Great new site for Tostitos via Element 79, Chicago and Mekanism, San Francisco (directed by Tommy Means). So funny. I've actually been on three times now and that's amazing with my limited attention span. The first time I was on, I saw a funny moon boot bit...refresh the intro until you see it.

May 8th is IHAVEANIDEA's 9th annual Portfolio Night. 180/LA ECD William Gelner has promised to hire someone at his agency's event. Kudos to the team at DDB Toronto for for creating the Bob Doll spot to promote this global event. Full credits are here.

DDB London and Fredrik Bond bring us Matthew, a twist to the traditional macho shaving commercial. I think its great. Scooped from Boards.

Here is the first of ten webisodes for Hot Snack Radio, an original comedy series for Showcase.ca. The series, created and directed by Matthew Eastman and produced by Toronto production company Sons & Daughters, is set in a wacky enclave of would-be Internet entrepreneurs who struggle with challenges of operating a bush league Internet radio station. Read the full overview here. Watch the first episode here.

There's was a great article on the Bud Light "Dude" campaign in yesterday's New York Times. It tells the story of how the entire campaign originated from a short film created by Clay Weiner (repped by Biscuit) and Kenny Herzog. Read the full story here. See the most recent Dude Vegas (dir cut) here and the previous two Dude spots here and here.

Last week Goodby, Silverstein & Partners picked up the top prize at New York Festivals for GetTheGlass.com for Milk. The site features the fantastical story of the Adachis, a family suffering from ailments related to their lack of Milk. On the site, viewers play a board game where they help the Adachi family get a glass of highly-secured Milk. If you make it all they way to the end, Milk sends you an actual “get the glass” glass. Full credits are here. See all the New York Festivals winners here.

Here's the latest from Ogilvy Toronto and Tim Piper -- that guy who won a few awards for that Dove Evolution spot (directed by Piper and Yael Staav). The creepy Bee Boy is a bit of a departure from the work I've seen from Piper before and also a new direction for the brand too. Full credits and a comment from Piper are here.

Yesterday afternoon I attended the Boards Creative Workshop in Toronto (Alex Bogusky was the keynote speaker - amazing) and I really enjoyed learning more about Jakob Trollbäck. In particular this spot for TMC. Beautiful. If you have never attended one of Boards' workshops, I highly recommend checking it out. The next one is scheduled for this summer in LA.

Last year Crush Toronto created nine clips for Douglas Coupland's latest novel The Gum Thief. Michael Stipe from R.E.M. saw those spots and contacted Crush directly to discuss having them make their next music video. A month and a half later, here is that video - Hollow Man. Credits and the full story behind this project are posted here. Congratulations to Crush on a job well done (and such a good story). If you are interested, the Warner Bros. press release is here.

Dude Vegas is the the third Bud Light spot in the Dude series (see the original here and the second here). All three have been directed by Biscuit's Clay Weiner via DDB, Chicago. Full credits are here. Enjoy.

Here's the latest from Psyop for Häagen-Daz via Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Opera (the file is big so it will take a bit to load) was created to bring awareness to the plight of the honeybee. Bees pollinate one-third of the food we eat, but recently they¹ve been disappearing, leaving behind empty hives. More info is at HelpTheHoneybees.com. You can also view the spot on YouTube. Full credits are here.

On the tail of his Emmy-nominated Christmas Tree, the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences commissioned a video from writer/director Clay Weiner (repped by Biscuit Filmworks). Watch Make Mom Proud here. A Q&A with Clay Weiner and John Roberts is here and credits are here.

Pot Noodle and Mother are revisiting the 80's via the ballad and bad suits in this spot titled I Wish (That Girls Were More Like Pot Noodle). The 60-second ad features comedians Jarred Christmas and William Owen and the last line, "easy and more hassle -free" is fantastic (the smoke machine is a nice touch too). Thanks to André at Advertising etc for the tip.

I love this new (old school) spot for Nokia titled Get Out and Play by Swedish director Hobby and agency Farfar. Get-out-and-play.com has other goodies on it including an homage to Breakout (god I wish my dad never sold my Atari at a garage sale). I'm a big fan of stop motion, I think it stems back to seeing Neighbours in Peter Harcourt's Canadian Cinema class at Carlton University (in his Godard class he used to say, "So I was talking to Jean-Luc last night..."). I digress. It's Monday.

I love this Windproof campaign for Zippo via FP7 Doha, Qatar. Creative Director: Fadi Yaish; Art Directords: Fadi Yaish, Kalpesh Patankar; Copywriter: Kalpesh Patankar. Thanks to Ibraheem from Bos for posting on Facebook.

Here's the latest from Biscuit's Tim Godsall for ESPN Radio via W+K NY. And kudos to whoever decided to get the line "Oh oh oh and the suppositories...she actually loves those" into the Cat Sitting spot. Full credits are here.

Geremy Jasper is a writer, musician and designer who lives in Brooklyn. I've come across his work several times via my friend Lena Beug (see below). He's recently launched his new website, which he designed himself, that is full of goodies. Check it out.

For Liberty Mutual's Responsibility Project, Hill Holliday commissioned four RSA directors to create a short film series exploring the idea of responsibility. The sweet story of Mandy & Lester was directed by Lena Beug and written by Geremy Jasper and Lena Beug. A Q&A with Lena Beug is posted here and full credits are here. The other three films in the project are posted here.

This is not new, broke at the end of last year, but I only stumbled across it last week and fell in love with the concept. To celebrate their 15th anniversary Taxi decided to give something back to the community by creating the 15 Below Jacket - a jacket for the homeless. Stuffed with newspapers is can withstand a night in the cold Canadian winter,  newspapers removed it's waterproof for spring and summer. Full details here. Kudos to Taxi.

In addition to the print and online for Laughing Cow (see posts on April 11 below), Lowe Roche has also created this interactive "tickle me" banner ad. Funny, no?

Here's the latest from director Georgie Greville for knitwear label Spring & Clifton. This six-minute conceptual fashion film was screened last Thursday night at Norword in NYC and will be housed on the label's site as a living, breathing lookbook. Full credits are here. Thanks to the lovely GG for sending my way.

They say laughter is contagious, so if you need a laugh on a Friday check out Lowe Roche's latest interactive campaign for Laughing Cow cheese. At laughingisgoodforyou.ca you will find the Symphony of Laugher where, as the title suggests, you can can create your own laughter composition. Full credits are here and some screen grabs are here. Check out print component to this campaign below.

Here's the print component for Lowe Roche's Laughing is Good For You campaign for Laughing Cow cheese. As a fan of Laughing Cow (I always have some in my fridge), I like how this print ad is interactive like the product is - fun to unwrap the cheese, fun to pull the tabs on the print ad. Full credits are here.

This time-lapse spot features the construction of three different murals for Tanqueray created by NYC-based graffiti artists We Are Supervision. They were shot in a Soho loft by Grey, New York and it features music by Ming+FS. Thanks to Stephen at Shots for the tip.

I like Heidi Klum (she seems genuinely nice) and I like Volkswagens so to follow logic, I like this new VW spot, Inner Beauty, via Crispin, Porter & Bogusky and directed by Roman Coppola. Yes Heidi, German engineering is so sexy.

I love zombies. They crack me up. I actually had a zombie dream the other night - I found a spell that turned zombies back into humans. I digress. Piece of Me, Piece of You is the latest from the Three Legged Legs for Zune Arts featuring Chromeo's Fancy Footwork. Agency is 72andSunny.

Speaking of food spots (see post below), here is PandaPanther's scrumptious Mika's Marshmallow Train for Nickelodeon Jr.'s Yo Gabba Gabba show. Full details on this delight are posted here. PandaPanther have recently been signed to Psyop's sister Blacklist.

I am a big fan of the "playing with your food" spot (see Dare, Guardian and Maple Leaf). Maybe it reminds me of childhood or that I really like food. I just found this Tip Top ice cream spot on Feed and although I don't think it's quite as good as the ones previously mentioned, I still like it (the jingle is a bit annoying, but I get that it's geared to kids so I'll forgive that). Created by Oktober.

Okay, sure dancing cavemen are funny, but it would be so much more fun if you could interact with the site - pick the music, control the moves. It's no where near as cool as last year's stellar Caveman's Crib site. Could this be caveman's last dance? They've had a good run of it, but I think it's time.

To me Chunky Pam will always be the queen of the food rap, but this spot for Pot Noodle directed by Eagle vs. Shark director Taika Waititi is pretty cool and the "put the pan down" tagline works too. Scooped from Boards.

I've been meaning to post this for days and I noticed that Motionographer posted a nice big glorious quicktime file here. With over a year in the making it's directed by Encyclopedia Pictura (repped by Ghost Robot) with post-production handled by UVPHACTORY.

Last night director Clay Weiner won the people's choice award at the 2008 First Boards Awards in NYC. Clay is an accomplished writer, art director, designer and director. He's repped by Biscuit Filmworks in LA and you can view his current showreel here. On a side note, Clay's done some amazing work for MTV (view Puberty here), HBO Comedy, and he's been a writer for the The Conan O’Brien Show, The Dana Carvey Show and is a frequent contributor to Dazed and Confused, Vice, Flaunt and Blackbook. Yay Clay!

Christoph was kind enough to wish glossy a happy birthday (see his comment on the highlighted post below). As I'm nosy (curious is a better word) and always like to know who is checking me out, I went to his company's site, The Miller Group, and there I found this funny outdoor ad for Rocky Road. So thanks Christoph for the kind note and for this ad that made me laugh at the end of a long day.

Very cute and a little demented - just the way I like 'em. This series of four spots for Ford Ka were created by Eduardo Parapugna of Gizmo, Buenos Aires. Warning: they take a bit to load. Scooped from Shots Cut & Paste (who said these spots were the highlight of their week).

Glossy is two years old today. Thank you to everyone who has supported me and visited this site over the past two years.

The umbrella hasn't been used this well since Mary Poppins. Here's a nice new whimsical spot for Travelers via Fallon, Minneapolis. Delivery is directed by Rupert Sanders with visual effects by MassMarket. A Q&A with MassMarket's Justin Lane and full credits are posted here.

I came across this 1940's short by Norman McLaren on Mellart and had to post it. What a fantastic piece, even by today's standards and the cast of characters listing off the top is a really nice touch. Now's also a good time to watch McLaren's Academy Award winning Neighbours. But watch it quick, as every time somebody posts it on YouTube the NFB is quick to have it removed (meanies).

I meant to post this yesterday, but I got busy. If you have not seen BBC's April Fools prank of the flying penguins, watch it now.

Here's an April Fools from Psyop -- they have changed the opening animation on their home page (in case you've never been). The only big April Fools joke I ever did was helping to take the hinges off my grade 10 math teacher's door & put it back on upside down.