//I came across this lovely scapbook of artistic images WITHOUT ads! The site is called http://thisisnthappiness.com (Technorati ranked it a top 1k blog). The artistic enthusiast (Peter Nidzgorski) also adds that if you’re in contact to complain about using imagery without a credit, the photo caption does in fact link to where it was sourced, scooped and admired.  The ‘Thought Experiment’ and ‘La Canción De La Sirena’ are my favorite. I also love their facebook page, here.

// The Olympics are over but the Vancouver 2010 keepsake’s are still kicking around. I’m not going to to be original, I admit that my favorite token as a memory of this year’s events is HBC’s red mittens, even Oprah gave away 300 pairs to her audience, cute. Go figure, it was HBC president and chief executive officer, Jeffrey Sherman, an American, who suggested them. Top sponsors included: Petro-Canada (Olympic-branded drinking glasses), McDonalds, Air Canada (the Boeing 7-7-7 showcased official Olympic patterns and symbols), Samsung, Bell, General Electric, Royal Bank of Canada, Coca-Cola, VISA, Panasonic, RONA and Chevrolet.

// Very nice! Vid showcases chairman Ting’s digital graffiti art performances at the Salt Building inside the Athlete’s Village were commissioned by The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) using Tangible Interaction’s unique digital graffiti wall technology. Check out more here.

// Author Brett Berk has a weekly column in Vanity Fair called Stick Shift, a gay car blog here. He calls on his Gay Car Dar to select automobiles that quote emit “obsure and ambigious’” signals that would make your car dubbed a gaymobile. Brett is a Detroit native who has written on cars, love their look, how they signify their owners and reflect our times. His first? A 1973 BMW 2002.

// Rethink Vancouver created this clever and crafty spot for Langara College, it makes me want to dig up my paintbrush collection. The college was looking to raise awareness for their $18,000 art & design scholarship where winners are judged on their sketchbook. I really like the ideation behind the “How To Enter” digital workbook that was created alongside the video here. Thanks Stimulant!

// Amazing campaign initiative by Leo Burnett Beirut (above) on raising awareness on women’s rights in Lebanon. Interesting that the whole campaign was built around kasra, an accent/symbol above or below a word to typify gender, usually favoring males when used in major ads or billboards across Lebanon. The campaign won a gold Lion at Cannes, 5 gold and 2 silver awards at the Dubai Lynx Festival and grand Prix at the Cristal de la Mena.

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// For the last few months, energy beverage brand, vitaminwater, handed over its experimental license to the public in a facebook contest that allowed anyone to basically help develop the next vitaminwater flavour  under the name “Connect”, the flavour winner? Back cherry-lime…Mmmm, tasty. It’s slated to be released sometime in the spring of this year. Energy brands also does business as Glacéau, which is a privately owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola based in NYC. Check out the winner here. The initiative was supported by a campy but amusing endorsement in an infomercial hosted by Steve Nash (above) and includes more than a cameo appearance from 50 cent, who owned 10% of the business and was the first to produce his own vitaminwater version called formula 50, years ago.

// 2010…it’s not time for a new start, once again…Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.~Hal Borland. My favorite new year design is the first one, thank you, artists at Phidev Inc, USA! Also, designer Katie Kirk throws out some alluring and stimulating prints @ http://www.katiekirk.net (the Willy Wonka inspired “Sugar & Sweets” print is adorable). Happy New Year to all.

// With the blessing of Canadian Industry Minister, Tony Clement, wireless carrier WIND Mobile launched. The commercial spot titled “monumental change” is invigorating and refreshing! Here is what WIND says, “Our launch isn’t about us, about big logos, or spokespeople or stunts. It’s about acknowledging that we’ve come this far by having real conversations with Canadians, and we look forward to continuing that dialogue for a very, very long time”.

// My favorite colour, turquoise, was selected as the colour of 2010 by Pantone. Besides reminding me of being on a beach, a sense of renewal and being playful, it’s actually attractive to more people than I thought.  Jane Schoenborn offers more insight, “Turquoise is universally appealing. It puts everyone in the same state of mind – on vacation, turquoise for us is a really big colour. A lot of times it’s transporting, whether you’re going to a resort destination or not, ” she says. Pantone’s colour for 2009 was mimosa yellow, which some say indicates assurance, positivity and hope.