We just have to share this very cool interactive video by Adidas in collaboration with Yohji Yamamoto. Have a play and create your own version.

http://www.y-3.com/au/#/film/

Each year the people that spread ideas worth spreading, TED, select the top ten Ads Worth Spreading from the past year. Sharing ads that communicate ideas. TED aims to stimulate a dialogue for advertisers to not just creative effective advertising where the end user is passive, but create content that the user seeks out. Content that is driven by ideas.

To find out more it is well worthwhile downloading the TED Ads Worth Spreading report here – http://storage.ted.com/aws/TED-Ads-Worth-Spreading-Report.pdf

Here are this year’s TED Ads Worth Spreading.

Rainforest Alliance ‘Follow the Frog’

Meet the Superhumans from STITCH on Vimeo.

Channel 4 ‘Meet the Superhumans’

Expedia ‘Find Your Understanding’

Glaxosmithkline ‘The Crowd’

Dodge ‘Farmer’

Dell ‘Annie’

Three Little Pigs – The Guardian from Doc News on Vimeo.

The Guardian ‘Three Little Pigs’

TNT ‘Your Daily Dose of Drama’

Coke ‘Security Cameras’

Melbourne Metro Rail ‘Dumb Ways to Die’

Up-and-coming director Israel Rivera has joined Taxi. Israel is a filmmaker and photographer with an almost unmatched eye for capturing beautiful images.

After building his aesthetic through many years as a beauty and fashion stills photographer, Israel has turned his skills to crafting beautiful films and commercials.

He delights in finding inspirational images from times gone by and in hunting down the most obscure and intoxicating locations. Israel will row boats, hike into the bush, drive to extremely remote places, walk past ‘no access’ points in collapsing buildings and stumble precariously through his veggie garden in the search of the perfect location.

Israel has recently finished up working with Publicis Mojo directing the latest brand commercial for Air Asia.

The Air Asia commercial is a study in what Israel does best. He has captured the beauty of Asia by shooting at a multitude of locations across three countries in eight days, with no forward recce and only a crew of two.

Watch the Air Asia commercial here.

Taxi’s Executive Producer Andrew Wareham says, “We’re really excited to have Israel join the team at Taxi. He’s a very creative and versatile filmmaker who captures beautiful imagery every time he shoots”.

Check out Israel’s reel on the directors page here.

Top performance and comedy director, Miles Murphy, has joined Taxi, kicking off his move to Taxi by directing the latest RACQ Insurance brand campaign with SapientNitro.

Miles is a great storyteller with bucket-loads of visual creativity. His work ranges from perfectly-timed comedy performance to nuanced stories with heart.

Miles’ diverse experience in all areas of film, from the grunt work to the technical, allows his work to be well focused and direct. While his deep technical knowledge creates an uncluttered experience for all involved across all aspects of the filmmaking process from start to finish.

Watch Miles’ reel here.

RACQ Insurance | Incredibly Famous

To kick off the new year, Google looks back at the top Youtube videos of the year that was across a number of categories. There’s the top pet videos, top action videos, top gaming videos and of course the top viral ads for the year.

The 2012 list is extremely varied ranging from viral stalwarts of paradies and songs, right through to a ‘traditional’ commercial proving once again that there are no set rules for viral success other than quality content.

1. Gangnam Aussie Battler Style – by Fitzy and Wippa, NovaFM

2. Call Me Maybe – Aussie Blokes Version – by Fitzy and Wippa, NovaFM

3. DC Shoes: Ken Block Gymkhana FIve

4. A Dramatic Surprise on a Quiet Street – turner benelux

5. Battle Scars Parody ‘Cookie Jars’ – by Fitzy, Wippa, Guy Sebastian & Lupe Fiasco, NovaFM

6. Tomorrowland 2012 – Aftermovie – Tomorrowland Channel

7. Barbie Girl- Australia Day – by Sam Kekovich, Melissa Tkautz and Justice Crew via BMF

8. Throw Another Steak on the Barbie! - Nothing Beats Beef via BMF

9. Seductive Motion – Samsung Televisions via BETC London

10. Carsales.com -  TV Commercial