingly abandoned warehouse are tested to the limits as they come face to face with the dealer, his pure organic stash, and a gun-toting gang of hired thugs. Movement through the site takes users from a first-hand look at the various roasts and beans on offer right through to the deal, where they’re connected to an online shop to peruse the goods are available for purchase.

View a video explaining the site here. A press release, including full creative credits, is posted here. pureblacksunshine.com will be FWA Site of the Day on Monday, March 8th (congrats Lollipop!).

I did post this spot for Sport Chek about a week ago, but since Canada won gold in men's hockey last night (yay!), I thought it seemed extra super duper timely to repost it. Border Crossing is directed by Holiday Films' Wayne Craig via Bos, Toronto. Full credits are here. I'm hoping that because of last night's win the US will not decide to invade us for our fresh water supply (something which will inevitably happen - kinda joking, kinda).