National Flags Made of National Foods

Australian advertising agency WHYBIN\TBWA created 17 national flags using foods native to each nation to promote the Sydney International Food Festival.

Can you guess the foods and flags? Questions, guesses and answers in the comments. 

via Visual News

Walking up 30 Meters of High Mast at High Speed - The Mast Walk by Alex Thomson

Alex Thomson  is a solo-round-the-world yachtsman, so the 30-meter climb up the high mast of the moving ship is probably no big thing for him.

He is after all the same guy in the very iconic Keel Walk image from a year or so ago [below]. 

Real Men in Chonies and Their Model Counterparts

The Sun UK decided to ask "What real men would look like in pants ads?" And this is their answer. 

via Queerty

4 - A Million Unique Bottles of Absolut

"Absolut Unique" requires a total re-design of the Absolut Vodka's production process in Sweden. "Carefully orchestrated randomness," the process involves splash guns and color-generating machines with complex coating, pattern and placement algorithms to ensure that each bottle is absolutly (ha ha) unique.

We are proud to present ABSOLUT UNIQUE -- the new limited edition of nearly four million uniquely designed and numbered bottles, available now in airports across the world and with local vendors from October 2012. Hear the ABSOLUT UNIQUE team explain how this truly exceptional initiative came to life.

via Ad Age

2 - If today's brands had vintage ads

I am not sure exactly what the charm of these is. Perhaps it's a "look how silly we were!" feeling, or perhaps a straight up sense of nostalgia. Perhaps it is a tiny snitch uncanny. Whichever, charming and fun.​

via DesignTaxi