Advertising Is Good For You

Presenting to clients can be brutal

Click here to see a humorous take on what's it's like to present advertising ideas to clients.

Brandspotting on Twitter: Sprite

Click here to read a funny tweet referencing Olive Garden.

Free pancakes at IHOP today

In honor of National Pancake Day, you can get a free short stack of pancakes at IHOP. In return, IHOP hopes you'll make a donation to the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Click here to find the IHOP nearest you.

Great interactive advertising for Frontline flea control

This is an overhead view of the first floor of a multi-level mall. How cool is that?

Click here to see another wonderful example of ambient advertising.

Via Copyranter

Movie Poster: Act of Valour

Click here to see the poster for The Tillman Story.

Via IMP Awards

Celebrity Saturday: Michael Buble for Beringer white zinfandel

The partnership between Beringer white zinfandel and singer Michael Buble lasted a few years but apparently ended last year. How did I miss this craptastic pairing?

 Click here to see a Smirnoff campaign featuring Amber Rose.

Animated GIFs from Burberry

Burberry has created animated GIFs of its newest fashions. The hope is that Burberry fans will share the GIFs via Twitter and Tumblr.

Great idea.

Click here to see a menswear campaign from Dolce & Gabbana.

Via Design Taxi

Street art from Toronto artist Dan Bergeron

Click here to see the work of Russian street artist Nikita Nomerz.

Via This is Colossal

Why are the letters on a keyboard in the order they're in?

According to OMG facts, the first keyboards (I'm assuming the ones on very old school typewriters) jammed if letters that were next to each other were pressed in too rapid succession. So, in 1874, Christopher Sholes developed the current layout of keyboard letters to slow typists down and avoid jamming the keys.

If you're a fellow nerd who loves to learn (mostly useless) facts like these, follow @OMGFacts on Twitter.

Image via WhatLittleThings

Campaign for Azek decking material

Create an enduring masterpiece.

You'll wear out long before it does.

Ages like — well, you know.

Click here to see a questionable ad for decking material.

Mindy's Hot Chocolate retro packaging

Designed by Kyle Tezak.

Click image to enlarge.

Click here to see a few more examples of retro product packaging.

Via designworklife

Today's most eyebrow-raising headline

There it is, right below the "two-way" line.

Click here if you want to read the article at NPR's website.

Inspiration: street art from Nikita Nomerz

Click here to see even more street art from Russian artist Nikita Nomerz.