Tuesday 26 February 2008

We like this 3D world

This cool 3D world is made with Virtools (whatever that is...)

New word for the day - 'fansumers'

Gotta love this article on 'fansumers'.

"One solution is the development of social media advertising and 'fansumers' -- social networkers who are inclined to promote the brands they like and want to be associated with. Brands have the opportunity to influence the consumer and steer them to the desired goal. This is set to continue as improvements in mobile internet technology enhance the online experience and place content right there when the consumer wants it"
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/18447.asp

Wednesday 20 February 2008

Honda film played at Cannes advertising festival

This film was played at last year's Cannes advertising festival, for Honda's advertiser of the year award.

It was great to see Collective's Impossible Dream and Civic Choir websites featured.

Thursday 14 February 2008

Happy Valentine's Day, love from ? xxx


Problem Playground feature in Digital Arts magazine


There is a Problem Playground feature in Digital Arts magazine.


Wednesday 13 February 2008

CWA award for Problem Playground




Our Problem Playground campaign website has won a CWA award today.

Hondamentalism featured on CMD Global


There's an article about our campaign Hondamentalism on CMD Global website - the guys behind Cream magazine. It's featured in the "most viewed articles" section, which is cool.

Monday 11 February 2008

Problem Playground wins WDA award


We've just found out Problem Playground has been featured on another design site - WDA - Website Design Awards.


Problem Playground is site of the day today on www.designlicks.com






We're pleased to say that Problem Playground is site of the day today on http://www.designlicks.com/

Friday 8 February 2008

Collective are moving to a new office at 72-82 Rosebery Avenue



Collective are moving office today, to a new place around the corner. Goodbye to our happy little basement, hello to sunlight and windows.

Here's our new address.

Collective
The Market Building
72-82 Rosebery Avenue
London
EC1R 4RW

New telephone number too - 020 7843 3555

Thursday 7 February 2008

Problem Playground TV ad

Here's the Honda Problem Playground TV ad, from Wieden+ Kennedy London.



This is a short film on the making of the ad by W+K London.




More W+K nice stuff from their Welcome to Optimism blog - a short film "that will be used in dealerships and trade shows to support the launch of the Honda environment campaign. There is also a little book to support the film that will be put into the glove box of all Civic Hybrids and to anyone that takes one for a test drive."

Tuesday 5 February 2008

ProblemPlayground.com online ads on Guardian homepage today












You can see Honda's ProblemPlayground online ads on the Guardian homepage today

Monday 4 February 2008

New www.problemplayground.com Honda site is live



Today Collective went live with the new http://www.problemplayground.com/ site - as part of Honda's latest Problem Playground campaign.


The main site follows on from a teaser campaign which involved the completion of a 20,000 piece online jigsaw puzzle (we think it's the world’s largest) to form the homepage of the main site.


The new site immerses people in Honda’s world of problem solving and uses loads of puzzles – from Rubik’s cubes to slider puzzles – to deliver the stories of Honda’s engineering innovations. These include Honda’s zero emission FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell car, 60mpg Civic Hybrid and Solar Refuelling Station.

You can watch Wieden+Kennedy London's TV ad here. The actors from the TV ad are transformed into a group of animated characters who help users throughout the experience, demonstrating Honda’s problem solving nature.

The wider digital campaign is one of Honda's most ambitious. With interactive banners, an Independent online advertorial, puzzle-solving widget, sponsorship of Multimap and a tie-up with Yahoo Answers, the campaign is all about closely associating Honda with 'solutions'.

As Jonny Freeman, Honda’s Digital Marketing Manager, says, “Digital provides us with an ideal opportunity to bring the whole notion of problem solving to life, and to demonstrate Honda’s long term commitment – stretching back 50 years – to creating innovative products with less impact on the environment.”