Sony Ericsson teamed up with McCann Erickson, Munich to develop a campaign, which is centered on and inspired by the urban environment. The marketing project dubbed Challenge was designed to promote the Xperia handsets by showing what people can do with the devices’ screens. The brand has launched several absolutely stunning vignettes, ‘challenges,’ revolving around using the smartphones in urban environment, and launched the interactive Challenge the City game in a dedicated hub on its official page.

Renowned product and packaging design agency Product Ventures is pleased to announce that its design for the Petrol Bags™ All-In-One Carrier and Camera Support has been selected to receive the 2011 International Design Excellence Award (IDEA). For over 30 years, the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) has recognized through their preeminent international design competition, the IDEA Awards design excellence in product, sustainability, interaction design, packaging, strategy, research and concepts.

Starbucks has launched an updated, redesigned version of www.StarbucksStore.com online destination to provide its consumers with the enhanced shopping experience and make it easier and quicker to find the best coffee, teas and merchandise offerings. In addition to the traditional coffee&tea range, the digital venue, which was developed with by PFSweb, Inc. (a global e-commerce solution provider), offers a number of extra services like subscription, tasting tours and prepaid gift cards across the U.S. territories.

Today, iPhone applications provide us with tips in a variety of areas, starting from recycling to clothing. To receive information, users usually scan QR-codes or barcodes or snap a photo, which are then processed by the app—adidas Originals came up with a revolutionary solution in this area, launching an app with a 3D touch. The brand has released an app with special 3D image recognition software for real-life objects/products, which is the first time the three-dimension technology got into the application development industry.

In an ongoing demonstration of its commitment to the 10 generation-strong company and family motto—ancestry, prestige and tradition—Jose Cuervo unveiled the 2011 edition of Reserva de la Familia. The 16th installment of the limited-edition handcrafted wooden box collection is adorned with the artistic styling of celebrated tattoo artist Jerónimo López Ramírez, known in the tattoo community as ‘Dr. Lakra.’