“Mad Men” Stars Shill for Real Brands, Blurring the Show’s Boundaries [Video]

“Mad Men” Stars Shill for Real Brands, Blurring the Show’s Boundaries [Video]

Admire the sultry curves draped just so by sharp tweed fabric that leaves everything to the imagination. Smoke swirling inside what you can just make out to be the cold industrial lines of an office. A glass of scotch just outside of frame. And I don't think she has any clothes on under that trenchcoat. Somebody get me a cigarette!

But that's not Joan Holloway, that's Christina Hendricks, the actress that plays her on Mad Men. And it's not Mad Men, but rather an ad for London Fog. Confused yet?

Pan Am’s Return: Some Old Brands Are Like Old Friends

Pan Am’s Return: Some Old Brands Are Like Old Friends

I've been thinking about Lazarus brands lately. You know, brands that seem to disappear, only to resurrect themselves years later. Sometimes in the same form, but often as something completely different. Where we are emotionally as consumers these days seems to be evidencing itself through the ever-increasing numbers of these shuttered and closeted brands. Is it purely nostalgia, or is there more to it than that?

How Augmented Reality Windshields Could Transform Driving

How Augmented Reality Windshields Could Transform Driving

Self-navigating cars, small streets and a city crawling with information is architect Jurgen Mayer H.'s winning idea for Audi's Urban Future Award, announced this week at the Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy. Audi's Urban Future competition tapped six firms--also included were Alison Brooks Architects, BIG, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Cloud 9 and Standardarchitecture--to imagine mobility and urbanism in the city of 2030. The winning concept, by J. Mayer H.