Have you been following the crafty animation filled horror-fairytale based on the Neil Gaiman book, Coraline, that is taking the internet by storm? Well, taking the internet on both digitally (the Coraline site is pretty mind-blowing to explore being filled with secrets all around as well as goodies like videos, posters, downloads and more) and via snail mail with some very very awesome packages landing at the doorsteps of 50 of the Laika Animation Studio's favorite blogs, and then even more paper wrapped packages from your "Other Mother" to other sites as well... Is it no wonder that a studio founded by Phil Knight (co-founder and Chairman of Nike) and based in Portland, Oregon, is creating a mastermind campaign creating incredible one off pieces, as well as mysterious surprises throughout the world? From these 50 boxes, to mysterious button keys appearing in various shops and hanging from abandoned buildings... Well, before i share with you my last few hours of scouring the net with curiosity...

Of those 50 boxes circulating... i'm honored to share Coraline Box #21/50 which arrived while i was in Vegas the last few days... in it, you'll see an assortment of wigs from the "other" father, the real father, and Coraline herself... It's packaging as art, props as marketing, pieces of the animation process as education... all in all its brilliant, playful, personalized, and the whole search throughout the world and internet to find out more is invigoratingly engaging! So without further ado, see the gallery of images of Box #21 on the next page (as well as other goodies of course!)...

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Tags: advertising - animation - art - movie

Now you've seen Coraline Box #21... So, where are all of those other 50 Coraline boxes? And what is inside them? What else are people finding around the internet? Around their neighborhood shops and on buildings? I have been fascinated exploring them all for the last few hours, so i've rounded up previews of all of those i've found so far on the next page... and really they are just teasers, explore the many links to see what all these incredible designed boxes hold!

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Tags: advertising - art - movie

Happy post-Valentine's Day ~ last night stopped by Lucent L'amour presented by the Do Lab ~ they blocked off a few streets and filled them with art, gorgeous stages, and lots of music! Unfortunately, other than the VIP room, everything was outside, and it was freeeeezing out! So here's the first of a few posts about some of the art i was loving! There was this little metal key tree on one of the sidewalks, casting incredible shadows, and at first glance reminded me of coraline (and the keys that were popping up in various cities pinned on walls and billboards)... and each and every key was unique and mysterious, and the roots over the pile of pebbles was mesmerizing as well ~ take a peek at the details on the next page!

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Tags: art - events - keys - metal