AdFreak- A 'Relax' cover? Oh Red Stripe, don't do it. July 28, 2010You'd think an elder statesman like the Red Stripe Ambassador would know better than to cover Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax" in his musical debut. […]Adweek Blogs
- Did this tweet merit a $70K copywriting job? July 28, 2010Saatchi & Saatchi L.A. exec Mike McKay's idea of hiring a copywriter based on a single funny tweet seemed like bad idea jeans from the get-go. […]Adweek Blogs
- Go earn that GED and trash your crappy job July 28, 2010The Ad Council makes a potent, straightforward case for getting a GED: It can help break down barriers and lead to better jobs. […]Adweek Blogs
- A 'Relax' cover? Oh Red Stripe, don't do it. July 28, 2010
- Brand New
- Virb is the New Virb July 29, 2010In the Mesozoic era of social networking — that distant year of 2007 — a new community was poised to take over the web, replacing the aging and visually painful MySpace species. Virb allowed users, who joined by invitation only, to craft and customize extremely elegant and sophisticated personal profiles with all the accoutrements of online social behavior. […]Armin
- More Tickets Available for Brand New Conference July 28, 2010Thanks to the positive response we received earlier this week and plenty of sad-faced emoticons in Twitter and our inbox of people who missed out on registration, we are definitely upgrading the capacity of the conference. The switch to the bigger auditorium means that an additional 25 student tickets and 210 regular tickets are now available for purchase. I […]Armin
- Pac-10 does The Wave (and The Mountain) July 28, 2010I have always been amazed at both the freakish passion with which Americans love their college sports and the economical, social and logistical complexity of its athletic governing body, the NCAA. Every layer of the operation matters. Which is why something as natural as a redesign can be turned into a big media crusade when one of the more than thirty confe […]Armin
- Virb is the New Virb July 29, 2010
Tag Archives: Inspiration
The art of movement and timing
This has to be one of the most tedious, well planned and interesting videos we’ve seen in a long time. Kudos. Here is the story of the build and the shoot.
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New York State of Mind
This link was posted by our friend Jim Hord. It is a beautiful take on New York City and made us really miss the energy, the life and the inspiration of one of the greatest cities in the world. Watch and enjoy. Go full-screen for the best experience. The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.
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As Real As Real Can Be
This is one of the most touching, honest and real stories we have seen in a long time. Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo. We don’t share this only for entertainment value. There is a lesson here for marketers as well. In this age of financial challenge and competition for consumers, marketers [...]
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Lessons of youth, passion and following your soul
Some years ago I was a creative director for the international agency known as ATTIK in their New York studio. For years and years I’d yearned for total creative freedom that so many young creatives dream of. To me, this was creative Nirvana. Many of you are familiar with the Noise series of books published [...]
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Start a Revolution
It’s really easy to make our jobs in advertising just another job. The routine goes on day-in and day-out. Briefs, ROI, turn-key, blah, blah, blah. Take a second today and try to remember why it is you got into this business to begin with. Mine began at Miami Ad School. Late nights working on a [...]
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Inspirational video – Fire on the mountain
This video inspired us on two levels. First, the story and message is powerful. Second, the art direction and concept is beautiful. The planning and production of the individual elements in this video are quite amazing. We hope you enjoy it.
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Thursday animation inspiration
Enjoy. Here is more about this video, who made it, and some production info.
Art inspiration
Chris Piascik from Quarter Productions on Vimeo. You can find the artist’s web site here.
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Fantastic animation from Emmanuelle Walker
Après la Pluie ©2008Gobelins from Emmanuelle Walker on Vimeo.
Is Purpose Bigger Than Product?
By Anthony Tjan via harvardbusiness.org. I recently sat down with my BlackBerry voice recorder and Mats Lederhausen to ask him to share his philosophy of “purpose bigger than product.” Mats is a great entrepreneur and also had one of the most successful careers at McDonald’s where he was a driving force for its turnaround. He currently [...]
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Vice Versa
vice versa from jacques khouri on Vimeo.
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You need to fail to succeed
Success rarely comes easy. There is a quote that I have loved for a while: “Push yourself farther than you think you can go or you’ll never know how far you can reach”. I’m not sure where this came from but it’s been a powerful push in my life for a while now. This article [...]
Karim Rashid on ideas
“I think people who are sacred with and idea and they feel like they don’t want to be copies, have no other ideas.” – KARIM RASHID More here: http://www.idsgn.org/posts/karim-rashid-inspiring-a-new-way-of-thinking/
When Post-Its Attack
If this is an example of the creativity of youth, we’re pretty stoked. Stoked? Whoa. Where did that come from?
I’m on a horse