You say iPad, I say iPod

Really?

I got your back, Zune.

Did you know Microsoft recently released a new Zune? No, you didn’t. And since I always root for the underdog, I decided to help Microsoft out with their ad campaign.

I’m not going to lie, this works on a lot of levels, but I think graphic designers will really appreciate my use of the font Arial to represent Zune while keeping the iPhone type in Helvetica. This is because font fanatics, like comic book dorks and Civil War reenactors, dedicate their lives to obscure minutia that doesn’t matter.

LEAKED: New iPhone commercial

There really is an app for almost anything. Even when there shouldn’t be.

It’s even funnier in HD.

Credits

Narration: Matt Mayer
Ex-Girlfriend: Lauren Adams
Matched Girl: Cody Lindquist
Other Faces: Erin Kilkenny, Katy Horan, Rebecca Pappas, Dave Zackin, Melinda Taub

Update: 8/27/09

This post has gotten surprisingly popular, so I figured I might as well include some of my other commercial parodies here as well.

The world’s most honest whiskey ad.

A new direction for Hummer advertising

And a new wonder drug

Suspicious Subway Sights

In the wake of 9/11, the New York subways started the “If you see something, say something.” campaign.

What I like most about this campaign is how I interpret it to be the Metropolitan Transit Authority deputizing me to personally dispense justice to the subterranean world.

However, I am not perfect. I’ve seen many suspicious things that I kept to myself. So, in the spirit of honesty and transparency, here’s a list of everything I failed to report to a police officer or MTA employee.

1. Someone without an iPod.

2. A quiet group of high school kids.

3. A crowded train without anyone reading Atlas Shrugged.

4. A passed out drunk who hasn’t wet himself.

5. A tastefully done advertisement for Dr. Zizmor.

6. People moving all the way into the subway during rush hour, instead of crowding the doors.

7. Detailed and anatomically accurate penis graffiti.

8. A guy successfully getting a girl’s number.

9. A late night G train running normally.

10. Out of work Julliard grads trying to make rent.

I know, it’s shameful how many times I stayed silent, but it feels good to come clean. It’s like a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders. From now on I promise to be more vigilant, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me my past transgressions.