Underoos, the infamous line of underwear for children and small adults alike, produced by the Fruit of the Loom company in the late seventies is back. Yes you heard it here first. Although updated for kids of today, the much adorned original line included a matching super hero top and bottom, resembling the likeness of characters from pop culture including superman, R2D2 and Wonder Woman. It was one of my favourite escapes (I’m not telling you which outfit I had). Like a superhero who wears their costume under their street clothing, Underoos empowered children to believe they had the ability to believe and do anything. Sort of like an earlier version of Oprah for underwear.
… When is the last time your Stanfields accomplished that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTkhA3RO5fU

Gotta love the classic Rubik’s Cube commercial. It’s hard to believe that Newton can unravel the mysteries of gravity yet can’t figure out how to peel the stickers off and move them around to solve the puzzle;) Hey, is that a young Judge Judy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWnpHpqHdyg

Like butter ‘flavoured’ popcorn at the movie theatre, the new sour patch video game is a sweet indulgent, if not slightly artificial nod to the candy aisle of the Friday night movies. Product endorsement aside, Sour Patch Kids Gone Sour is a sweet game of giddy indulgence. As you move from the dark seat of the theatre to the overly lit lighting of the candy stand, art imitates life in this new sweeter than reality game.

Like butter ‘flavoured’ popcorn at the movie theatre, the new sour patch video game is a sweet indulgent, if not slightly artificial nod to the candy aisle of the Friday night movies. Product endorsement aside, Sour Patch Kids Gone sour is a sweet game of giddy indulgence. As you move from the dark seat of the theatre to the overly lit lighting of the candy stand, art imitates life in this new sweeter than reality game.

That’s right, the classic comedy is rumored to have secured Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels for the “true” sequel (Dumb and Dumberer didn’t quite cut it) 18 years after the original! Remember this face? How could we forget?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBjLW5_dGAM

Using familiar everyday objects, director PES uses everyday pop culture objects to create his own version of Western Spaghetti.

Balance your rack and hold on to your vowels, because thanks to a lover of typography and a board prototype by designer Andrew Carpenter, Scrabble has struck an agreement to build a beautifully designed and typographic version of an American classic: Scrabble. Another case of the internet fueling the fire, Andrew Carpenter’s blog was overwhelmed with requests and positive feedback prompting game maker Hasbro to take notice. The game should be available in August 2012 courtesy of exclusive product designers Winning Solution.

by Rizon Parein

Based on the classic board game by Milton Bradley and the trend for tuning our favourite childhood toys into cinematic experiences, the new poster for the upcoming film Battleship has pulled into port. What do you think?

Best known for his design of film posters and motion picture title sequences (notably Alfred Hitchcock), Saul Bass was also a force to be reckoned with when it came to bringing colour, design and an authentic sensibility to the corporate world.

It’s sad that Whitney Houston may be be remembered more for her troubled final years than the incredible body of work that represents her legacy. Does it really matter what the cause of her death is? What matters is that the world has lost one of the most immensely talented Divas every to grace the stage. In case you missed it, Jennifer Hudson performed an amazing tribute to Whitney at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiIajQGHqnQ