Brilliant Halls Ads

These greatHalls Ads are simple yet fresh and really just plain brilliant.
Posted on January 4th, 2007 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink

Another Stunt Earns A Darwin Award…

"Two students who died after climbing into a huge helium-filled balloon for the 'buzz' of inhaling the gas have been named the winners of the 2006 Darwin Awards.

Jason Ackerman and Sara Rydman, both 21, were discovered with their feet sticking out of a deflated balloon used to advertise property in LakeView, South Florida.

The two apparently pulled the balloon out of the sky and squeezed themselves inside, where they died of oxygen starvation.

The awards are named in honour of Charles Darwin and given out every year to people 'who have improved the gene pool by removing themselves from it'.

This year's runner-up was a man who flew his copper wire-bound kite during a thunder storm. The 26-year-old, from Belize, died after the kite sent a fatal bolt of lightning through his body. He was an electrician.

In third place was a Brazilian who tried to dismantle a rocket-propelled grenade by driving back and forth over it with his car.

When the weapon failed to break up, he attacked it with a sledgehammer. The explosion killed him and destroyed six cars and his workplace."

Via Ananova
Posted on January 4th, 2007 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


Religious Texts Built In

This cool bookshelf/piece of art is a sort of installation piece that is both beautiful and functional. Plus, now all of the major religious texts are on the same level.
Posted on December 12th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


Endulge Your Love Of Data…If You Have One

Swivel.com is a site that now gives you the opportunity to browse through lots of charts and graphs of some really interesting data. From which search engines are most popular to population densities, you're sure to find something interesting.
Posted on December 12th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink

Zune Ad Raises The Question: Is This Ad Really Successful?

A new ad for Microsoft's Zune features an animation of a girl sharing her cookie with multiple people as it miraculously returns to it's full size. Fun ad, but if it's supposed to sell more Zunes, I think they've wasted their money.
Posted on December 12th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


A Very Sufjan Christmas

Sufjan Stevens' new Christmas album is out. This 5 Disc album of some classic songs and Sufjan originals will surely get you in the Christmas spirit and add some great holiday tunes to your collection. Oh, and the best part, it's only $19!
Posted on December 6th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


Spread Some Cheer

Spread some holiday cheer with one of the 20 holiday sites launched by Office Max including Mistletoe in an Elevator, Conspiracy Carols and Elf Yourself.
Posted on December 5th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink

Woot There It Is

"Woot.com is an online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. It started as an employee-store slash market-testing type of place for an electronics distributor, but it's taken on a life of its own."

Woot.com is dedicated to selling one item per day at a severely slashed price until it is sold out. Bookmark Woot.com, it may be the greatest thing you've ever done.
Posted on December 5th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


A New Coudal Film Trailer

Coudal has made a few short films including Copy Goes Here and one that's currently in the works, 72ยบ, but Patron of War is one that you're not likely to see made, ever.
Posted on December 5th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink


The Axe Effect: Stronger Than Ever

A new commercial for Axe Body Spray aired last night during Monday Night Football and may very well be the greatest epic in commercial history, well, from a guys perspective anyway.
Posted on December 5th, 2006 in Stefan Bean by Stefan | Permalink