Facebook has finally unveiled its long-awaited software Facebook Home that enhances Android smartphones, making them more integrated into the social-media world. The steady stream of posts and photos from friends on Facebook is the first thing users see when they turn on the phone with the installed Home. Facebook notes that new product is not a new operating system or a smartphone, but a “family of apps that puts your friends at the heart of your phone.”
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Commemorating its 150th anniversary, Perrier is launching a global digital campaign that invites fans to participate in the brand’s ‘Secret Society’ party in Paris and virtually live someone else’s live for a while. The website Perrier Secret Place, developed by Ogilvy & Mather Paris, helps unlock an unparallel, super-natural 360° gaming experience that resembles the style of the previous Perrier’s campaigns, such as Dita von Teese’s gothic mansion and Le Club Perrier.
MINI introduces a new element to its “Design with Bite” campaign for the Paceman car, started back in January 2013. Now, the brand invites its global fan community to embark on an epic urban ride through a night city on the dedicated website. The users face various challenges during the online “Discover Your Inner Paceman” journey behind the wheel of the virtual blue MINI Paceman. In the end, MINI defines the inner personality of the user based the choices that were made throughout the ride.
Kraft discovers the sexy side of cooking in the new “Let’s Get Zesty” campaign launched for the Kraft Italian Dressings range in the U.S. The promotion by BEING Los Angeles is fronted by a hot guy, the Zesty Guy (apparently, a cousin of Old Spice Guy), who unleashes his macho charisma while cooking simple dishes like salad or pizza. The product itself seems to play a supporting role in the humorous promotion, serving as a tool to help the hot cooking guy show more of his prefect body.
Five winning designs from the four international Heineken-inspired artists—Andy Audsley from Australia, Fernando Degrossi from Brazil and Anna Ptasińska and Bartek Bak from Poland—have just been named the finalists of the second annual design contest devoted to the brand’s 140th anniversary, «Your Future Bottle» 2013.
The fashion giant Saint Laurent (previously Yves Saint Laurent) has released a portrait series to celebrate its long-term relationship with the world of rock music. These two dimensions don’t seem to belong to the same universe, but in fact the leading artists from the rock field adore fashion labels and vice versa. This deep connection was reflected in the Saint Laurent Music Project, photographed by the house’s creative director Hedi Slimane. The series includes black-and-white images featuring rock icons including Marilyn Manson, Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth), Courtney Love, and Ariel Pink.