Maybe all this giving thanks last weekend has gotten me feeling sappy, but I thought the Let’s Say Thanks website was a really cool idea. The jist of it is that you choose a card and Xerox sends it overseas to a soldier who is away from home. There’s a gallery of art, created by kids, and you pick the one you like and choose your message from 5 or 6 options. All the copy options basically say thanks, and that’s all that really matters. Unfortunately, you don’t get to choose which soldier will receive your card, but it will surely make a soldier’s day a little brighter. It takes 2 minutes and is super easy, so go make a soldier’s day! Great idea, not the best execution when it comes to design of the site, but great idea.

We are really excited to learn that the Russian publication, Outdoor, has included us in their fantastic magazine again. This time the grass is dumb campaign was featured in this month’s publication. It feels really great to be recognized outside of Denver, much less outside of the US. Thanks a ton, Outdoor, we really appreciate the face time.

An artist, Jens Werner, woke up and decided to paint his house to look like the Burberry brand. Though I’m most entertained by the URL that he’s plunked atop his roof.

Target’s Billboard in Times Square

If Christmas is the time when “want is most acutely felt,” then this shining image from Target tries to assuage a deep longing. In this beautiful example, a commercial image reinterprets old-world, oral culture — without irony. Here, the fairy tale is revived with modern imagery.

More so in New York than anywhere else on the planet, the businessman is tainted goods. We all know the men of Wall St. are getting coal for Christmas. They have let us down. This image completely ignores that reality and hits us right where we harbor an unfulfilled desire. We want our men to be noble. We want them to climb the white staircase in defense of Justice. Here we see them doing just that, but doing it in sync, not as self-interested individuals. These men are organized for the greater good. They move in the form of migrating birds, telling us there is a change underway. With red ties behind them, they leap upward like latter-day corporate elves, coming to lead the economy north. Well done, Target.

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We are really happy to learn about Typekit, a web service that allows websites to use many more fonts than were previously available to designers. For years there were only a few fonts you could in your designs and it seriously hampered the aesthetics of webdesign. This new development should open the door to the way typography is handled on the web, and this makes us excited!

I think this site is a funny and entertaining idea: my parents were awesome. Now, I need to go dig up some humorous pics of my ‘rents and load ‘em up!

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Well, we’re always happy to see our stuff in publications, no matter what part of the world they come from. So, we’re happy to see our Denver Water conveyor belts in the Russian mag Outdoor. Funny, but the conveyor is obviously not outdoors, right? Seems like the article is actually about indoor media, and we’re really happy to be featured on the cover and in this story. Thanks, Outdoor! (ps-wow, the river sure looks green in this image)

Not to be mean, but really? This guy was dressed as a breathalyzer for Halloween, and got pulled for a DUI. Hilarious. Here’s the backstory over on NBC.com

You know, it’s surprisingly hard. Give ‘er a try: steak hour or gay bar.com