Pulsation giveaway cards
December 26, 2004
I picked up a set of Pulsation giveaway cards the other night at the Mark Dean Veca exhibition hosted by Creative Time at the Nike 255 energy center in NYC. You can check ‘em out in this little flash player along with a few pictures that I snapped myself. Judging from the underwhelming amount of bids listed on the bid sheets, I’m expecting that the overall auction was a bust. I was tempted to under bid on a few items and then flip them on Ebay, but I decided against it. Anyway, the event was attended by your usual industry p.r. heads with a sprinkling of Nike marketing cats. The space was laid out nicely and the products were actually worth a glance. The overall craftsmanship on the products was stellar.
Japan Nike Dunk
December 22, 2004
I found this image on 5th dimension with an accompanying link to a Japanese site that features an assortment of crazy color combinations for the Nike Dunk and AF1s.
New Dunk Low - Baroque Brown
December 19, 2004
Check out more pictures at 5th Dimension.
Pulsation - an installation by Mark Dean Veca
December 14, 2004
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255 Elizabeth Street (between Houston & Prince Street), NYC
Benefit Reception
Monday, December 20, 2004
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm cocktails & hors d’oeuvres
9:30 pm silent auction closes
by invitation only, to RSVP please contact: laurie@markdeanveca.com
In this exhibition Brooklyn based artist Mark Dean Veca combines an all-encompassing painted environment with limited edition Nike products and an edition of screenprints published by the Lower East Side Printshop. The prints and the Nike products (pictured left) were created by Veca exclusively for this show and will be available for sale and auction. All proceeds will be generously donated to Creative Time, a non-profit public arts organization. For more information on Creative Time, please visit: www.creativetime.org
China bans controversial Nike advertisement
China has banned a Nike television commercial showing U.S. basketball star LeBron James in a battle with animated cartoon kung fu masters and two dragons, saying the advertisement insults Chinese national dignity. The State Advertisement Administration for Radio, Film and Television posted a statement on its website Monday, saying the advertisement violates regulations that mandate that all advertisements in China should uphold national dignity and interest and respect national culture.
It also goes against rules that require advertisements not to contain content that insults national practices and cultures. The advertisement has received an indignant response from Chinese viewers. Nike spokesman Maurice Zhou says the company has no response except to say that it will respect the government’s decision.
The commercial, titled “Chamber of Fear,” was broadcast on local Chinese stations and on state television’s national sports channel before being pulled last month. The commercial shows James in a video game-style setting defeating the kung fu master, two women in traditional Chinese attire and a pair of dragons, considered a sacred symbol in traditional Chinese culture.
DOWNLOAD THE GIVEAWAYS HERE.
Download the PC Screensaver.
Download the MAC OS 9 Screensaver.
Download the MAC OS X Screensaver.
MANHATTAN
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Download the Wallpaper.
STATEN ISLAND
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BRONX
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Converse Gallery
December 5, 2004
Users can submit a 24 second film that embodies the values and spirit of Converse. In short, tell the story of what Converse stands for.
The most favorite submission can win up to $10,000.
Rbk Streets
December 1, 2004
[from Trendcentral]
Rbk Streets: Reebok recently launched this interactive website where consumers can play games, as well as learn more about Rbk personalities, footwear and apparel. Aspiring musicians can also submit demos in MP3 format to the 50 Cent studio, which will be reviewed by the real 50 Cent. If you play on Rbk Streets, you might just earn enough Street Cred to win some major prizes.
Personally, I like the ‘city’ environment idea and using the cityscape as a navigation. I’ve seen this before on IBM’s Software City and Nike’s Battlegrounds, but I can’t stand the overly ‘ghetto-fied’ or ‘urban-fied’ visual aesthetic. It just feels so gimmicky and outdated. Anyway, let Reebok keep their ghetto-bling-campaigns. I think Nike’s trying to message their audiences on a slightly more sophisticated level.
