Coffee Art

Here’s a new bunch of images I pulled from a coffee art email that’s making the rounds.  There’s the fish:

Butterfly:

I like the sailboat one in particular:

There were several others in the email too.
It looks like at least one of these is from Israel.  I would like to credit them properly if anybody knows who the [...]

Chanel Allure Homme Sport vs Perry Ellis 18

Two men’s cologne ads from the same GQ have similar ocean settings but give off totally different images.  First, you have this fluffy escapist one from Perry Ellis 18:

The poor girl looks like she realizes that the fake boyfriend she’s hugging is on the wrong team.  Not again!  Could it be the white drawcord pants [...]

John Mayer sports a Borat thong for his cruise fans

If you dare see John Mayer in the (not suitable for work really) Borat-style thong, click on the cropped image below:

This follows on the original John Mayer Mayercraft Carrier post.  I told you it wasn’t a good idea.  The only people that wanted to see him on his cruise were his diehard fans, and now [...]

Happy 50th Anniversary LEGO!

As kids’ toys go, I am a fan of LEGO.  Not only are the kits themselves creative, but they are also infinitely customizable for even more layers of imagination.  Their advertising is also typically pretty great.  For example, there’s the "Imagine" campaign:

 
And one of my top ten all-time favorite Rapidsea-ready ads, the LEGO submarine periscope:

Fantastic.  [...]

Floating data centers

ars technica is reporting on floating data centers.  Essentially, a company called International Data Security is going to retrofit old ships to serve as data centers with ocean-water cooling. 
I have to admit that I’m skeptical.  Even keeping little HVAC screws from puncturing the roofing membrane of an ordinary data center is hard enough.  [...]

No rescue in sight for the worst housing market in 40 years

How do you sum up the fact that we are facing the worst housing market in 40 years?  Well, you could throw out a cliche image like this life-preserver one:

The real problem with this illustration is that it seems to be saying that the market is staying afloat.  Maybe it’s time to let it sink.  [...]

S.O.S. Breast Cancer Resources

If you haven’t already been touched in your life by breast cancer, there is a good chance that you will be at some point.  I mentioned in a post a while back that my mother was recently diagnosed with the disease and just had what appears to be a successful surgery to remove the cancer.  [...]

The Fatamaran ~ an ‘eco’ boat run on human fat

The recession has apparently hit the folks at the London Fight Club: they’re abandoning their lipid-transforming soap production.  The new great use of human liposuction fat is for fuel for your trimaran!
I couldn’t make this stuff up, so here’s the link with several photos that you’re going to need to see.  Here’s a sneak peek:

According [...]

Liz Claiborne Curve-ball

Oh, you clever Liz Claiborne advertisers.  You thought you’d be really creative with a vintage paradise ad that points out to Complex readers that paradise imagery is ubiquitous and cheesy (click to enlarge):

In the end you proved that there’s little creative about mocking a cliche even though you’re one step ahead in knowing that it [...]

Vintage Mahogany Speedboats ~ USPS 41-cent stamps

After veering off through a series of stamp posts here and here, this final set of "Vintage Mahogany Speedboats" surely couldn’t be left out.  Of the three posts, this set is by far the coolest.  Who would ever expect this theme?  See:

I don’t know why, but I’m feeling very James Bond all of the sudden.  [...]

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