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How three more brands changed their packaging for the Queen's Jubilee

Tabasco decided on bling:

Lyle's Golden Syrup forewent the dead lion full of bees:

Kind of love that a humble can of baked beans has such a discreet nod (or would that be a curtsy?) to the Queen's Diamond Jubilee:

Ma'amite celebrates the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Love it or hate it?

Ma'amite Is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee with a special limited edition jar:

Certainly, there are fans of this yeast-based spread, but many others find its taste disgusting. Hence, Ma'amite's special edition Diamond Jubilee poster (click to enlarge and get a good look at the faces on the corgis):

Click here to see an interesting souvenir from Kate and William's wedding. 

Via Tea and Sympathy

Someone got drunk and passed out in the cookie aisle

 Click here to see Oreos from Argentina.

Via Buzzfeed

Concrete business cards

French agency Murmure has created concrete business cards for its employees.

To keep the business cards from crumbling, they come with their own little black case.

Great idea if you're Mr. Slate.

Click here to see see a few business cards that make more sense.

Via Gizmodo

Can you guess the brand?

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Answers: 1. Tabasco 2. Wite-Out 3. Scotch 4. Sharpie

 

BONUS TRIVIA

Liquid Paper, a competitor of Wite-Out, was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham, mother of Monkees bandmember Mike Nesmith.

Via Brand Spirit

Joël Penkman paints brand names

Click here to see more of Joël Penkman's work.

Those are bees living in a lion's corpse on the Lyle's Golden Syrup logo. If you don't believe me, click here for the whole story.

 

Girl Scout Cookie lip balm

The Girls Scouts of America are introducing lip balms that smell like Girl Scout cookies.

According to Jezebel, they're found at Walmart and Claire's, individually or in packs of 5 for $5.

Click here to see a beautiful ad for Lu cookies.

Coming soon, Arctic Home Coke cans

Coca-Cola has often used polar bears as an icon.

The soft drink maker is doing it again.

Coke is introducing a limited-edition 1.4 billion white cans featuring polar graphics.

This time the polar bear imaging is also being used as a reminder that the bears' natural habitat is shrinking and steps have to be taken to ensure the bears' survival. To that end, Coca-Cola has already donated $2 million to the World Wildlife Fund's Polar Bear Conservation efforts.

Read more about Coca-Cola's Arctic Home promotion at The Die Line.

Click here to see the pixel-edition Coca-Cola cans.

Super Bubble T-shirt

The Super Bubble T-shirt is on sale for $20 at Fab.

Click here to see a gum brand name that I think makes it sound as though it's for seniors.

Look to Madison Avenue for your Halloween costume inspiration

Here's some Halloween costume inspiration for you.

All are DIY costumes.

And, of course, all celebrate brand names.

Click here to find the easy DIY instructions for making these M&M costumes:

Click here for directions on how to make your own Bugles snack costume:

The making of the next three are self-explanatory.

Kool-Aid Man:

Sriracha bottle costume:

Dos Equis' Most Interesting Man in the World:

Unfortunately, I couldn't find directions for making the following costumes, so you're on your own.

Cigarette brand Halloween costumes:

Sun-Maid raisin costume:

No, no, no, no, no!

And, my personal favorite, the Jelly Belly Halloween costume:

Click here to see an awesome Hamburger Helper Hand costume.

Designer jack-o'-lanterns

Source: Cakehead Loves Evil

Vote with your wallet -- and vote often

Good Guide is a website that shows you how far right- or left-leaning 150+ brands are, based on their political contributions.

Click here to go to the Good Guide website.

Even Norman Rockwell would think this was a load of hooey

I know what they're trying to do with these ads. But the scenarios are implausible and harken back to a time that never was. The result only serves to convince me that it's a fantasy to think one could get kids to love salad.

Advertising Agency: DDB, San Francisco

Found at: Ads of the World