Brazilian agency Ginga Interactive did an amazing job making Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles even cooler when they projected this intense scene directly onto a 25-story building in Sao Paulo. Created as promo for the upcoming Brazilian release of TMNT, this viral marketing scheme definitelty got some buzz flying; watch the amount of attention this gets from passerbys, and just think of all the added reach when you factor in camera phones, etc. And wow, just think of all the pranks you could play with a projector like that– I want one.

The spring collection of tee-shirt line Star Electric Eighty Eight is up for grabs, and it looks like business as usual for the Harlem-based company with their latest bunch of new and great designs. My personal favorite is this Jane Fonda shirt- of course- but the rest of the line-up (dubbed “I Love Magic Shows and Other Ways to Fight Evil”) is equally glorious. Though the colors vary a little, most of the shirts are available in both girls and guys sizes and are very reasonably priced. You can find SEEE online or at any one of these retailers.

For all of our East Coast creative types: On April 19th at the ADC Gallery, The Art Directors Club of New York will be hosting the first of a four-part lecture series that explores the history, hurdles, goals and aspirations of recipients of the ADC Young Gun Award (a bid-deal international competition that identifies the most promising innovative new talent in all fields of visual communication). The first event of Young Guns Live, “The Women Vanguard,” is taking place April 19th at the ADC gallery and will feature designers like Stella Bugbee and Deanne Cheuk. While I would certainly love to sit in on that, I think the biggest source of inspiration for attendees may come from the hour-long Adobe Creative Suite 3 tutorials that will precede each lecture. Because the event is sponsored by Adobe, I bet that the tutorials will be super helpful in figuring out all the neat-o tricks they packed into their latest design bundle. Take a look at the full flyer here for all the info on this and future lectures.

When Josh, Aron, and I took our class trip to Detroit back in January for the North American International Auto Show– which just so happens to be the largest auto show in the world– it was an overwhelming consensus that the best in show was the Saab Aero X. That’s saying a lot considering the competition. We shared our up close and personal Aero X experience with you then, as we mourned over the fact that we’ll most likely never see this car hit the streets. Suffice to say, our words about the Aero X– as poetic as they may have been– don’t hold a candle to the way Joseph Kosinski has captured the essence of the jet-inspired auto with his “Blackbird” commercial. I don’t know what else to say besides “watch it” and “shame on you GM for teasing us like this.”

I was in Seattle yesterday afternoon for about 5 hours with about an hour free– just long enough to poke my head into a few shops. I made it into a shop called Capital 1524– a nice, well rounded collection, but for whatever reason nothing was available in my size so I didn’t stay long. The shop reminded me a bit more of a flea market than a boutique– shoes were placed connected to a chain link fence along the wall. The real gem of the afternoon was Goods– a hybrid sneaker shop, art gallery, skate shop and apparel store. Great selections on some new and rare kicks, as well as great clothing from Maharishi, PRPS, Stussy and some small local brands. If you’re in the Emerald city with some time to kill and money to burn, Goods (pictured above) is the place to be.

Tomorrow evening (April 12th), the True Believers Show is kicking off with an opening reception at the Riviera Gallery in Williamsburg. The show will continue until Sunday, May 8th, showcasing original work– through a variety of mediums– from some super talented designers inspired by everything from skateboarding, punk/postpunk, and early hip hop to 70s educational graphics, 60’s countercultures, and the Swiss style. Each piece in the show will either be one of a kind, or part of a limited edition series, and will reflect each designer’s perception of the world around them. The show’s being curated by Matt Owens from the Volumeone Design Studio and founder of the Athletics design collective– definitely worth a pop by the gallery I’d say; 103 Metropolitan Ave.

Last year I wrote about the Invisible Children in war torn Uganda. Josh was moved and immediately pledged his support. On April 28th, in 15 cities across the U.S., thousands of people are leaving their homes for camps in a united front called Displace Me, sending a message to politicians and media to end the longest running war in Africa. If you’ve seen the movie, and I urge that you do, you will immediately recognize the significance of this symbolic act. Displaced by their own government, in hopes of protecting them from the ruthless warlords, 1.5 million Ugandans have been displaced from their homes and were forced overnight into camps. These are the lucky ones. Similarly, thousands of children, many under 10 years old, have been abducted from their villages, their family slaughtered, and forced to join the rebel cause. With fifteen major metropolitan cities spanning the entire nation, there is no excuse not to give up one night that could change the future of a country and its people. Check out the website to find a city near you and also if you’re a Fall Out Boy fan, see what Pete Wentz has to say about the issue.