The Bullet List

My New Car!

via www.subaru.com

Great spoof from Subaru, a great example of a company that has grown up from its US image -- hippie-with-a-dog-going-on-a-hike [sorry, Guil] -- to a hip, performance car maker who still hasn't lost their core buyers through partnerships with ASPCA and others.

UPDATE: I've provided a static image linking to the 2011 Mediocrity site. The YouTube auto-play was driving me crazy. Ya know, because I visit my own blog like 10 times a day.

 

NPBR ME ASAP

 

Inspiration: Bad Banana Blog

Check out the Bad Banana Blog for some design inspiration. Shortcuts: Advertising and Design.

Cars Are Not Animals

Whither the impala. Great article in NY Times about automobile naming and the trend away from animal inspired names.

In the 1993 film “Coneheads,” Dan Ackroyd has to explain the name of his car to the ruler of the planet Remulac: “Ford Lincoln Mercury Sable,” he intones, “a personal conveyance named after its inventor, an assassinated ruler, a character from Greco-Roman myth and a small furry mammal.”

 (Via Fritinancy.)

Clever! Disney Star Wars Weekend Posters

Disney Star Wars Weekend Posters are Awesome! (13 Total) - My Modern Metropolis.

Some of these are better than others, but all are pretty good.

Meet Luke Skywalker.

(Via A Whole Lotta Nothing.)