L Studio, the broadband entertainment community that I designed for Lexus, launched its beta last week. What is L Studio? Here's what Reuters news agency had to say...

"The carmaker is launching an Internet-only branded channel Tuesday (September 23) stocked with a full slate of original programing headlined by [Lisa] Kudrow [from Friends] in a shortform comedy series in which she plays a nutty shrink.

In an effort to keep the buzz going for the project, Lexus plans to recruit more celebrity contributors in the coming months. For now, the rest of L Studio is an eclectic mix of high-toned nonfiction programing that concerns everything from art to architecture to science. Some notable figures who are profiled on the site include the Doors' Ray Manzarek and designer Patricia Field.

Taken together, the connective thread between the programing mix and the Lexus brand, Blanchard said, is the theme of innovation. "We kind of look at ourselves as a broadband HBO," she said. "Being on broadband in and of itself is innovative for a lot of these artists."

I can't wait until it's finished, and everything is running smoothly. Lisa Kudrow's "Web Therapy" series is pretty damn funny! And so is Starlee and Arthur Review. Go check it out.

----- here's a positive review of the content.

----- here's an article from the Hollywood Reporter.