Author Archives: Peter

Viral Rain Dance.

Written by Peter. Posted on October 11, 2010. Filed under graffiti, guerrilla, kids, vids. No comments.
Viral Rain Dance.
Twenty Bs pointed me to this amazing clip of some guys dancing on a rainy street corner in my old hometown of Oakland, CA.  Love it.  Joyful expression.

Yum, Inc.

Written by Peter. Posted on October 4, 2010. Filed under advertising, brand, business, consumer, food, vegetarian. No comments.
Yum, Inc.
Say hello to mechanically separated chicken. It’s what all fast-food chicken is made from—things like chicken nuggets and patties. Also, the processed frozen chicken in the stores is made from it. Basically, the entire chicken is smashed and pressed through a sieve—bones, eyes, guts, and all. it comes out looking like this. There’s more: because [...]

Parkway POTUS

Written by Peter. Posted on August 30, 2010. Filed under annunciation, food, katrina, orleans, politics, work. No comments.
Parkway POTUS
We were tickled to see that President Obama stopped in at one of our favorite lunch spots, Parkway Bakery & Tavern, while he was in town for the Katrina +5 anniversary. He apparently got the shrimp po-boy.

Car Theft Graphic.

Written by Peter. Posted on August 27, 2010. Filed under uncategorized. No comments.
Car Theft Graphic.
Research by Home Security.net

Revolutionary Grape.

Written by Peter. Posted on July 15, 2010. Filed under brand, business, consumer, food, trend, vegetarian. No comments.
Revolutionary Grape.
My friend Tom Caestecker in Chicago recently wrote this piece about emerging wine trends for the examiner.com – check it out!

Mobile Brand Loyalty

Written by Peter. Posted on June 25, 2010. Filed under advertising, brand, business, consumer, design, flash, interactive, internet, technology, trend, user interface. No comments.
Mobile Brand Loyalty
A survey by Piper Jaffray yesterday reveals that most early iPhone 4 buyers were upgrading from previous iPhones — and remaining loyal to Apple — and that very few were switching to AT&T from other carriers. Specifically, here are highlights from Piper analyst Gene Munster’s note this morning: 77% of iPhone 4 buyers polled in [...]

Hand-drawn Overlays.

Written by Peter. Posted on June 21, 2010. Filed under design, graffiti, photography. No comments.
Hand-drawn Overlays.
I really like this series from Belgian guy Ben Heine.  Hand-drawn sketches integrated into real-world imagery.  Great stuff here.

Hello Thelonius!

Written by Peter. Posted on June 18, 2010. Filed under annunciation, business, consumer, design, interactive, internet, projects, technology, trend, user interface, work. No comments.
Hello Thelonius!
Pleased to say that this blog has been updated to WordPress 3 – ‘Thelonius”.  So far so good.  We’re going to get the Annunciation Interactive site updated soon as well.  From what I’m seeing, WP3 continues the evolution of WordPress toward a more general content manager versus its blog-centric roots…

Bionic Action.

Written by Peter. Posted on June 11, 2010. Filed under advertising, brand, consumer, design, kids, magazine. No comments.
Bionic Action.
Found this online – a 1973 ad from Kenner – makers of the Six Million Dollar Man bionic action figure.  This, along with the Evel Knievel figure, was the bomb back in the day.  The ad was in heavy rotation in early to mid-Seventies Marvel comics.

Stop Poisoning Us.

Written by Peter. Posted on June 9, 2010. Filed under advertising, business, design, dirty, guerrilla, orleans, politics, signs. No comments.
Stop Poisoning Us.
Protest to stop the use of Corexit oil dispersant off our coast.  Nice visual.