Vertigo sufferers can now push their fears right over the edge in the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

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Some very nice adverts from paint company Comex featuring Homer Simpson, The Pink Panther, a Smurf and Garfield.

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Firefox 3.5 has been released and it’s the greatest, fastest version yet. As it’s so quick they’ve enlisted some high speed individuals to help promote it such as the amazingly nimble lad above.

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Canadian Digital User Experience and Design agency Teehan+Lax started an experiment in 2005 inspired by the findings of the ‘Design Index’ study carried out by the UK Design Council. They wanted to test the theory that companies that value good design and a high level of user experience will be more successful, profitable and thus out perform the stock market average.

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Stanley Gibbons – stamp dealers and publishers since 1856 and more recently recognised as the home for autographs, collectibles and alternative investments, has recently taken a radical new approach to their advertising after collaborating with Guernsey design agency, Betley Whitehorne.

The agency has produced a series of adverts for Stanley Gibbons’ investment arm, highlighting the high return potential of collectibles such as signed photographs, documents and personal items from celebrities and historical figures such as Winston Churchill and Marilyn Monroe.

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London, Edinburgh, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai…and now Guernsey.

The Gate Worldwide has today announced its purchase of a minority equity stake in Guernsey ad agency Betley Whitehorne, for an undisclosed sum.

The Gate, a full service, integrated communications agency specialising in financial services, has a presence in many of the main markets around the globe and has long recognised the importance of the Channel Islands. The new purchase and partnership with Betley Whitehorne will now provide both agencies with the best of both worlds for many of its clients.

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The iphone, wonder gadget of the techno world. What can you do with one? The answer is everything, you can even phone people. One definite owner of the iPhone is Mr Jorge Colombo and he knows how to use it. Mr Colombo has recently designed the new cover for the New York based New York Magazine The New Yorker.

Using an Apple App called Brushes he parades the city in the night, capturing the sights with his sturdy finger. Here is a short video plotting his process for the New Yorker cover. (I am aware that this topic has appeared on quite a few other blogs but I hadn’t seen the video on one yet, except the New Yorker one)

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This week has seen the return of a much loved Betley Whitehorne mascot, Mr G. Love. Known to his friends as Gary, the fuschia favourite first made our aquaintance back in Winter of last year when he was discovered by Piet Whitehorne, launched at Ric Le Poidevin, and proceeded to join us on a work do in town.

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A very impressive bit of Friday fun from some students in Poland.