Miniature block of flats

Here's an interesting bit of street art spotted by our Creative Director, Shaun Madle.

Transforming concrete blocks into blocks of flats.

How to make a very manly beer

Ever wondered how to make a very manly beer then this film from Hahn Super Dry beer will explain all.

Jackie Chan, drummers, monster trucks, Elvis and more all go into making this very macho beer, and all to theme tune to Night Rider.

Enjoy!

High performance art

This ad for BMW Canada features some fantastic slow motion film that sees the super-fast M5 smashing through a series of objects set to classical piano music.

The result, according to their YouTube channel - 'High Performance Art'.

We can only agree - definetly one for cultured petrol-heads.



Ad created by Cundari, Toronto

Inventive pop-ups come to life

These great pop-ups are experimental designs by Portland-based designer and art director Mengyu Chen who is currently working on a new comic book. She mocked these up to see how they would work.

Very inventive - can't wait to see the book.

See more on Colossal Art ad Design

Colourful music pictograms

We love these pictograms that chronologue some of the iconic rock artists of the 20th Century by Viktor Hertz.

He set up the project on Funded by Me asking backers to buy the posters in advance until he reached his target so that he could go into production. 

So far be has sold more than $5,000 worth of posters from 90 backers.

All posters are printed on 170 g/m2 silk, sized 50 x 70 cm and are signed by him. They are shipped in thick tubes, est. delivery late July/Early August 2012 and the project is carbon dioxide compensated, new trees are planted in Mozambique after the printing. More info on this here: http://www.planvivo.org

To get hold of one of the posters yourself find out more here.

Living the dream in a cloud

Why build your house as a box when you could be living in a cloud? 

McBride Charles Ryan is the architectural practice behind this cloud-shaped addition to an Edwardian residence in Australia.

It is quite beautiful and very different from the ordinary front of the property that is just a bungalow. 

The architects commmented, “The form of the ‘cloud’ conforms to setback regulations without appearing obviously determined by them. The extrusion creates a dramatic interior language where walls merge seamlessly with the floor and ceiling. The craftsmanship is remarkable throughout; it has a sense of care one typically associates with the work of a cooper or wheelwright. While the geometry is playful, the extrusion is essentially a contemporary barrel vault.”

See more of this great building here on Web Urbanist.

I Love Architecture Charity Auction

This year spring fundraising event for Architecture for Humanity is the "I Love Architecture" Charity Auction.

Featuring original sketches, renderings, prints, paintings and even a pigskin, from over 50 designers and architects, including Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Steven Holl, Kengo Kuma, Snohetta, Jeanne Gang, and more, the hammer is about to come down.

So, if you would like to see some of the great pieces of art and get your bid in for charity then click here. The auction finishes on 29th June. It is a US based auction but they say they will ship worldwide.

For more information on Architecture for Humanity click here.

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.