Advertising Is Good For You

Don Draper paper doll

Cardboard cut-out dolls by illustrator Andres Martinez Ricci, available for purchase at Trimdoll.

Click here to see The Oatmeal's take on What Would Don Draper Do?

Zombie Monday: The Walking Dead

The folks at Tauntr created these awesome Chuck Taylor Allstars in honor of AMC's zombie apocalypse TV series The Walking Dead.

To see the Breaking Bad and Dexter Chuck Taylors, click here.

Click here to see how Zombie Boy sells Derma Blend. 

Hello Kitty motor oil

Seriously.

Available in Japan for about $33.

Found at Jezebel

Hello Kitty is expecting another litter

This time the fertile feline brand hooked up with MAC Cosmetics.

“The partnership was a no-brainer,” said James Gager, senior vice president and creative director of MAC Worldwide. “We cater to people who love to play with makeup.”

The new line of makeup will debut in February 2009.

Read more at Product Girl.

Hello Kitty continues to breed

  

 

Sources: Tokyo Times; Slashfood; Guardian; Wedding Gowns; Bridal Gowns, and More; Boing Boing Gadgets; and Ke Cute!

Hey, kids, now you can sit on Hannah Montana's face whenever you want

The Disney Hannah Montana Best Friends Seating Stool set is available at Amazon for $28.99.

Hello Kitty gets around

In Japan, one can get a Hello Kitty-branded Roomba:

Also, Hello Kitty toilet paper :

Available everywhere, Hello Kitty perfume:

The Brother Project Runway Limited Edition sewing machine isn't actually used on the show

I was at an online fabric store today when I discovered that Brother makes a special Project Runway Limited Edition sewing machine. The TV reality show, in which aspiring fashion designers compete against one another, is wildly popular with creative types who like to make stuff.

There's just one catch. This sewing machine is computerized. And as any Project Runway viewer knows, the machines the designers use on the show are famously not computerized. This was made obvious in the first episode of season three when contestant Stacey Estrella was eliminated in the first round because she had never before sewed with a non-computerized machine and it showed in the construction of her garment.

Apparently, the only connection this machine has to Project Runway is that it is endorsed and promoted by Jillian Lewis, one of the three finalists in season four of Project Runway.

Seems to me, calling this the Project Runway Limited Edition machine is rather misleading.

 

Okay, hand puppets where I can see 'em

How Disney sells girl's underwear on a billboard in China.

To be fair, a Disney spokesperson said the ad couldn't have been approved by Disney's corporate offices where all advertising images are supposed to be submitted for approval.

 

Source: The Consumerist

SpongeBob goes where no cartoon character has gone before

Presenting the musical SpongeBob Squarepants rectal thermometer.

That should settle a few bets.

Available at Target for $10.99.

Source: Cartoon Brew

Mickey pancakes are kind of cute. Mickey burgers are just weird.

Pancake source: Jessica DeWinter

Burger source: Cabel's Blog LOL

Advertising Trivia: Jimi Henrix

The image of guitarist, songwriter and singer Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970) has been licensed to promote a number of products, including baby clothing, air freshener, a Christmas ornament and a lava lamp.

Debuting in April will be an energy drink brand called Liquid Experience and named after Hendrix's album, Are You Experienced?

Source: 5 Blogs Before Lunch

Kylie Minogue's New Fragrance: Great Name, Great Logo, Great Timing

It's been a matter of months since Kylie Minogue came back into the public eye after a year of hard-core cancer treatments. Sporting short, recently grown-back hair and an ever-present smile, she is everyone's sentimental favorite pop star.

A perfect time for her to come out with a fragrance. (Although, I'd guess the fragrance was in the works before Kylie Minogue was side-tracked by breast cancer.)

Love the name -- Darling.  Love the logo. Love the bottle design. The only thing I can't say for sure is if I like the fragrance -- only because I don't know what it smells like.

Source: MSNBC