Enjoy

Catering for student needs
I thought I’d start with a nice collection of links and ideas. Read the article and focus on those sites that interest you, rather than trying to visit every single one.

The power of the collective
GruUpy.com was formed by a bunch of guys who one day realized just how much money they’d spend buying electronic crap over the years. They decided that their mission from that day forth was to become purveyors of the cheapest possible gadgets on the planet. Then a few of their friends actually offered to buy some of this stuff from them and lo, gruUpy.com was borne.

Ralph Lauren goes 4D
In celebration of 10 years of digital innovation, RalphLauren.com presents the ultimate fusion of art, fashion & technology in a visual feast for the 5 senses. Watch as the London flagship at 1 New Bond Street disappears before your eyes and is then transformed…

Awesome trailer site for tron
This has kept Dixy and Russ occupied all week. It’s a nice immersive way of promoting something, by broadening the appeal of something by focusing on the category (in this case gaming) rather than the specific game itself.

Thrill of the catch
Fun educative game for children. Nicely executed, too.

Hodes tweets meets needs
The Copywriting team has been manning the Hodes Twitter account for the past few months with a combination of insight, witticisms and topicality. They have done a great job, and our followers have dramatically increased from 20 to 154. I’d encourage you to sign up to the Twitter account if you haven’t already done so. And sign your clients up, too!

Enjoy!

I was think of the various housing authorities we have as clients and thought that this site’s navigation was different – engaging and well executed.

This site takes a different approach to surfing, by integrating with your Facebook, Flickr and YouTube profiles to create a very personalised experience. A nice variation on a theme.

For our healthcare clients I came across this – a fun game, useful for whiling away the hours whilst you wait for an appointment. I’m not sure about the merits of the brand experience or how long you would engage with it, but I lasted 10 minutes before I got bored

Can’t remember why I liked this. Perhaps it was the music? Or the navigation? Or the who experience. Whatever, it’s worth spending some time exploring…

Lastly, this is just a harmless bit of fun

Enjoy

P.S. Unlike some of the emails that have been doing the rounds today, you can click on these links without any fear of reprisal…

The Original Human Tetris Performance
Some people have FAR too much time on their hands…

The Cube
No, not the weird award-winning sci fi film of the same name, but a stop-motion video of a Rubik’s cube being solved to funky musak. For those who are TRUE connoisseurs, try watching in high definition. BTW, did you notice how many of the labels are dog-eared – as if the owners has tried to peel them off to solve the cube, rather than twisting and turning? Hmm…

Twitter with a creative twist
OK, so Social Media is out of grace with Teens (was it ever IN??), but I love this site for its simplicity: it’s Twitter with an artistic bent and to me shows how a creative take on things can make a huge difference.

Scarygirl
My eldest lad LOVES gaming. Free gaming at that. So miniclip and y3 are a constant part of his web repertoire. Anyway, it’s not often that you get a free game that is engaging and beautifully designed at the same time.  It’s pretty slow to load, but is also fairly extensive with over 16 levels of gameplay. Some people have found the mechanics slightly frustrating, but no way near as frustrating as watching England play cricket.