Jarred's Thoughts

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Mountain Sound - Of Monsters and Men

Even though this is not one of their most downloaded tracks on iTunes, this song by Of Monsters and Men has all of the elements of what I call a Summer Sensation.

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Vans Syndicate Photo Show covering the evolution of skateboarding and the brand over the last two decades. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Half Cab. May 3rd in New York

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Jamaica Tourism adv: Escape Today by Draftfcb New York

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London's largest mural by Agents of Change. Click an image for more details on the piece. More images found on DopenessMag

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...Keep my feet of the ground and my head in the clouds...

Matisyahu

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Minimalist takes on popular Disney titles through redesigned advertising posters. Click any image to see the full gallery

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Nike's New NFL Uniforms

Almost a year and a half after the announcement, yesterday Nike revealed the new head-to-toe apparel for the teams of the NFL. Elite 51's Sideline collection was also showcased at the Brooklyn, NY event. Click an image for the event recap and more photos.

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Nike's American Eagle Zoom Force One Snowboarding Boot by Marcus Tremonto. One of many designed by artists and bloggers alike in this gallery of 100 Nike Sneaker Innovations

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打ち寄せるホタルイカの群。富山湾。 (via The glowing firefly squid of Toyama, Japan - Imgur)

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Beautiful.

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A great collection of user-generated images from the popular iPhone and Android game. A few favorites below

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Ambient advertising by Lego

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A creative use of location and product elements. 2 points Lego

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Exploring the interests of branding, marketing and design on the Tumblrsphere, I came across Dave Spengeler and his "Hipster Branding" approach. Names you know with a simple, new look. Below are a few favorites

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Coca-Cola concept art by Parsons student Ashley Shen. Based on the design of PLAY by Comme des Garcons.

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Prime examples of simplicity in advertising. Messages effectively conveyed with as little as possible.

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Just like the Beer Chandelier pictured above, this gallery showcases art, furniture utilities and architecture made with salvaged materials.

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In this short TED Talk, USC's Johanna Blakley brings up some great points on the ways Social Media is breaking the traditional demographic categorizations of consumers.