ikea- refresh

ikea has refreshed their site that i posted previously.













i like the intro, and i still think the navigation is pretty sweet.

good clean slightly-twisted commercials about obesity

these are psa's about obesity. they're actually kind of thoughtful commercials and interesting. they certainly catch your attention, which most ad council ads do.

http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/healthy_lifestyles/












i'm posting them because i like to think that little things will help people (me included) get back in shape too (even if obese doesn't describe me, it still needs to happen), and it's nice to see commercials about obesity that aren't condescending.

the butt one is my favorite- 'leave it...'

kubikfoto- neato 3D interactive concept

kubikfoto- this interactive group is giving a whole new meaning to online interaction. imagine picking up the mp3 player at amazon.com, turning it around, playing with it a little.






























i was a little surprised to find nudity in their portfolio site, but it gets the potency of the product across, i suppose.

















this site was a true treat to play around in.

march 17th

so before i go back to the regularly scheduled blog, i just want to say- we seriously did buy a house.

closing on march 17

keep your fingers crossed that everything goes the way it should.

what the heck?

did we just buy a house?



















we did. they accepted our offer. can you believe it?




















this is aaron in the pantry of our new kitchen. woohoo!!

so when jeff sent us this listing to look at and the description looked so good for such a great price we asked him, jokingly, so where's the body hidden?

aaron thinks it is under the front stoop, but we'll have to wait to find out, i guess.

so when we looked at it, we loved it so much we put in the offer and they accepted and now we're in shock!

see the house for yourself here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38401287@N00/

poor kitty

she wants to go outside.















i love her kitty balls-of-fire eyes.

8 houses- tomorrow

maybe we'll find the 'transitional' house of our dreams right away! =)

dj ditty

have you seen this microsite by dell? this is a good friday morning laugher- check it here.

i wanna give a shout out to my friends gabe, gebbie, and tiff taph!














'semiprofessionals only' is awesome.

aaron wrote a poem

he's asking for feedback...

http://aaronsblogthing.blogspot.com/2006/02/posting-poem.html

=)

ooh gross!

that is nasty! why am i posting a picture of my callus?


































because it's my cello callus and i love it and it helps me make a magical shift from first to fourth position.

stare at it, and love it (if you like me).

kat and scott's party pictures

check 'em if you like: pics at flickr.com

color schemers

i like these sites because they help you see what colors will go with any selected color.

helps for visualizing projects...
















http://stylephreak.frogrun.com/cm.php

http://www.colorschemer.com/online.html

http://quakk.blogspot.com/2005/10/color-blender-cool-for-designers.html

mailinator- i still use it sometimes

you can assign yourself an email address, whatever you want it to be. i usually choose susanq@mailinator.com. use the address on some site where you want to validate you have an email address without actually giving them your address. then go check your email on mailinator:

http://mailinator.com/

and grab the validation link, or whatever information they've emailed you. then you're done with it. they don't have your real address, you have their 'service', mailinator dumps whatever junk mail you get from them on a regular basis.

good, clean, fun.

blaupunkt, my favoritest ad/viral ever

i've recently realized my fav of all times hasn't been posted on my blog. with no further delay...

... here it is- blaupunkt

aaron needs a clocky =)

http://www.clocky.net/

'clocky is an alarm clock for people who have trouble getting out of bed (aaron). if you hit the snooze button, clocky will roll off of your nightstand, fall to the floor, and run around the room searching for a place to hide. minutes later, he'll call out for you to find him.'
















i think this is hilarious! i want one.

meet the mudds

this site has done two things for me-
1. reassured me that even companies like jeep have a hard time doing solid, bug free web development.
2. made me realize that successful viral doesn't have to be a good idea. it can be something rediculously corny (when the idea is suggested, someone probably says 'naw, that's stupid'), but if it even smells of the brand, and it's executed well, it can be 'successful' viral.













when someone said, let's make the 'mudd' family microsite, do you think they got laughed at first?

pee and poo

who knew pee and poo could be so funny? (okay, so maybe it's just me)










http://www.peeandpoo.com/eng/flasheng.asp

these have got to be an appropriate gift for someone! must think...

maybe my brother in law. when my sister farts he likes to say "sounds like you need to go wipe."

susan's note to self

don't get too excited.

it doesn't mean your buying a house yet.

you just talked to the mortgage company.

lots of things still have to happen before you can be said to be 'buying a house'.

just keep calm.

it doesn't mean anything.

calm.

the things you can do with legos...

they're not just for kids anymore.

lego suicides- image set
















i know you were going to, but don't forget about jesus.


















i'll never look at legos the same way...

leave your leaf

seems that a lot of sites are using this 'leave your leaf' approach to inspiring interaction with their site/brand. to see your name appear online, i'm starting to wonder if this application goes further than just mild narcissism. for which entities/brands would this be even more successful?













i tried to leave a leaf and it wouldn't validate my birthday...

here's another site with a similar approach
















i couldn't think of any words of hope to give. i'm not very creative i guess, or maybe too cynical.

look, it's another one!

















i've found three of these today, and i was just surfing, not even looking for them. do they give a sense of community, or are they old already?

aaron's xmas gift- chuck close

aaron got me this print of a chuck close self portrait. i put it on my wall at work and i absolutely love it. it is perfect.


































here is my office. it is perfect too.

hooked on a feeling- david hasselhoff (yummy)

my boss showed me this link: http://www.youtube.com/w/Hooked-on-a-feeling?v=Gi2CfuqcUGE&eurl

he denies having a thing for david, but how can i believe him?

spam singles- interesting navigation

it's all one page. when you click, it takes you down the page.

http://www.spamsingles.com/content/

















does this page make you feel like you've been cheated out of a full site?

wendy's- hip to be square

if you had to theorize about wendy's business problem, as it competes with burger king and mcdonald's, would it be that it's not 'different' enough? if so, then you should like their latest microsite: http://www.goodtobesquare.com/














it's different in a cheeky sort of way.

it must be so hard to work on one of the big huge brands. personally, i don't think wendy's can realistically expect to move up too much in the hierarchy.

it's kind of like coke and pepsi, though. they still have to advertise, right?

so if you have to do ads or you die, then wendy's is doing alright. their latest commercial is kinda catchy, and seems to be at least flirting with cool.

http://www.dowhattastesright.com/














just for the record, i like wendy's.

honda civic- the power of dreams

honda has more than one interesting commercial out there right now...











check it here...

solar cooker- now i'm never getting voted off the island

before today, i was thinking i wouldn't be voted off the island (you know... the island) because i could knit and make clothing. now i know i won't be voted off. i can make a solar cooker!

http://www.solarcooking.org/minimum.htm

put a pot in a cardboard box lined with aluminum foil and let it cook.



















this would be kinda fun to use in the boundary waters. a wilderness crockpot. brilliant!

(let's hope we never run out of our aluminum natural resources)

there is a whole world of resources for solar cooking... amazing.
http://www.solarcooking.org/

photoflavor.com- neat images

sometimes it's just nice to see great photography. if you're ever thinking the same, check out this site: http://photoflavor.com/













yummy...

new library- downtown minneapolis

my boss knows the technical name for the thing sticking out over the street off of the new library in downtown minneapolis. whatever you call it, it's definitely unique.















i think i like it, however i haven't figured out why they added a bunch of white texture to all the windows. if you're going to make a building out of glass, don't you want to see out of it?

this is broken

this site has been around awhile, but it's still fun to scan through once in awhile...

http://www.thisisbroken.com/




















this site reminds me of something i once found broken.

jeff and gene- great white elephant party

the best gifts-


































i wonder if they found our leave behind gift, yet. =)

seattle graffiti

you can see what the graffiti artists in seattle are doing here:

http://content.lib.washington.edu/uaweb/index.html




















i think it's kinda fun to check out. some of it is actually quite lovely.

first superbowl not working at an ad agency

seems to have lost it's excitement. no one at work really watched the game, or the ads.

i miss it a little, but only a little.

here are all the ads, if you feel like checking them out:
http://sports.aol.com/nfl/superbowlads

latino toyota camry- insulting
burger king whopper- artistic
kermit the frog- relevant
dove girls- emotional
budweiser streaker- my fav (i hate that a bud commercial was my favorite)

honda accord- isn't it nice when things just work

you have to see this for yourself if you haven't already. very fun.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/honda-ad.html











i think i'll even remember that it is honda accord.

perfect passwords

ever wish you had a unique set of custom, high quality, cryptographic-strength password strings at your fingertips?

now you can!

https://www.grc.com/passwords

i'm a geek, i think this is fun!

have a nice '5DIc0HqQQca;0#^]!?' day!

body bouncer

i had no idea an animation could make me laugh out loud.

warning, viewer descretion is advised.

http://www.bodybouncer.com/groovegallery.html

i don't want anymore bull$hit from anyone... including me

have you seen this video of the winnebago CEO trying to shoot a commercial? It makes me laugh out loud evertime i see it.

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2460097

my brother- in perth australia

so i'm terribly proud of my brother, scott, for going back to school to do something more rewarding than his previous job.

he decided to do it, and now he is doing it- in australia.

k, i can understand how this is probably only really exciting for me cause i'm his sister, but since i can't be 100% sure you don't care, i'm posting it on my blog.

he is posting to his online diary here.

i like reading it.

suzanne lane- my cello teacher...

...has auditioned and been accepted into the allegro orchestra. there will be a free concert in march.

i'd like to go, anyone want to go with me? let me know.













http://www.allegronotes.org/sinfonia.htm