I just stumbled upon this site via Computerlove (I go to Computerlove everyday to check out goodies and it rarely disappoints). And speaking of goodies, there are loads to be had on the Canadian Design Resource site. I particularly enjoyed the fashion (the "stop staring at my toonies" t-shirt is hilarious), toys and packaging pages. Also, be sure to check out what I consider to be one of the best Canadian designs of all time - the Windsor Salt box. Great, no?

As the 2008 First Boards Awards are only a few days away (April 3 in NYC), this is probably your last chance to vote for the people's choice award. Full details are here.

Lowe Strateus, Paris, has created this campaign asking women to please use Miss Epil. I agree with some of the comments on AdLand; the idea of men coming equipped with a map is great but the tagline of "Ladies please use" lets the campaign down a bit. The visuals are great though.

My friend James Erdeg just added some great new pics to his Facebook group. If you have some time, stop in and check them out.

This is fun - Moonvertising for Rolling Rock via Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Tool of North America director Geordie Stephens created this spot to direct traffic to moonvertising.com where you can view more attempts to laser advertising on the moon and put your own message on the moon. Scooped from Shots' Cut & Paste.

Fishing, Pebble and Veggie are the latest from Partners director James Haworth for the Toronto Blue Jays. Set in the 70's and 80's, they were shot on color reversal film, a film stock that was prevalent back in the day, and it gives the viewer a feeling of how things were, visually, in that time. Agency is Publicis, Toronto. Full credits and a still from the shoot are here. Haworth is repped by Another Film Company in the UK.

Need to entertained? I was just at Ads of the World and came across this Chevrolet Aveo ad via Mccann Erickson, Mumbai, India. I love when ads evoke dialogue, positive or negative, and that's just what this one has done. Take some time to read the catty ad banter.

I love when I find great new things online. I just discovered Yay! Monday! and am in love with PRRR!'s illustrations. It's so great to find exciting new things (especially on a Monday after a long weekend). Found via Computerlove.

"Bunny" is not the Easter Bunny, but I thought I'd post this today in honor of the holiday. This spot is to promote The Bessies, Canada's ad awards show. Agency is John St and it's directed by Head Gear Animation's Steve Angel. There is also Shave, which I posted a couple weeks back.

Hu Jia is the third spot in Psyop's Adidas campaign for the Beijing Olympics. The first two spots were Together and Zheng Zhi and there is one more yet to be released. Full credits are here and a Q&A with directors Marie Hyon and Marco Spier is posted here.

After a 24-hour setup, director Chris Cairns had one chance to capture mouse trap mayhem for this climax to the Crème Egg "Here Today, Goo Tomorrow" campaign. Scooped from Boards.

Here's the latest from NYC-based PandaPanther. This series of interstitials for MTV Tr3s is airing in the US. Watching it gave me a craving for caviar - minus the cute cat head garnish. PandaPanther just signed to Blacklist’s (a Psyop company) roster in January of 2008. Full credits are here.

This is so much fun. Like synchronized swimming, but on Vespas. It's a segment from El Aguila de Fuego starring Spanish Starlet Concha Velasco. Thanks to André at Advertising etc for sending it my way.

Jump is the latest for Vespa Canada from Dentsu Canada and Crush. I really like the mix of live action (directed by Crush's Sean Cochrane) and 50's style animation - the baby crying and the guy throwing up are a nice touch (it's the little things sometimes, you know?). Notes on the production from Dentsu and Crush are posted here. Full credits are here. It's also on YouTube.

Director Clay Weiner has created this Warriors homage for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. "Warriors" credits are posted here and an amazing selection of stills from the shoot are here. Clay is repped by Biscuit Filmworks and you can view his current showreel here.

A few posts down is the Transport for London Optical Illusions spot that design legend Peter Saville worked on. It got him on my brain (I once had a collection of 48 New Order and Joy Division records), so I was pleased to see that Motionographer posted this link which is an archive of some of his work. So amazing. On a side note, I once read that although Blue Monday (pictured) once held the record as the number one highest selling 12" single, due to the expense of the die cut, they never broke even on it. Not sure if it's true.

No, this is not a photo from a crime scene, it's a still from the latest Pizza Pops TV campaign from Cossette, Toronto and Partners director Jonty Toosey. Woodchipper and Campers show that Pizza Pops are loaded (and ready to explode) with pizza stuff. Both spots direct traffic to PizzaPopsAreLoaded.com. Full credits are here.

Dentsu Canada has created testyourbreath.ca for Scope. According to the site, my breath this morning is smack in between offensive and noxious. I would be offended if it weren't for the little alien guy who's guts splattered all over the screen in reaction to my breath. Yes, I enjoy the base humor of it all. Crush, Toronto created the animations. Full credits and still are here.

I'd hate to spoil the reveal in this spot by telling you what it's for. So I won't. Watch grown men prance in diapers in this spot titled Comfeze now before reading more. Done? As you now know, this spot is Zig's follow-up to last year's gold lion winning haunted house campaign (a vid here) for Scream TV. Comfeze is directed by Radke's Craig Brownrigg. Full credits.

The London mayor, Ken Livingstone, has unveiled an ad campaign urging the capital's inhabitants to be better behaved on public transport that includes this film created by Leaving Las Vegas director Mike Figgis. The making of is here. Agency: M&C Saatchi, London.

Droga5's national Tap Project for UNICEF is on from March 16-22. The concept is simple, drink tap water rather than bottled water at participating restaurants and donate a minimum of $1 for the tap water you would normally get for free. For every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days. The Perlorian Brothers directed Donnie to promote the initiative. Some trivia: the location is a restaurant owned and decorated by Barbara Billingsly (Mrs. Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver).

Here's a beautiful and thought proving ad titled Illusion from M&C Saatchi for Transport for London. Credits: Peter Saville (LOVE Peter Saville), Graham Fink, Mark Goodwin. Scooped from AdFreak.

DDB London and Noam Murro show that the right car can make anyone a man. Even this nervous pooch. Production company is Biscuit@Independent. Full credits are posted here.

Simply titled Tons of Balloons, this spot was created by Hollywood-based Blip Boutique and won Best Web Film at the first annual Swerve Festival at the end of September last year. If you'd like to know more about Blip and what they do, go here.

Here's the latest from directing duo Happy for Gnarls Barkley. Gnarls Barkley is one of those groups that allows designers and animators to open their vault of tricks and let them play and sometimes even make a statement (or so says Motionographer).

Oh, if only we could really kill all bad ads. Here's this year's promo film for The Bessies, a Canadian awards show (which is now at night, thank god). The sicko in me wishes that there was a bit more blood. Created by John St. Speaking of blood & shaving, this is a good time to watch or re-watch Scorsese's The Big Shave.

I saw this spot months ago (summer) and I thought that it was a spec spot. But I saw it again this AM and decided to check out the site for 911panties. It's a real company. Selling disposable or "wear-once" panties that are called "tagalongs" (which does sound a bit more like something you have to pull off the fur on a dogs ass, no?). Although I will not be purchasing this product, I do like the spot. I just wish the resolution on the video was a bit better on the site - I see pixels (shame). Agency is Taxi Montreal.

This spot for Old Style Pilsner proves that change is bad, for some. With lines like "poor man got beaten like a Smart Car at a tractor pull" and "beaten like a funny man at a funeral", what's not to love? Created by Taxi interactive CD Jeff Verneersch. Via Feed.

AdofDaMonth assembles a jury of ad creatives from all over the world and each month they post what they consider to be the best international creative. This month's winner is a Harvey Nichols sale ad from DDB, London. View it and the rest of the winners here.