Monthly Archive for December, 2007

Web videos inpsire TV creatives

Published on December 6, 2007 in Culture, Technology and advertising. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

A little over a year ago, lurkers on YouTube witnessed a blossoming of “domino rally” style videos featuring long rows of iPods, or hard drives, or whatever excess inventory could be found lying around the local geek shop.

A year later, and I’m seeing the same shtick employed in high-profile ad campaigns for gadgets and tech toys. Commericals for Sirius Satellite Radio, the LG Voyager from Verizon, and an advertisement for AT&T featuring domino-ing flat screens all seem to crib heavily from those earlier web videos.

Fashion and art at Mezzanine

Published on December 2, 2007 in San Francisco. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

I hopped over to Mezzanine last night for Chillin’ Productions’ fashion/art fair. The place was packed, and I managed to pick up some kickass knitted goods for my grandma. She will be the hippest grandma on the block, I tell you!

Chillin’ Productions @ Mezzanine

The venue, booze, and dance music drew a yuppie-hip crowd—the experience was a lot like shopping at a expensive, über-trendy, ad-hoc mall. Despite experiencing some sticker-shock, I can appreciate the appeal of a unique piece of fashion or art, and to be honest, quite a few vendors appeared to be selling at a discount. Though I’m slightly more partial to events that skew “crafty,” like the unspellable Bazaar Bizarre, I’m sure I’ll check out Chillin’ Productions’ next event.