LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW

ADVERTISING - At joes[a]fiend we always look forward to the Christmas period, mulled wine is great, secret santa and office parties are even better. The thing that really gets us going is advertising agencies unleashing their creativity, not to mention the one-upmanship that comes with Advertising Agency Christmas cards, or websites and now apps.

Last year was a good, we loved the AKQA microwave song. However, this year our favourite so far has to be the Ogilvy 'White Xmas' app. It's a simple iPhone camera app that adds snow fall when you take a picture within the app.

Click here to download the app [iTune link].

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MINCE PIES & VERSACE TIES

FASHION - Zone7Style will be showcasing ‘the hottest forgotten brands’ in their Pop Up Shop in Kingly Court, London. We’re looking for the selection of Pendleton, Christian Dior, Persol and Valentino. Not to mention the Nike deadstock, which seems to be our Achilles heal.

The Shop will be open from Friday 11^th December, just in time for your Christmas shopping needs. Click here to find more info about the brands on offer at the store.

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CHOCOLATE-WALL

INTERIOR DESIGN - The Japanese interior design firm Wonderwall, renowned for their work with streetwear label A Bathing Ape have worked their magic on a new store for Godiva located in Harajuku.

As Wonderwall put it themselves:

"This is Godiva’s new concept flagship store. Godiva’s idea was “treat thyself”. Wonderwall’s intention was to add a breath of fresh air to the more traditional image Godiva instill. The shop features humorous design details such as “melting chocolate” ceiling combined with the primarily classsical interior design. The boutique’s popular and fashionable location of Harajuku has also been considered in the overall design. Passers-by can view both its entrance as well as the costumers enjoying their time with chocolate on the second floor cafe."

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THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009

GRAPHIC DESIGN - Simon Page is a self-taught graphic designer from the UK. He's really good and we like him a lot.

He's so good, in fact, that these posters were originally made up for purely self-promotional purposes that is was until the IYA themselves got in touch asking if they could use the series for their promotional work.

A limited print run are available through Simons website.

[J] ALLAN of Losing Face