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Fictional Business Cards

Putting your best foot forward is the purpose of the business card. Attract and lure them in. Then there are the fictional homage business cards for popular geekdom culture such as A.C.M.E. or Dharma Initiative. My personal favorite is Soylent … Continue reading
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Don Kenn Post-it Notes Monsters

Don Kenn can bring out a whole new world out of a post-it note with his elaborate monsters. The eerie yellow background serves his purpose for his monster drawings in black. Don is a modern day Edward Gorey. See more>>
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The School Textbook is Big Business

When you return to school, book publishers are happy you will learn the golden rule. You should cause it’s a heavy price to learn. The bulk of your expenses in University is the textbook and the once 22 publishers in … Continue reading
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Vending Voodoo Dolls

Voodoo is taken very seriously by Haitians and I found this odd considering that these little dolls were sold in a highly populated Haitian neighborhood. Pagan believes to many but embedded in New Orleans and Haitian culture, the voodoo dolls … Continue reading
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New Mickey Mouse Dancing Doll

Everybody is looking for the next “Tickle Me Elmo” for the Christmas toy of the year. Here comes Mickey Mouse the dancing toy with cement block feet. (with apologies to Jimmy Hoffa) The Fisher-Price Dance Star Mickey just looks like … Continue reading
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Peanuts Early Newspaper Ad

It’s amazing to think that this lonely little unexceptional ad from the 50′s would spawn a money making machine long after Charles Schulz would die. The merchandising juggernaut just keeps churning cash like it’s going out of style. via-rosebud archives … Continue reading
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Back to School Cookies

First it was the Christmas and Halloween themed cookies from Pillsbury. Now they have the “Back to School Cookies” for those eager beavers who want to return to school. (cricket sounds) Seems the parents will be chewing these down with … Continue reading
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Star Wars as a Silent Film

What if Star Wars were a silent black and white film. All the elements stripped down to the bare essentials and the results are pretty intriguing. via-YouTube
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