Just in time for holiday breaks, the team at Burns Marketing Communications has gifted clients and fans with a tongue-in-cheek resource: Virtual Account Manager 1.0.1. Think Subservient Chicken redesigned for the advertising community. You log onto a website to find an account rep—complete with golf shirt and khakis—waiting to bow to your needs. Simply type your question or command into the box and wait for an answer that probably fits right into a Dilbert comic strip. We dare you: Ask him to make the logo bigger. http://www.burnsmarketing.com/virtualaccountrep/
Starchitects Herzog and de Meuron have already designed an impressive addition to London's Tate Modern, but now the museum wants your help rounding out the plans. At The Great Tate Mod Blog, you're invited to upload photos of spaces that you find inspiring. Your images combine with other submissions—taken by everyone from average Joes to artists and Tate staff—to create an online mood board. When the images are assembled, they create an amazing piece of art in their own right, but they'll also be used to shape the look and feel of the new building's interior. http://modblog.tate.org.uk/
Normally, hat head is something you want to avoid—to protect the buoyancy of your faux hawk or natural curls. But at HatHead.com you can ply your design skills for a chance at winning $250 without matting your treasured tresses. The site promises visitors the eventual opportunity to design a custom hat, vote for favorite designs and order up some creative headwear, but right now it's in the pre-launch phase … meaning you can be among the first to submit an original hat design for a chance at the cash prize. Look at it as one more shot to use your skills to pay the bills. http://www.hathead.com/