Mad Men characters get the Barbie and Ken doll treatment.

“…The characters to become dolls are Don Draper, the show’s leading man; his wife, Betty; his colleague at the Sterling Cooper agency, Roger Sterling; and Joan Holloway, the agency’s office manager who was Roger’s mistress. That two dolls represent a relationship outside wedlock, and Don Draper’s propensity for adultery, may be firsts for the Barbie world since the brand’s introduction five decades ago. But for the sake of the Barbie image, her immersion in the “Mad Men” era will go only so far: The dolls come with period accessories like hats, overcoats, pearls and padded undergarments, but no cigarettes, ashtrays, martini glasses or cocktail shakers…

— via The New York Times

redesignrelated:

The classic MTV logo sort of gets a redesign. A newly cropped design removes the tagline which emphasizes that the brand represents “music television.” This is the first official logo redesign for the brand in 29 years.

image & more info via The Wrap: “It’s Official: MTV No Longer About ‘Music’”

redesignrelated:

“Super Bowl XLIV, Extra Bold ” designed by Attik
(via Brand New)

Morgan Spurlock’s documentary for The Simpsons

“From Voodoo Doughnuts in Portland, Oregon, to unauthorized Duff Beer in Argentina, Morgan Spurlock delivers an entertaining documentary on the world’s favorite dysfunctional (and loving) family…” (via design:related)

another “threatening” message in my inbox from Time Warner Cable: 
Roll Over or Get Tough

The Simpsons 20th Anniversary celebration continues…
(above image scanned in from Fast Company magazine)

“R.I.P. Flight Of The Conchords”
(via Videogum)

“How 3.6 Zettabytes of Data Get Consumed”
(discovered via Gizmodo)

“The online video directory service Clicker launches Thursday at the NewTeeVee Live conference. If you watch TV, you will love this site…”  (via CNET)

Pentagram’s UI Design & Identity for the Litl, ”an innovative new web computer, or webbook, that marries the communication functions of a laptop and TV…”
—via Pentagram

“Anthony Bourdain Back in Bed With the Food Network”
(via Eat Me Daily)

“Big Bird Google Doodle: Sesame Street Turns Forty ”
(via mashable)

“The Peculiar Logic of Remote Control Design”
(article via frog/design mind)

redesignrelated:

Nicktoons 2D / 3D animation as part of Nickelodeon’s redesign campaign

Roger designs an explosive, typographic galaxy in a new branded promo for Nicktoons. This new approach feels like a huge departure from the aesthetics of the channel we recall as children. The new look aims at the new “target demographic of tween boys.” redefined It is an unusual juxtaposition to set the motion to the tune of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit.

(found animation via a quick link motionographer, for large video click here)

Brand New did overviews of both the Nicktoons and Nickelodeon logo redesigns.

In regards to the Nicktoons Rebrand 09, Roger writes: “The redesign draws upon classic film conventions and techniques to create a dynamic look that will feel immediately familiar to any cartoon-crazy kid…”

We’ll leave off with a couple of older animated promos for Nicktoons:

Preview: PBS’s The Botany of Desire Featuring Michael Pollan [video]
(discovered via Eat Me Daily)