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My name is Sam and I am a Interactive Art Director in New Zealand. Digital is my world. Stuff thats creative, funny or makes you think you will find right here.

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Teen Instagram Star Breaks Down The Lies Her Photos Told

Instagram star Essena O'Neill decided to quit social media – at 18 years old. 

The teen Internet star, who amassed a following of over 750,000 people on Instagram and over 260,000 subscribers on YouTube, seemed like she was living the “perfect” life on Instagram. She posted photos of herself on the beach and in glamorous homes, wearing bikinis and tight dresses, not a hair out of place. 

“A 15-year-old girl that calorie restricts and excessively exercises is not goals.”

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IKEA Asks Customers to ‘Get Cheras’ to Their New Location With a Clever Song That Uses IKEA Product Names as Lyrics

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Nice Art Direction

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Cuddles for national cat day went down a treat!

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This is so cool. Limited edition knitted clothing pieces with a twist of murder for Fargo season 2 launch! Best Halloween costume ever! I want!

http://fargowoollens.tumblr.com/

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Celebrating love in America. #LoveWins #Lovelikeathunderbolt #Equallove http://bit.ly/1Gz86lQ  

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You won’t hear me say this often, but this is an excellent use of web banners.

WEB: The Banner Ad That Makes You Love Banner Ads - Post-it

Brand: Post-It

Agency: Proximity, Moscow (Russia)

Creative Director: Andrew Kontra 

Copywriter / Art Director: Fernando Muto, Polina Zabrodskaya, Anna Migalev

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Launch video for the McRib from McDonald’s. Was a fun one to make via DDB New Zealand (via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqv6TdaawV4)

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Mattel Teams With Google to Reinvent the Iconic View-Master Toy With a Smartphone Twist

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This is the future. Skype translating as you speak in real time. Future I tell you. The FUTURE!

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Luna, A Mattress Cover That Tracks Sleeping Habits and Automatically Adjusts the Bed Temperature

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I HEART DIGITAL turned 4 today!

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A new book about embattled Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer reveals her three rules of great app design. Written by Nicholas Carlson, Marissa Mayer and the Fight to Save Yahoo! details everything from Mayer’s early (and misguided) attempts to play Steve Jobs at Yahoo to her contentious decision to change the Yahoo logo. Though she’s made some missteps, Mayer has also seen triumph, especially in the design of new apps like Yahoo Weather and Flickr. Here are three rules that informs all of Mayer’s decisions when it comes to app design.

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Bond, An Online Gift Service Where Automated Robots With Pens Imitate Human Handwriting and Send Handwritten Notes

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World’s First 3D Printed Apartment Building Erects in China

We’ve covered 3D printed cars, homes and boats in the past, this week we can add apartment buildings to the list. A Chinese company has successfully 3D printed a five-storey apartment building and a 1,100 square foot villa in Suzhou Industrial Park.

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Norris joins me virtually, appearing as a three-dimensional human-shaped golden orb in the Mars-scape. (In reality, he’s in the room next door.) A dotted line extends from his eyes toward what he is looking at. “Check that out,” he says, and I squat down to see a rock shard up close. With an upward right-hand gesture, I bring up a series of controls. I choose the middle of three options, which drops a flag there, theoretically a signal to the rover to collect sediment.

After exploring Mars, I don’t want to remove the headset, which has provided a glimpse of a combination of computing tools that make the unimaginable feel real. NASA felt the same way. 

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