Mary Kate McFevitt creates and sells kitschy chalkboards that help you stay focused on accomplishing a couple things at a time.
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Mucca Design created some fun and cheeky package designs for upscale gourmet grocery Brooklyn Fare, including this not-so-subtle jab at Starbucks.
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[Here are some snapshots of the odd that caught my attention during my peregrinations around New York City over the past few weeks.
This woman created this DIY jacket made from my favorite childhood juice Capri Suns. She needs matching capri pants, natch.
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A Best Buy job listing for a Senior Emerging Media Marketing Manager position got the blogosphere and twitterati chattering. In the original posting, a preferred qualification was for the ideal candidate to have a graduate degree and "250 plus followers" on Twitter. Since then, the Best Buy CMO, Barry Judge has opened up the job listing and crowd sourcing this position's job description. He writes:
In following the conversation around this job posting we discovered that many people had other ideas for how this job description should look, and what the qualifications should be. We realized that perhaps we hadn’t thought of everything. Beyond that we thought perhaps we could find a way to enable a more pointed discussion about this relatively new job category of Emerging Media.
It seemed to us to be a natural progression to get the community involved in crafting the job description and qualifications. So that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
A nice PR coup for a company that has struggled at times with its image. You can submit and share your vision for this job here.
On the topic of the hagiography and tributes surrounding Michael Jackson's passing, the critic cold-heartedly suggested that everyone just get over it. Well, I for one am glad this Swedish dance group "Bounce" haven't gotten "over it," because they create one hell of a Michael Jackson flash mob. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3dh0HcnBnw&fmt=18]
I can't believe I listened to this entire song, which is similar to my reaction after I visit a combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. "I can't believe I just went to a combination Taco Bell and Pizza Hut for food." [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8ViYIeH04]
Designer Paul Smith received this surprise gigantic iPod mini for his birthday courtesy of Apple design guru Jonathan Ive (the principal designer of the iMac, aluminum and titanium PowerBook G4, MacBook, unibody MacBook Pro, iPod and iPhone!) and Jody Turner. [Insert totally predictable 'that's what she said' joke here.]
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Artist Mike Leavitt builds some cool realistic shoes and other things made from cardboard. He must have some fun with art snobs. "What's your medium?" "Cardboard."
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[Artist Zina Saunders puts her own spin on Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin's recent rambling resignation speech.
Adidas sneakers with zippered stripes. Available here. There's also a hi-top version.
I don't think I was a Siberian tiger in my past life. That is all.