It's Snowing Star Wars! 10 new DIY Star Wars Paper Snowflake Templates.

above: Yoda, one of the ten new DIY Star Wars paper snowflakes for 2011



This year, one of my most popular posts has been my 2010 how to make your own Star Wars snowflakes (Darth Vader and a Bobba Fett/Clone snowflake) as taught by a husband and wife team.

UPDATE: Now, there's a new set of 19 new ones for 2013! See those here.



...back to the original:  Well, now it's snowing Star Wars!
Two more designers, Anthony Herrera and Chaunce Dolan of Matters of Grey have jumped on the paper Star Wars Snowflake bandwagon and provide us with ten new Star Wars paper snowflake templates for 2011.


above illustration by Anthony Herrera

A new Darth Vader, Yoda, R2D2, C-3PO, Scout Troopers, Storm Troopers, Clone Troopers, Admiral Ackbar, Ashoka, and Boba Fett snowflakes you can make yourself with some paper, a pair of scissors, a downloadable template and a little help from The Force.

c3po Snowflake:

R2D2 Snowflake:

Scout Trooper Snowflake:

Storm Trooper Snowflake:

Clone Trooper:

Ashoka Snowflake:

Admiral Ackbar Snowflake:

Darth Vader Snowflake (new for 2011):

Boba Fett Snowflake (new for 2011):

The Yoda paper cut snowflake is shown at the top of this post.

The pdf diagrams/templates of all the above can be downloaded here (but it requires payment as of 2013).

and the original two...
Darth Vader Snowflake:

Boba Fett and Clone Trooper Snowflake:

pdf diagrams/templates of the above two can be downloaded here


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7 Ice Cream Popsicles In Famous Forms & Fabulous Flavors By Russian Ad Agency Stoyn.

Russian ad agency Stoyn participated in a tasty project for Faces & Laces, as annual Moscow art and music show profiling brands from around the world. The agency created 7 different flavored popsicles made with Dolce Bacio ice cream molded into the shapes of well-known characters from Star Wars, Disney and other figures. Made in various natural flavors and colors, the likenesses are wonderfully rendered and detailed with the help of 3D modelers and sculptors:

Darth Vader:

Marilyn Monroe:

Che Guevara:

Vladimir Mayakovsky:

Graffiti Spray Can:

Mario of Mario Bros:

Mickey Mouse:

Donald Duck:


The posters for Faces & Laces:


Images from Faces & Laces:





And some fun product shots by photographer Alexey Kiselev:








all images courtesy of Stoyn

credits:
Creative Director — Sergey Starostin;
Producer and PR — Galima Akhmadulina;
Art Director and Designer — Victoria Mamikonova;
3D Modeling — Arthur Magomedov, Bogdan Ivonenko, Planeteater;
Sculptor — Michael Efimenko;
Ice cream maker and ingredients — DOLCE BACIO

VW: The Dark Side. Greenpeace Protests Volkswagon by Mocking "The Force" Ad and Pulling A Big PR Stunt in London.

Claiming that Volkswagon, whose charming television ad for the Passat, "The Force", is a fan favorite and award-winner, emits harmful CO2 emissions, Greenpeace of the UK has organized a large PR stunt in protest.


above: a still from the Volkswagon "The Force" by ad agency Deutsch.

According to Greenpeace UK, automotive brand Volkswagon opposes the European climate laws. In its report, 'The Dark Side of Volkswagen', Greenpeace complains that Europe's largest car manufacturer has purposely restricted its most fuel efficient engines to a tiny minority of vehicles, and then drastically increased the price for consumers.



Unfortunately, the memorable and likeable tv ad served as a perfect target for their message "Welcome To The Dark Side."

The original VW The Force Ad from Deutsch:


Greenpeace created their own parody of the popular ad which, because of a LucasFilms copyright violation, has been pulled from YouTube and Vimeo and other articles on the web. However, here it is from EFE of the UK news (with newscaster talking over it, sorry):

VW: The Dark Side ad from Greenpeace:

Greenpeace Reveals Volkswagen's "Dark Side" by NewsLook

The PR Stunt


The PR stunt began early the morning of June 28th in London's 'Silicon Roundabout" on Old Street. Two teams of climbers scaled the largest billboard ad space in the city to post four banners starring Darth Vader and a VW logo.




As rush hour approached multiple people dressed as Star Wars stormtroopers began standing on boomboxes in the area, broadcasting the Imperial March music, while volunteers gave out flyers and explained the issues to the public.





Later the men in white gathered around the Foundry in the heart of Shoreditch as a second banner unrolled and thousands of people passed en route to work.




Greenpeace has a site that asks you to "Join The Rebellion" here.

images and info courtesy of Greenpeace UK and the EPA