Lots of random stuff

Dusting off the cobwebs around here so here’s a bunch of stuff from the past month:

Today’s Venn diagram:


Prototype
is a video game that has been mucho hyped months ago and is now coming out on Xbox 360, the site is pretty cool because as far as I know they are the first to integrate Facebook Connect in a really smart way so that in just one click from the user half your life is mixed in te game’s trailer, really good stuff.

My brother Bjorn’s new restaurant opened a few weeks ago, called Eastside Inn. It’s absolutely awesome (Sure, I’d say that – but it really is 😉 and deserves a post of its own, but in the meantime here are some reviews: Evening Standard. London Paper. Come and join us on the Facebook page, if you make it to the restaurant you can write a note or a review about it directly there.

I also liked the Lacoste Colour DNA website, I’m sure you’ll be glad to know I’m a Firelight. Nice idea, colour / personality intepretations have been around for a while but it’s the first time I see a brand take advantage of it online. They also have a Twitter account for the campaign.

Also in family news, my little brother Morgan who recently moved to Bolivia with his girlfriend is going to be a daddy, so I’m going to be an uncle once again. I’m planning to go visit Peru and Bolivia at the end of the year.

My best mate James started participating in an online mag called Bai Cai Mag and I’m going to write a piece in it – though I’m already late with that…

On the work side of things, pretty busy on a bunch of stuff, and among them summer activities for VW vans / campervans under the VW Escape title. We are managing some social media presence with Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and Youtube. We wraped some vans with illustrations and will be at several events, first of which at the Blackheath Bike and Kite festival in a couple of weeks which looks like it’s going to be pretty cool.

Sure, a lot more has been going on in the past month, but let’s just finish with some randomness – it’s Pet Fashion Week, which also reminded me of the My Little Pony movie characters:

About the author

Willem was born in New York, grew up in Paris, lived in London and Asia for several years before moving to Chicago in 2017. He is an award winning brand & marketing strategist, having worked with some of the largest creative advertising agencies and most valuable consumer brands globally. Willem enjoys tabletop games, skiing, scuba-diving, traveling, eating, and lengthy conversations with friends.