Thought & Theory

In Theory

What is it?

No clue? I’ll give you a hint, it’s in Japan.

Now you know there are seats.. still not sure?

Yep, it’s a tennis stadium, and a pretty awe-inspiring one at that! Envisioned by architect Shuhei Endo in Hyogo, Japan.

Full Article at Arch Daily

Enter the Wiesmann MF5

There aren’t many cars on the road that impress me these days and the Wiesmann MF5 won’t either, only because they aren’t available in the U.S. yet. The MF5 is probably one of the most unique and beautiful cars I have ever looked at pictures of online (unfortunately not seen). I wish I had the opportunity to see one of these beauties in person, let alone ride in one, let alone drive one and possibly add it to my collection later on in life.

Wiesmann has been an automotive company making parts for BMW for quite some time, but they’ve also been building their own cars since the early ’90s. The MF5 is Wiesmann’s latest, and greatest, creation. Sporting some of the most incredible body lines of any car on the road, it also has a good amount of ‘oomph’ to back up it’s good looks - the BMW V10 from the recent BMW M5/M6 cars. Boasting 507hp and 384tq at a mere 3,040-ish pounds, the MF5 goes 0-60 in 3.9 seconds. I like it! Not only that, but Wiesmann decided to add some road friendly features like DSC (Dynamic Stability Control), driver and passenger airbags, integrated side collision detection, 3-point seat harness and apparently a bunch of other small amenities ignored on previous models.

So, I am putting my name on the waiting list for 1 of 25 being made at the price tag of just under $400k. Whew. Luckily the stock market has been kind to me lately, so it shouldn’t be a problem (insert FAIL image here). Actually the Wiesmann is probably to small for me at 14 feet in length, 6 feet across and just under 4 feet tall! (for reference, the BMW Z4 is 13.8, 5.8 and 4.1 respectively)

Photo Credit: www.driversart.com

Bizo - Remarkable Business Targeting

Bizo has created a new approach to online B2B marketing with precise ad targeting that’s based on a prospect’s bizographics - industry, functional area, seniority, size of company, education, sex, location and more. This unique understanding of a person’s bizographics allows Bizo to deliver powerful ad targeting based on these anonymous attributes and behaviors.

Our good friends at Bizo launched their site a few weeks ago in conjunction with the OMMA Global Conference. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Russ and his team, and we wish them luck.

Not like they will need it. Look for more Bizo visual goodies in the portfolio soon.

It’s Back

Words can’t express how awesome this is going to be.

Break Out Your Sharpies and Lamborghinis

If you know anything about the automotive industry, you know that it is hard to stand out from the crowd. I am not saying that everyone owns a Ferrari and Lamborghini, but you do see a lot of more of them these days than before. I remember seeing the Sharpie Lamborghini Gallardo awhile back, but these photos do a great job of capturing the car’s uniqueness (unique motorsports!!!! ha). It took 2 weeks of “sharpie-ing” to create this moving piece of art:

Full Flickr Set

Photo Credit: David Nickerson II NV-P.com
Car Credit: Brett David