Monopoly takes on The Godfather

To celebrate the 40th anniversary on The Godfather film Hasbro has designed and issued a souvenir edition of Monopoly based o the film, horses heads and all.

You can get hold of one of these classic games on Amazon.

CokeHands Campaign wins Cannes Grand Prix

The winner of this year's Cannes Grand Prix was Mak Long who works for Ogilvy & Mather in Shanghai.

The CokeHands campaign ran on bus shelters and in lifts across Shanghai and featured an illustration in which the famous Coke ribbon device is transformed into two hands, one passing the other a Coke.

The campaign ran without a Coke logo or strapline!

Simplicity itself.

Giant post-it note mural

In a bid to make the world's largest stop motion video, Madrid artist, Eduardo Zamarro has created an installation made entirely with post-it notes.

Over 1,000,000 notes were used for the mural and 20 people were involved in the creating this great installation.

Over 15 days they created 135 different designs with 27,000 notes on each mural. After the installation was removed the notes were recycled as filler for bean bags.

Find out and see more on Design Boom and view the final video below.

The corridor in the sky

Looking out of our windows in Clerkenwell, London we have watched an amazing structure grow over the last few weeks.

What started off as a corridor in the sky has steadily grown to now include the frame of a roof and it still keeps going up.

Looking up at it just makes us giddy, let alone being on top of it, putting it together.

Scottish Minister for Energy takes a look at FoundOcean

The Think Tank attended the Global Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition (13 - 14th June) in London to support our client FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industry.  

We worked with them throughout the event, set up media interviews and arranged for Scottish Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, Fergus Ewing, to visit their exhibition stand which FoundOcean shared with BASF Construction Chemicals.  

The Minister congratulated both companies on the recent Gwynt Y Môr Offshore Wind Farm Limited contract win and at the same time met with the representatives of RWE, the wind farm owner.

(left to right ) FoundOcean: Keith Miller, Chairman. RWE: Mike Nolan, Gwynt y Môr Procurement Manager and Alastair Gill, RWE npower Renewables. Fergus Ewing, Scottish Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism. BASF: Chris Fletcher, Head of Construction Chemicals - UK & Ireland. FoundOcean: Jim Bell, Managing Director.

Dad dancing, rapping and socks with sandals

Sandals with brown socks, ride on lawn mowers, Disney videos and BBQ's - all part of Dad's Life, an ad for American Greetings.

Celebrating Father's Day with four 'super cool' rapping dads is one not to be missed.

Who said dads can't dance, or rap for that matter.

Digital interactivity from Coca Cola

Fancy a bit of digital interactive fun then take a look at Happiness Islands by Coca Cola.

Explore the islands, selecting different activities and visit a series of micro-sites for some great interactive features, just right for a few spare minutes.

As Coca Cola says - Enjoy!

Created by Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, Random Studio and Nacho Guijarro.

A river of LED light in Tokyo

Ever wondered what 100,000 solar-powered LED spheres look like floating down a river then wonder no more.

As part of the Tokyo Hotaru Festival held in May 100,000 blue glowing spheres were floated down the river, lighting it as they passed. It was designed to be reminiscent of a swarm of fireflies and to capture the way nature intended to brighten up our surroundings.

Front row tickets were a sell out and the spheres were eventually caught downstream in giant nets, ensuring no pollution. 

What a sight.

How to turn a lightbulb into cash

If you've been following our blog then you might remember a post about Tobyboo, a new designer who uses illustrations of the London skyline to produce a range of homewares, including some great looking ceramics.

Tobyboo was involved in the School for Creative Startups and they have both been featured in an article called 'How to turn a lightbulb into cash' in the Independent newspaper last week.

The article looks at how Doug Richard, the founder of the school, is helping creative types to understand the business part of their enterprises.

A good read - see more here.

Photography copyright Independent

Account Manager Role with The Think Tank

The Think Tank is a leading integrated marketing agency in Clerkenwell, London and we require a knowledgeable Account Manager to work on a variety of Business to Business clients.  

This Account Manager position will combine all aspects of marketing, both on and off-line, and the successful applicant will ensure the smooth running of accounts, including client liaison and managing timescales, budgeting and creative output.  

A background in a similar B2B marketing agency account management role or digital experience is preferred. Any candidate should be pro-active and self-starting with strong administrative, communication and organisational skills.  

The right candidate will manage a range of client accounts and should have the knowledge and experience to support a variety of marketing activities and will be rewarded with a competitive salary.  

This is an opportunity to make your mark within an established forward thinking business to business marketing agency that is growing and offering great prospects for development and career enhancement.  

To apply for this role please send your CV with a covering letter to Liam Bateman at liamb@thinktank.org.uk.  

Please note: this is not a PR Account Management position.

Misuse of Social Media in the Workplace

What would you do if an employee (or even a manager) made disparaging remarks on Facebook about your organisation, employees or key contacts?

In conjunction with The Think Tank, one of our legal associates is holding a seminar which looks at the 'Misuse of Social Media in the Workplace.

They comment, 'Almost every organisation will face the "Social Media test" at some point. That is, an employee - possibly thinking that they are talking only to 'friends' by way of Facebook, Twitter etc - will make comments which are highly damaging to its interests or the reputations and rights of key stakeholders.

Whilst there appears to be no binding legal authorities from the higher courts there are a number of Employment Tribunal decisions, and we have carefully pulled together some of the key issues and guidance from Employment Judges.'


The briefing is organised by GT Employment Lawyers on 21st June between 2pm and 4pm at Liverpool Street, London, EC2M and will cover the following topics:

Investigating misuse 

How to reconcile human rights issues such as 'freedom of expression' and 'privacy' with those of your organisation.

Handy tips from an IT specialist on how to monitor this kind of problem at work or even stop it altogether.

Delegates will be given a checklist to audit their systems and a specimen policy as well as detailed user-friendly notes and contacts in related fields.

The cost is £35 plus vat per delegate or £55 plus vat for 2 places. Places are limited and allocated in order of payment.

To book a place (or if you would like the presentation at your organisation on a more private basis) please contact Gordon Turner via his PA Sandra at email address sandra@gtelaw.co.uk

Frozen landscape for Moones video

We don't usually feature music videos on our blog but this one by the Moones for their single Better Energy is great fun.

If you thought that the UK was cold at the moment then this will make you feel warmer with icebergs, electric eels, frozen sailors and more.

Turn up the volume and enjoy.

Innovative rinsing fountain toothbrush

Here's a great gadget called The Rinser, a toothbrush by Amron that features a tunnel and spout design that redirects the flow of water to provide a fountain when placed under the tap. 

A great little innovation that saves you sticking your head under the tap!

Looks like it is only available in the US at the moment but you can get it from likecool for $22.

Giving CIBSE a louder voice

The Think Tank is pleased to announce that we have been appointed by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) to raise their voice and profile, extending the Institution’s communications activities through PR, Public Affairs and Social Media activity.  

We will be working closely with the CIBSE in-house communications team to create a series of strategies and campaigns to help in raising further awareness of the organisation with Government, opinion formers and the media, and in the use of social media channels to create further channels for dialogue.  

The overall focus for 2012 is to demonstrate and communicate the organisation's depth and breadth of expertise and knowledge, and how this can help the built environment sector as a whole in the development of energy efficient buildings in a period where the UK's energy policy and usage is coming under even greater scrutiny and creating debate. 

The pursuit of engineering excellence is also a core theme.  

With a new look CIBSE Conference and Exhibition taking place at Olympia in October 2012, CIBSE’s 2013 prestigious Building Performance awards programme and the CIBSE/ASHRAE Young Engineers Awards, the Think Tank will be working to raise the profile of core events in CIBSE’s calendar.  

The Think Tank supports many organisations within the UK and across the EMEA region in raising awareness and developing opportunities to engage with a range of stakeholders.

Tiny police chase that's genius

This has to be the smallest car chase ever by The Theory.

Speed of Light is a high octane film that uses pocket projectors plus CGI editing to create a jail-break and police car chase around The Theory's studio.

An ingenious use of video and one that should go viral.

Semispherical building takes to the skies in Abu Dhabi

This stunning piece of architectural engineering is the Al Dar Headquarters in Abu Dhabi, designed by MZ Architects.

The semispherical building consists of two circular convex shaped facades joined by a narrow band of indented glazing.

Find out and see more of this innovative building on Arch Daily.

Stylish sci-fi fantasy for Perrier

Perrier has launched a short film called 'Drop', produced by Ogilvy Paris.

The film sees a young woman attempt a mission to the sun when the temperature on the Earth reaches unbearable levels.

It is directed by Johan Renck and was inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey, as well as French cinematography and includes lots of stylistic special effects courtesy VFX house Mikros Image.

A great visual spectacle but probably not the solution to global warming.

Dame Vivienne Westwood designs foyer at Decorex

To celebrate 35 years of Decorex International the show foyer this year will be designed by Dame Vivienne Westwood. The show runs from 23rd to 26th September at Royal Hospital Chelsea, London.

If you are unfamiliar with the show you can find out more on their website here.

Time lapse video of building of London Olympic site

Take a look at this great time lapse video condensing 7 years of regeneration in Newham and the building of the Olympic site in London.

Seven years condensed into one minute 45 seconds.