Shannon Patrick Designs

LEGO ART

Shannon — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:14:45 +0000

Dear future husband,
I would love a LEGO portrait of myself. Please reference the following video by the increasingly-amazing PBS series OFF BOOK for more information.
Love, Me

Disney’s Star Wars Weekends

Shannon — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:12:02 +0000

From the absolutely hilarious “Brainstorming with Darth Vader” video to the ads below, Disney is really advertising 2012′s STAR WARS WEEKENDS (May 18 through June 10). Ewok piñata anyone?? … No seriously, my birthday is Monday and this would be awesome.

Off Book: Fan Art

Shannon — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:28:54 +0000

The latest installment of the wonderful series OFF BOOK by PBS is an ode to (or explanation of) Fan Art. “Limited only by the imagination of the artist, the fan art world is full of surprises and brilliance.”

Memorable Logos

Shannon — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:27:40 +0000

Designer Adam Ladd’s 5-year-old daughter Faith became an internet sensation a few months ago when she interpreted corporate logos (video posted below). The video garnered over 1.3 million views and now has a follow-up. Ladd showed his daughter a series of logos she was unfamiliar with. She had 5 seconds to study the logo and then redraw it. As Ladd mentions in the beginning of the video, it’s interesting to see what marks are memorable and which get lost in translation.

Fresh Impressions on Brandmarks (from my 5-year-old) by Adam Ladd

Battleship poster spoofs

Shannon — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:43:06 +0000

Battleship, the movie based on the Hasbro game, hits theaters in a few weeks. In the meantime, someone on the internet spoofed the movie’s official poster with two other Hasbro games: Hungry Hungry Hippos and Mousetrap. Sadly, due to most people on the internet not understanding the concept of citing their sources, I hit a dead-end trying to trace back who originally created these images. Let’s just hope Hollywood doesn’t get a hold of them, because the next thing we know, we’ll see these two movies coming soon to theaters!

And for comparison, the original and official poster for Battleship:

(via THE MARY SUE)

Assembling the Avengers

Shannon — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:36:19 +0000

“A SUPERHERO IN EVERY AISLE” is the new campaign by WIEDEN + KENNEDY for Target. As a piece of the campaign, the team assembled elements of the main characters from Marvel’s new movie The Avengers (sans Hawkeye & Black Widow) out of every day objects you can find at Target such as Dr. Pepper cans. LOTS of Dr. Pepper cans.

As a bonus, W+K’s adorable “Little Avengers” ad:

GMALE & SIRI: A LOVE STORY

Shannon — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:52:48 +0000

This is the story how of how Gmale, the perfect boyfriend, (G-mail) and Siri, the perfect girlfriend, met and fell in love. With cameos by Hotmale (Hotmail), Yahoo, and Aol. Written and directed by Emily McGregor and produced by COMEDIVA.

See Comediva’s orginal Gmale video below:

LOTRBSB

Shannon — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:05:07 +0000

I have no words. Just laughter. To borrow THE MARY SUE‘s headline: “Sauron is the Kevin of this Lord of the Rings/Backstreet Boys Mash-up.” And the last few seconds where they start doing the dance with the arms … Sorry, I’m dying of laughter again.

(via THE MARY SUE)

Minimalist Pixar Movie Posters, Take 2

Shannon — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:45:14 +0000

Last month I posted a series of MINIMALIST PIXAR MOVIE POSTERS by Wonchan Lee. These are better. The only one I don’t like is Cars, though I admit I haven’t seen the film since it came out so maybe the traffic cone plays an important role? The following series is by artist ANDREA NGUYEN (AKA PANDREAA) all of them are available as prints through SOCIETY6.

Toy Story

A Bug’s Life

Monsters, Inc.

The Incredibles

Finding Nemo

Cars

Ratatouille

WALL-E

The Apolitical Etch-A-Sketch

Shannon — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:03:40 +0000

Apparently I’m a few days behind on my political news, but as someone who keeps an Etch-A-Sketch in the bedside table drawer, I had to repost these wonderful ads by TEAM DETROIT. Created in response to a political gaffe by one of Mitt Romney’s senior advisors (read about it HERE) the witty and bold copy takes exactly the right tone that capitalizes on the national conversation without ever taking sides or being offensive. Excellent, quick-thinking work by the client and agency!