The fashion giant Prada has recently teamed up with artist and designer Vahram Muratyan to create an unparallel presentation of the new items of the brand’s latest collection. The fashion house unveiled a series of animated pictures by Muratyan, in which accessories got integrated into the everyday environment in a totally unexpected way. The ‘Parallel Universes’ experience has been taken to the official Prada website, where images can be views and shared via social media by clicking on the buttons.

Following the example of many alcohol brands, which collaborate with music bands or artists—Jack Daniel’s and Jim Beam to name just a few, Diageo’s whiskey brand Bushmills launches a website featuring visual collaborations electro-funk duo Chromeo and other artists such as Bon Iver and Foy Vance. Their tracks can be heard on the new website, which was created and launched by Pulse Group to strengthen the Irish whiskey brand positioning and make it more appealing to a younger generation of drinkers.

Effie Worldwide and Warc, the global online provider of ideas and evidence to marketing people, unveiled the list of the most effective marketers of the 2011, derived from almost 2,000 finalists and winning entries to 39 Effie Award competitions worldwide, which unveiled leaders in the field for the past 12 months. The Effie Effectiveness Index, which was launched in 2011, “recognizes the architects of the most effective marketing communications ideas from around the world.” The Index shows winners both by the business type category (Most Effective Marketers, Most Effective Brands, Most Effective Agency Networks, etc.) and by region.