For the jigsaw fanatic

If you're a fan of jigsaws then this is the website for you.

With hundreds of images to choose from you simply click on the one you want and it separates into jigsaw pieces for you to put back together.

Hours of fun if that's what rocks you boat.

Click here to get puzzling.

It's not too easy to stop with bubblewrap

In an interesting stunt for Goodyear in Brazil, Y&R has been inserting sheets of bubble wrap into newspapers and handing them out to drivers in São Paolo as they wait in traffic.

This was part of a campaign with the the message, "Sometimes it's not easy to stop."

It's a curious one, connecting the addictive pleasure of popping bubble wrap with the potential tragedy of braking hard with poor tires instead of Goodyear's ultra-grips but quite fun anyway.

See the video below:

CAMAC's Student Wallpaper Design Competition

To celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of AWN Pugin, a master in the use of colour, pattern and ornament and who was an ardent campaigner for the Gothic style, CAMAC Design partnered with the Fashion & Textile Museum to organise a competition to design a wallpaper for the Palace of Westminster.

Best known for his interior designs of this iconic building, Pugin was one of the first to promote the idea of 'honesty' and 'propriety' in ornament and design, enlisting ornament as a moral influence in society.

CAMAC Design has partnered with the Fashion & Textile Museum in London's Bermondsey Village, which was founded by iconic British designer Zandra Rhodes. The museum showcases a selection of designs from entries to the 4th Annual Student Wallpaper Design Competition during its current exhibition Pop! Design, Culture, Fashion.

A second display of students' work is also on show at Ramsgate Library in Kent until 20th August. Ramsgate is where Pugin designed and built The Grange, his family home, and also nearby St Augustine's church.

The full exhibition will be held in London from 14th - 20th September, forming part of the 10th London Design Festival. Set up to build links between new designers entering the creative industries and the professionals already in it, CAMAC Design is a new company founded by Caroline McNamara, an experienced event and exhibition organiser, and Vice Chair of TEXERE, Textile Education and Research in Europe.

For more information please click here.

Photographs of Power celebrated at Prix Pictet

The Rencontres d’Arles festival has announced the shortlist for the fourth Prix Pictet with the subject of Power. There are 12 shortlisted photographers from ten countries that present a wide range of unique perspectives.

From the veteran lenses of Joel Sternfeld, whose images capture “moments of horror” on the faces of attendees to the 11 United Nations Conference on Climate Change as they hear about ecological collapse, to Robert Adams – the oldest nominee – whose documentations of deforestation in the American Northwest are as terrible as they are moving.

Se more of these fantastic images here.

Kinetic rain installation stuns at Changi Airport

A quite beautiful installation has come to Changi Airport, Singapore by Art+ Com, a German media installation design practice.

This kinetic sculpture represents the rain and has great aesthetic appeal with 1,216 individual raindrops in bronze.

The piece gently undulates and then accelerating rapidly into a chaotic deluge. The summer downpour has never looked so good.

Take a look at the video below.

Computer warning messages pop up across New York subway

One question on the lips of New York subway users over the past few weeks is “Who is Jilly Ballistic?” .

No one seems to know the answer but his street art is popping up all over the subway, provoking viewers to think about the advertising they are viewing through the use of OS warning pop-ups.

See more of these on 'It's Nice That' blog.

Is this art or vandalism? What do you think?

Olympic poster designs by leading artists

In an exhibition called 'Fit', at Central St Martin's College of Art and Design, Vaughan Oliver and Jonathan Barnbrook invited leading British designers to submit their own Olympic posters.

See more of these great posters here on Design Boom or pop along to the exhibition.

Window Galleries, Kings Cross, 29 June – 30 August 2012

Letting Go in Minneapolis

This large-scale installation called 'Letting Go' spans two floors at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

It was meticulously created over three months by Minneapolis-based graffiti artist Hottea from 14,000 individual strands of yarn at 32 ft long each, a total of 82 miles.

The piece celebrates Hottea's interpretation of the sun through the vivid fusion of orange, yellow and red colors in the work.

See more here on Design Boom.

BE OPEN Sound Portal launched in Trafalgar Square

As part of this September's Design Week the BE OPEN Sound Portal will appear in Trafalgar Square, London.

This is an entirely new kind of installation that focuses on the design that you can’t see – that of acoustics and sound – rather than visual spectacle.

The black, rubberised structure will be home to finely-tuned audio technologies aimed at delivering pure acoustic experiences to visitors and every day the BE OPEN Sound Portal will host one of five leading musicians and sound artists, each of whom has been specially commissioned to create a unique soundscape.

The BE OPEN Foundation, a global initiative to foster creativity and innovation, and the London Design Festival are co-producing the project and the structure has been designed by Arup, world leaders in the area of acoustic engineering.

To find out more about this unique installation visit 'Design you Trust' or visit www.beopenfuture.com.

Developing the creative campaign for the B2B Marketing Awards 2012

Having managed the B2B Marketing Awards event for the past five years, The Think Tank was approached by the organisers, Silver Bullet Publishing, to develop the creative theme for the 2012 awards.  

Seeking to engage a wider audience, and increase entry levels from  all sectors of the B2B marketing industry, The Think Tank was asked to produce a campaign that would resonate with marketers from both agency and client side and encourage them to engage with the awards at various levels. It was also very important that the theme could work in an integrated manner across a range of marketing channels as well as providing an engaging and fun format for the Awards event itself.  

The Think Tank developed several concepts that would answer the brief and the High Flyers campaign was chosen. This is designed to celebrate the outstanding creativity in the B2B Marketing sector and position the awards as the premier industry event, not only for agencies but also for clients side marketers.  

The flexibility provided by the 'retro feel' creative execution allows the campaign to be extended from launch to the event and beyond, offering B2B Marketing the continuity of message they were looking for in 2012.  

The Think Tank is continuing to develop an integrated campaign to promote the awards over the coming months and encourage entry and engagement.

For more information about the awards please click here.

Vintage Car Dealerships

If you're bored with the minimalist looks of today's car dealerships then take a look at these images of some classic dealerships.

Oh for the days of chandeliers and medieval dining halls.

Entering the world of Wikipedia

The UK’s Chartered Institute for Public Relations (CIPR), the professional body for public relations practitioners, has announced special guidance for Wikipedia entries.

The guidance for public relations professionals using the site includes a number of recommendations and has gleaned global support in recognition of its potential for building mutual understanding between Wikipedians and public relations practitioners, the CIPR says.

The most significant of these is that public relations professionals should not directly edit Wikipedia pages relating to their organisation or brand but should instead suggest amendments to Wikipedians – the community of regular Wikipedia editors.

The consultation period for the guidance was hosted on Wikimedia UK, and the CIPR advises it will continue to be reviewed and refreshed as the relationship between the Wikipedia and public relations communities continues to progress.

See the best practice guidance here.

Dezeen opens design superstore in London

Dezeen has opened a design superstore in London's Covent Garden this summer.

Open from 1st July to 30th September the store offers an innovative retail and gallery concept in one of the capital’s most charming shopping streets.

The Dezeen Super Store, at 38 Monmouth Street WC2, will be a micro-department store hosting exclusive product launches and bringing together a number of retail concepts developed by Dezeen, including the Dezeen Watch Store, which will present its latest collection of stylish designer watches from our online store.

We loved shopping at Dezeen's Temporium last year and certainly recommend a visit to this new venture.

For more information click here.

Take a Booty Break and take control

Here's one for the girls!

Vichy Celludestock brings you an interactive micro-site that invites you to take a Booty Break and choose a male booty to control. Once selected the model undresses down to his underwear and the you can select whether he dances, flexes, shakes of slaps his booty.

There are several choices of booty so something for everyone at www.bootybreak.com.

The aim of the site is the promotion of Vichy's Celludestock cream, which apparently reduces the appearance of cellulite or in other words just an excuse to take control of a cute booty.

Enjoy!

Click here to choose your favourite booty.

Anti-smoking ad that pints out hypocrisy

Thailand has launched a very thought provoking anti-smoking ad which points out the hypocrisy of smokers when approached by a child who asks them for a light.

Every smoker the child approached tried to persuade him not to smoke and how dangerous to his health it is.

The child finishes the stunt by handing the smoker a leaflet explaining their hypocrisy.

The ad received more than 960,000 views before being taken down but it has now reappeared again.

Please view it below and let us know what you think.

Agency: Ogilvy Thailand

Fifth Wall app interacts with performer

A new app for performing arts publication 2wice called “Fifth Wall” takes interactivity to another level, allowing you to interact with performers by moving your iPad screen.

It was created in collaboration with the choreographer Jonah Bokaer and 2wice publisher Patsy Tarr and takes advantage of the unique spatial and physical parameters of the iPad. In the app, Bokaer engages with the edges of the iPad screen and as users interact with the iPad, the performance responds to the movement of the user, flipping when the screen is turned, or changing when the surface is swiped. 

A great use of apps to engage an audience.

See the video of the making of the app below and click here to download.

Celebrating traditional craftsmen in images

This is an interesting project by Tadd Landis Myers which celebrates American craftsmen through a series of enigmatic and inspirational images.

Quite beautiful photography looking at the craftsmen themselves at work and the object they create.

Subjects include Steinway & Sons Pianos, Chuck Lee Banjos, Optimo Fine Hats, Pro Saddles & Spurs and Scotty Bob Skis.

“I dedicate this project to my father Landis Wilson Myers, a true craftsman himself. He was a wood worker, home builder, metal worker, guitar player, printing pressman, baseball player, self-made business man, and a “fixer” of almost anything. My father loved working with his hands and would have felt a very deep connection to this project.”~Tadd Landis Myers

A great way of championing traditional craftsmanship. Maybe someone in the UK could start a similar project to celebrate British craftsmen.

See all these craftsman and more at work here.

Winning advertising at the Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity

This year's the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity saw many of the world's leading advertising agencies win awards for some fantastic creative.

There were 15 individual winners for ads out of the 5,195 entries, a demonstration that the advertising industry is still producing some outstanding quality productions.

See three of the winning entries below or visit Adweek to see all 15.  



Chipotle "Back to the Start" - Agency: Creative Artists Agency, Los Angeles



Canal+ "The Bear",  Agency: BETC, Paris



The Guardian "Three Little Pigs", Agency: BBH, London