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Donald Trump Show, Cont'd

By Anya Ow / August 25, 2015 / Comments Off on Donald Trump Show, Cont'd

We previously mentioned that the Rise of the Donald Trump Show had inspired some creative responses, such as a great redesign of his logo. Another benefit of the rise of the Trump has been the corresponding rise of increasingly hilarious political cartoons. Here are some of our favourites: More via the Week. Edit: Looking back […]

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Why Man Creates

By Anya Ow / August 24, 2015 / Comments Off on Why Man Creates

Good morning Monday! Here’s a 1968 short film by legendary designer Saul Bass, ‘Why Man Creates’, for some start of the week inspiration. 🙂 Via OpenCulture: An eight-part meditation on the nature of creativity, the film mixes animation and live action, using Bass’ advanced repertoire of optical techniques, to look at the issues surrounding how […]

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TGIF with an AT-AT

By Anya Ow / August 21, 2015 / Comments Off on TGIF with an AT-AT

An afternoon out with an AT-AT. Happy weekend everybody! Directed and made by French Canadian autodidact filmmaker Patrick Boivin, who specialises in live action and stop motion animation, the clip has racked up over 100,000 views since it was first posted. As the director mentioned, “When I was a kid, there are two things I […]

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Immersive VR gaming

By Anya Ow / August 20, 2015 / Comments Off on Immersive VR gaming

The future of immersive gaming is in North Melbourne, with Zero Latency. Using motion tracking and the Oculus Rift DK2, Zero Latency occupies a 450 square metre warehouse, that they’ve turned into a full virtual reality, zombie-fighting experience that supports 6 players simultaneously. Full review here. Some friends of mine have tried it and loved […]

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8-bit game Interns

By Anya Ow / August 19, 2015 / Comments Off on 8-bit game Interns

Ever wondered what it was like to intern at an ad agency? Check out Ontario-based McMillan Agency’s hilarious 8-bit game, Interns. Created to train their interns, the objective of the game is simple: wander around the office, respond to clues, help develop ideas, stop a coworker from surfing cat videos… and learn how to power […]

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Fresh Food in Space

By Anya Ow / August 18, 2015 / Comments Off on Fresh Food in Space

How to grow fresh food in space – the first on-orbit tasting of space-grown lettuce. According to Space.com: For the first time, at least officially, the NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station have tasted the product, or more specifically, the produce, of their work. Expedition 44 crewmembers Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren of […]

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The Three Year Old Taxi Driver

By Anya Ow / August 17, 2015 / Comments Off on The Three Year Old Taxi Driver

Good morning Monday! For its 3rd birthday, Hailo ran a prank on its customers in Dublin, with a 3-year-old taxi driver. The stunt was thought up of by Dublin agency Guns or Knives. Via The Stable: [A]according to agency, Guns or Knives, “It’s our [Hailo’s] 3rd birthday, so we’ll do what we want to.” At […]

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Rise of the Trump Show

By Anya Ow / August 14, 2015 / Comments Off on Rise of the Trump Show

Here in the Starship office, we have been following The Trump’s rise to (more) power with amusement and anticipation, for such gems as: As such, we were glad to see that the internet has helpfully redesigned his 2016 campaign logo to make it more distinctive and on-brand. Did you know? Over the years, the Donald […]

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Viral Marketing With Drones

By Anya Ow / August 13, 2015 / Comments Off on Viral Marketing With Drones

Viral marketing agency Thinkmodo came up with a clever drone stunt to promote the Fantastic Four film, in a piece of great marketing that quite likely ended up more entertaining than the actual film itself. Released in NYC, the stunt was filmed with firefighters standing by, and professionals operating the drone (Professional Drone Pilot. Now […]

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A Lego Brickumentary

By Anya Ow / August 11, 2015 / Comments Off on A Lego Brickumentary

In the early 2000s, Lego was close to being bankrupt. Today, it’s one of the world’s most loved and successful toy companies, with a profit of $1 billion in 2014. This dramatic turn around was partly attributed to Denmark’s corporate culture, which is more open and self-critical than most, but also largely because of the […]

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