Lovely stuff by Dpz São Paulo that forces people to face the issue of underprivileged children. Cognitive dissonance… now there‘s a selling strategy!

Odd pop culture pairings (Tetris blocks versus Contra, anyone? Worms versus Darkwing Duck?) abound in these awesome animated shorts for Russia’s Hrusteam Snacks. They’re clever, punchy and all about pure, unadulterated fun. Talented production house Red Medusa produced over 40 of these bad boys, and I have to say, they are a wonderful way to kill a paid afternoon at work.

From Motionographer.

How do you follow up Volkswagen’s brilliant Fun Theory campaign? With more of the same of course! DDB Stockholm’s Fast Lane campaign strongly continues the Fun Theory tradition of improving our world one smile at a time.

I vote for the ideals of the Fun Theory and Fast Lane to be implemented into every public works organization in the country. Everyone’s insurance premiums might go up a tad, but it’ll absolutely be worth it.

Brilliance. Via my effeminate pal, Jeff Deans.

Two white guys riding a black guy has never been so… appropriate.

Leo Burnett Argentina proves car commercials still have some creative life left in these funktastically groovy spots.

I usually can’t stand case study videos. But here’s one from students for the 2010 Future Lions competition (by students Nicolai Villads, Peter Ammentorp and Interactive Designer Raul Montenegro) about a mobile app that doesn’t seem so impressive at first glance. However, it won me over in the way it creates a complete experience. By doing more than just creating a “whining baby” app and incorporating other friends, their phones and their social networks, the app creates a real metaphor for the usefulness of Durex condoms.

Yet another agency video bragging about some awesome campaign they put together. But watch it until the end; it’s smarter than you think.

Good stuff by Storåkers McCann, Sweden.

Ad Agency PMWEB strains bandwidth the world over with this loooong email marketing piece for the Beach Park Complex, a theme park in Brazil that features Insano, a waterslide with a near-vertical 135 foot drop that reaches speeds of up to 65 mph.

It’s so long, in fact, that I can only show it after the jump.

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Drink, be merry, don’t drive. BBDO Toronto’s Guinness campaign from 2007 says it all. From AdFreak.

A creative ad that has a bit more impact given current events. From McCann Worldwide, Mumbai.