Wasserman + Partners’ latest integrated campaign for ICBC features a fictional support group of eight “Dirty Drivers” whose bad driving habits cost them money and hurt the environment. The goal of the campaign to educate people about safe driving and how even the smallest behavioural changes can help them save money and reduce their carbon emissions. Three of the TV spots can be viewed here. More films, a dirty driver quiz and smart driving tips can be found on Drive Smart. Save Green. The campaign was headed-up by Wasserman + Partners' newly appointed CD Liam Greenlaw who also directed the campaign. Full credits are here.

Oh how the times have changed. Take a moment to check out Travel + Leisure's collection of 10 funny vintage airline commercials. The best ones, I think, are the Clio award winning first one, the forth that encourages men to bring their wives along, the air striptease in five is hilarious (go Canada!), the 80's power couple in seven and the Miami Go Go in ten. Scooped from AdFreak.

For those of you who check out glossy regularly, you'll know I am a huge fan of the TV show Dexter. For those of you who don't, this is probably my 5th post on the show and its marketing. I love Dexter and equally love its marketing. This new print campaign, based on magazine cover spoofs, to promote the shows third season is no exception. See all nine execution here. Images scooped from Trend Hunter.

Spy's Asif Mian has made this great video for  Woodhands' latest “I Wasn’t Made For Fighting" (love the song). Watch it here. More info on the production, that used hairspray and fishing wire, is posted here. Thanks to Stephanie for the tip.

My first reaction to this was "Oh my" - I think I actually said it out loud. Here's the latest from The Viral Factory (loving them lately) for Diesel's worldwide Dirty 30 party. Originally done by SFW Porn, dirty it is. Found on Creativity via Facebook (thanks James).

This is so great. Watch it. Scooped from Agency Spy.

Boards held their first workshop in LA last week and this is the opening reel crafted by Digit, with original music from Wicked Music. Love the robot. More info on the event is posted here. Next up is the Boards Summit in New York on October 23-24 (I'll be there).

I admit it, I think farts are funny (no I'm not a 12-year old boy). So, of course, I like this new spot from Toy, New York for Extended Stay Hotels directed by Biscuit's Noam Murro. I'm so happy that no natural sound was used in the spot -- that would have been overkill. Watch "So Relaxed" with full credits here.

Chanel went all out, as one would expect, for the launch of their new perfume, ‘Eau première’. The event was staged at a private Parisian apartment. Chanel recruited acclaimed set, window and interior designer Jean-Marc Gady to create an experiential event for guests, a "scenography" tasked with bringing the new fragrance and the heritage of the brand to life. Gady has created spaces for the likes of Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon and Apple. View pics here. Scooped from TheCoolHunter.

Interbrand has released there 2008 list of the top 100 global brands. USA brands Coke, IBM and Microsoft top the list. View the list here. Read the pres release about Interbrand and this list here.

The 2008 D&AD annual is now online for everyone to view, but only for 30 days after which time it'll only be accessible to D&AD members. London-based design agency KentLyons created the site. Scooped from Creativity.

Freddy over at advertising/design goodness has been posting some great campaigns lately, like this one for A-TAP Earplugs out of Monday, Bangkok. I'm also a big fan of this Olay ad via Saatchi & Saatchi, United Arab Emirates, this transport ad for WeightWatchers via Lowe, Holland and this Safari Park Beekse Bergen campaign from Troy, Brussels.

Motionographer's Justin Cone chats with Crush CD/MD Gary Thomas in the second installment of the Motionographer Podcast. Check it out here.

Crush, Toronto and Blok Design, Mexico City have created this beautiful opening title sequence for Arte en Construccion, an arts program examining the creative process of leading visual artists in Mexico. "It’s a show that seeks to understand the mechanics of creativity. We wanted to build on that theme for the opening title sequence," says Crush CD Gary Thomas. Watch it here. Full credits and more info on the project are posted here.

The latest campaign from TBWA Paris for AIDES awareness in not short on visual imagery. Part of me wanted to count the number of penises in Girl, but I have other things to do today. Check out Girl & Boy. Past campaigns for AIDES from TBWA Paris include Sugar Baby Love and Love Story.

Rethink is known for their great work for Vancouver's Science World (check out their sneezing bus stop) and the new broadcast campaign is no exception. The two new spots are Exciting Discovery and Blind Date. Directed by OPC's Michael Downing.

Here's the latest from (my friend) Partners director Aleysa Young for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer to promote their styling t-shirts that raise money for breast cancer research. The deadline to place orders to sell these great tees in your office is this Thursday, more info here. Watch Awareness in the Elevator here and Awareness in the Office here. Agency is John St. and full credits are here.

The Sticky Note Experiment is latest viral from EepyBird, the creators of the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment, for Office Max (now all we have to do is wait to 3M to rip-off this idea too). Scooped from Cpluv.

Swear Jar for Bud.tv always brings a %&*#ing smile to my face. It broke on YouTube back in May 2007, but it has just been announced that it won the 2008 Primetime Emmy. It's also the first web only spot to win this award. Congratulations to DDB Chicago and Hungry Man director David Shane.

Here's a new spot to promote (it just started airing today) directed by Sleeper Films' Peter Martin via M&C Saatchi, Los Angeles. Watch "Heads" here. Full credits and some background info from Peter Martin is posted here.

I received the most recent, and my first, copy of IdN magazine today and I have to say it's a feast for the senses. If you are not familiar with it, check it out here.

It is with great sadness that I pass on this news. This past Sunday the super talented Japanese artist, designer and director Nagi Noda passed away. I have been a fan of her work since I first saw her amazing spot for Franc franc Small Love Stories. It's so good that I cried the first time I saw it and to this day it's one of my favourite ads. She's probably best known for this Coke spot which is a reprise of this video she did for Yuki. You can view all her amazing work here (love her hair hats and paper bag design). This is such a great loss to our industry. Please join me and light a candle or some incense in her memory (Japanese tradition). There is a lovely story here from someone who was lucky enough to have met her. My deepest sympathies go out to all those who knew her. Rest in peace Nagi.

Family Guy and American Dad creator Seth McFarlane has launched his Burger King sponsored online project, Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy. Funny stuff. I stopped watching The Simpsons (yawn) since I got hooked on Family Guy & American Dad. Scooped from shots' Cut & Paste (thanks SW).

I know I posted something on Dexter just last week, but I love Dexter and here is a brand new trailer for season three - I hope it doesn't jump the shark. It's directed by Norry Niven of Stone Core Films, Dallas. Scooped from shots.

On Friday, night during Big Brother, Cadbury released its follow ups to Gorilla and Truck. The Gorilla Remix is to the music of Bonnie Tyler. The Truck Remix replaces the music of Queen with Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer. The full story on these two spots and their release is here. Full credits for both spots is here.

Here's a sweet short film from directors Si&Ad called Post-it Love. Scooped from Boards.

I think Marmite is yucky but these new print ads for Marmite Snacks, via DDB London and illustrator Al Murphy, are scrumptious. Okay, maybe not "scrumptious", but very, very nice. Scooped from AdHunt.

Ralph has built a new game called Dexter's Psycho Therapy to promote the release season two of Dexter on DVD (love Dexter). The quick game involves an inkblot test that tells you how much of a killer instinct you have. Apparently I have 0% which makes me extra creepy (I had a massage last night, I'm relaxed). Thanks to Lee for the tip and this attention grabbing still.

Crush has just completed an Autumn montage of their latest and greatest. They have also just signed to Hollywood-based Zoo as a directorial collective. Zoo is the company who reps director James Frost who just completed the Radiohead House of Cards video. Congrats Crush.

Toronto-based filmmaker and photographer Graydon Sheppard has shot some 3-D pics for designer Jeremy Laing for his fall 08 look book. They are featured and explained on V Magazine.

London's Victoria and Albert Museum has purchased the original artwork of the Rolling Stones' tongue logo for $92,000. John Pasche designed the logo in 1970 for £50 while he was a student at The Royal College of Art. Read the full story on Creative Review's Blog.

Speaking of hip and knee replacement (see below), here is a new print campaign for Duracell out of Ogilvy, Johannesburg. Observation - aren't these types of toy robots the windup kind that don't use batteries? Hummm......View three executions here. Scooped from cpluv via i believe in advertising.

Okay, this is a spot for hip and knee replacement, but Psyop makes it cool. Really. Agency is Ogilvy New York. Directed by Psyop's Eben Mears and Mate Steinforth. Full credits.

Need a little diversion to ease into the week? Look no further than Super Crazy Alive for Five Alive created by Leo Burnett Toronto. It has some great games including one called "Sink the Dink" (no lie) and it was fun to check out. One complaint though - I tried to download one one the ringtones, "Voodoo bone", to my iPhone and it didn't work. The link that was sent to my phone opened to a site that looked like it should be a wap deck, but was just html code. Boo.

This fun spot (I watched it two times back to back) and this site have been created to celebrate the Lego Miniman's 30th Birthday. The Go Miniman Go spot was created by The Ebeling Group's Lobo. Thanks to Motionographer for posting this gloriously huge video file.