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A taste of the Toast … don’t know much more than that. Great track, loved the vid (via videos.antville.org)

The FITC Awards ‘People’s Choice’ award is open for public voting. You can vote until April 10th so make sure you do! Of course it goes without saying that as a “Best Canadian Designer Website” finalist, I would appreciate it if you could vote for www.beside.ca. But it is after all, People’s Choice.

Love the new showreel up at giovannibucci.com showing a selection of projects by freelance Giovanni Bucci over the last few years. The audio track is a blended/synthesis of flavours from the latest productions of Marco Morano, which include dirty electro, over compressed grooves, classical atmospheres and re-built sound effects. Great work guys!

FuelTV loved Justin’s New Pollution piece so much they returned to him to create a similar package in HD, v2. They felt Mud Man resembled more than mud, so the bad ass Rock Man was born, a distant cousin.

Gavin has updated Echolab.tv with a new site, new work and a lick of paint too! Amazing audio work for clients like Shilo and Tronic.

Sony Electronics Inc., and Comcast Corp. are partnering to open a unique retail experience in the Comcast Center: Sony Style Comcast Labs. Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony Corporation, and Brian L. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, conceived the idea as a destination where consumers could learn about emerging technologies and experience new digital devices.
The co-branded retail store and technology lab, which opens to the public tomorrow, will showcase the latest innovative products and services from both companies and preview future Comcast technology, products and services. Tronic directed Emerge which is now playing on the world’s largets LED display in the Comcast building in Philadelphia.

New video for N.A.S.A featuring Kanye West, Santigold and Lykke Li … looks like the vid is only viewable inside the U.S but will be on Three Legged Legs‘ site after this weekend. I want to see this!

Interesting behind-the-scenes footage showing the motion tracking and vfx by Digital Domain for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button..

We Fight – We Love remix by Q-Tip featuring Kanye West and Consequence … stream or free mp3 download.

Some of the nicest bags I’ve seen : Bruxe is a Montreal based company specializing in high-end accessories. “Our spring collection offers two fresh colorways in addition to the original balck: full dip ocean and cement”. Dope.

Head and Shoulders: Some things … even we can’t … get out of your head. Illustration by Richard Wilkinson for Saatchi & Saatchi Germany via Proctor & Gamble.

Cut&Paste is coming to Toronto this Saturday March 28th; The Sound Academy (the old Doc’s) will host competitor battles all day long with an after-party starting at 11pm. Hope to see you there!

ART & COPY reveals the stories behind and the personal odysseys of some of the most influential advertising visionaries of our time and their campaigns, including Lee Clow (Apple Computer 1984, and today’s iPod); Dan Wieden (“Just Do It”); Phyllis K. Robinson (who invented the “me generation” with Clairol); Hal Riney (who helped President Reagan get re-elected); and George Lois (who saved MTV and launched Tommy Hilfiger overnight) … found at Swiss Legacy.

Love the work of artist/illustrator Christian Schupp, featured in the latest Encore Magazine spread.

Steven Harrington put together an exclusive, free download mix for Incase and Arkitip; Bang-Ga-Wrong; a 45-minute mix of early Jamaican dancehall, dub and roots reggae reworked and mixed with help from Andrew Miller.

Good friend MSTRPLN just launched forsnowboarding

Great work from Philadelphia based graphic designer Nick Keppol (found at Original Linkage).

Beautiful work from NY based artist/photographer Bela Borsodi.

Vancouver based motion designer Mike Bishop has some great work to check out.

I love to see this. Talented broadcast designers/directors moving into the interactive realm. Raffi Simonian is an ultra talented director, check out his latest project for the US Air Force.