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Gaming Gotham: The Minds Behind the Dark Knight ARG Speak
42 Entertainment's CEO Susan Bonds and CCO Alex Lieu explain their ARG for summer smash The Dark Knight
Rate the Ad: The Huffington Post: Haven't We Had Enough?
Goodby's Rich Silverstein made pro-Democrat posters for HuffPo--next week, they'll be visually protesting the GOP in the Twin Cities.
People news from TBWA, imc(squared) and more
Freelancers Jonathan Mackler and Jim LeMaitre will join previously announced hires Rob Baird and Kris and Alisa Sengel Wixom at TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York as CD and senior copywriter, respectively. Chief creative officer Mark Figliulo continues beefing up the creative department, hiring AKQA alumni Hoj Jomehri and Thiago Zanato as ACD and AD, respectively, along with former Taxi creatives Anthony DeCarolis and Erik Fahrenkopf as ACDs. ...
Jason Zada Leaves EVB
The agency's co-founder/ECD turns his focus to directing/production ventures.
Meet Your Dance Match
Akestam Holst's site for Viking Line turns dance moves into a means for romance.
Feedbag: The work of photographer Li Wei and more
Photographer Li Wei flies, bad news for beer guy and where tattoos and comics meet.
Creativity's 2008 Awards Winners List
The definitive online tally of the best agencies, brands, creatives, production companies and directors, according to a weighted tabulation of the major advertising awards shows.
Commercial Art Must Be Both
Eric Hirshberg, Co-President, Chief Creative Officer, Deutsch L.A. takes a look at creativity and effectiveness in the awards circuit.
The Scam Solution
Ogilvy & Mather Toronto's Nancy Vonk figures out a recipe for a clean show.
Waites: Submit To Change
This year was my first time chairing an international award show—the Andys.
D&AD's Digital Footprint
For 45 years, D&AD judges have come together to find the best work.
The Coccyx of Advertising Award Shows
At the international shows this year, confusion and controversy arose over how some breakthrough entries should be categorized.
Design Lions 2008: 'But Is It A Lion?'
I was very honored and excited to be asked to be a judge at the inaugural Design Lions – a new addition to the long running Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
People news from TBWA/Chiat/Day, Deutsch and more
Married team Kris (AD) and Alisa Sengel Wixom (CW) joined TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York as ACDs, the second in what looks to be a series of high-profile creative hires by incoming CCO Mark Figliulo after last week's acquisition of AD Rob Baird from Mother, New York.
Video Art for Nike Stores
Experimental theater director Robert Wilson makes video portraits for Nike store retail displays.
Feedbag: Manstrokewoman, Michael Sieben and JR
Meet Uncle Jack, Sieben serves up some scary skin art and JR goes to Rio.
Whopper Leave-out? Bogusky to Write Dieting Tome
Crispin, Porter + Bogusky CCO Alex Bogusky's slated to pen a dieting book focusing on portion size and "the twisted conspiracy that's making our country fat."
People news from Taxi, unit9 and more
Taxi, New York appointed Ron Smrczek, formerly a creative director at the agency's Toronto office, to ECD. ... London interactive production company unit9 signed Japanese interactive director Masayuki Kido, aka Roxik (pictured), to its roster. ...
Converse Canvasses the Music Fests
Perfect Fools, Amsterdam launches an interactive forum that brings concertgoers and Converse together.
Feedbag: Parra meets Enjoi, Sailing the Switchback Sea and the Dyson Airblade
Parra lands on skateboards, installation art sails down the Hudson and we love us some Airblade.
People news from Mullen, Mekanism and more
Former McKinney ACD Matt Fischvogt (pictured) joined Wenham, MA-based agency Mullen in the new position of creative director, innovation and integration. ... San Francisco-based production company Mekanism signed New York directing duo/former Mother, New York creatives Dave and Rory to its roster. ...
R/GA Branches Out
The digital agency launches R/GA Brand Design and introduces its director, Marc Shillum.
Feedbag: Sneaker Burger, Chemical Brothers Video and Renegade Endorsement
A Nike-inspired burger, the Chemical Brothers' global video project and a Playboy bunny who's making Olive Garden blush.
Rate the Ad: Lenovo: Troll
Do spots from Olympic sponsors need to showcase the Games or athletes? Or is a singing troll enough?
People news from JWT, TBWA and more
Former Saatchi & Saatchi, Los Angeles ECD Harvey Marco joined JWT, New York as chief creative officer. Marco takes over for Ty Montague, who will now focus on management duties within the agency as co-president. ... TBWA, Germany announced that creative director Bettina Olf (pictured) will join its Hamburg office as ECD in September. ...
Production Report: The Changing Game
Can you define advertising production? Not so long ago, it was simply understood as the act of putting together a spot, or maybe, a print ad. Now it's all that and much, much more.
Production Company Report: The List, @radical.media-Furlined/Blink
Here they are. From all over the globe, representing all shapes, sizes and media styles, the standout production players who gave life to the best work of the year.
Production Company Report: The List, Go Film-O Positive
Part two of our 2008 Production Company Report.
Production Company Report: The List, Outsider-Stink
The third installment of our 2008 Top Production Companies list.
Production Company Report: Top Interactive Production Companies
The companies here can hardly be classified as just production shops. In fact, many of them may justifiably take issue with being put on such a list.
People news from Publicis Mojo, DraftFCB and more
Award-winning BBH, London alums Steve Wakelam and Ian Williamson (pictured) joined the creative department at Publicis Mojo, Sydney. ... DraftFCB, Chicago promoted art director Todd Durston and copywriter Berk Wasserman to ACDs for Coors. ...
Shaun White Turns Teacher
The extreme sports star dishes life lessons to future collegians in McCann Worldgroup's digital back-to school campaign for HP.
JetBlue's Low-Profile, High-Pedigree Terminal
A first look at the new JetBlue terminal at Kennedy International.
Harvey Marco to Leave Saatchi, L.A.
Executive creative director set to depart the agency after five years.
Rate the Ad: Extstay.com: A Girl, Her Tongue and a Hotel Room
Strange boundaries in hotel room cleanliness are crossed.
People news from Y&R, Wieden + Kennedy and more
Y&R, Asia named TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York alum Marcus Rebeschini (pictured) its new chief creative officer. He will join Y&R's Singapore headquarters group in September. ... 86 the onions founder Chad Rea joined Wieden + Kennedy, Portland as creative director for Target. ...
Campfire Sinks its Creative Teeth into True Blood
Independent agency goes beyond advertising to shape the back story of HBO's new show.
Feedbag: The Great Ad Debate, Pot Noodle The Musical and Man on Wire
Local Theory picks the brains of some high profile ad men and more.
People news from Rapp Collins, Team One and more
Ex-Leo Burnett, Chicago creative Jörg Decker-Hibbel (pictured) joined Rapp Collins as ECD of the agency's Dallas office. ... Saatchi & Saatchi division Team One hired Goodby, Silverstein & Partners alum Troy Kooper as creative director on the national Lexus account. ...
Demystifying Nokia Maps
London's Work Club takes a homemade approach to teach Nokia users about the mobile brand's new navigation app.
Expansion Team Goes Epic with Exodus
Music shop's Alex Moulton goes the concept route on debut album.
People news from Wave, Organic and more
London-based sound design studio Wave announced plans to open its new Amsterdam office in September 2008. In the process, the company signed sound designer Alex Nicholls-Lee to work out of the Amsterdam branch, which will service U.K. and pan-European markets . ... Digital agency Organic promoted New York ECD Conor Brady (pictured) to VP, creative, where he will oversee creative work for all Organic clients and the Organic brand. ...
The Sleep-Deprived Face of Live SportsCenter
A 25-year-old heralds ESPN's new live SportsCenter in a marathon series of unscripted promos.
Feedbag: Drunk History and Some Special Sneakers
History lessons fly three sheets to the wind, Aaron Rose meets DC shoes and Puma goes Goonies.
Rate the Ad: Nike: In-your-face Posters
Nike ads for its new basketball shoe, Hyperdunk, end up in the can after some claim they're anti-gay.
Feedbag: Cuil, Get FISA Right and Eyeblaster
Another Google rival emerges, fighting domestic spying with local ads and a 2007 rich media analysis from Eyeblaster.
Creativity Top 5: July 28
Discovery Channel's Sharkrunners and Gears of War debut strong sequels and more.
People news from Element 79, iris and more
Omnicom-owned agency Element 79 promoted Joe Burke and Kim Noles to EVP posts, while also appointing Chris Miller as chief digital officer and Todd Crisman as GCD, interactive. ... Ex-StrawberryFrog, New York interactive creative head and AKQA creative lead Tori Winn (pictured) joined London-based iris Digital as creative director. ...
Sharkrunners Ride the Reef
The creative heads from area/code explain the new features and locale that make up season two of their seafaring, GPS-enhanced web game.
Post-Directors Roundtable with Hobby
We begged and pleaded for Swedish director Hobby to interrupt his holiday, and after weeks of silence lo and behold this shows up.
Goodby Pair to Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Art director Nick Spahr and copywriter Chris Beresford-Hill head East.
Feedbag: Cake Wrecks, Freeman and Pashley Bicycle Magic
Confectionary catastrophes and two bikes that make our knees weak.
Saatchi CD Kerry Keenan and EP Colin Pearsall to leave agency
Talents on award-winning J.C. Penney and Crest campaigns to depart at end of month
MPC heads to La-La-Land
UK-based post production house to open its doors in Los Angeles; star colorist Gethin reveals the secrets of the telecine suite
People news from Fathom, Elias Arts and more
New York-based agency Fathom Communications announced that former DraftFCB, Chicago creative director Cory Kammer and veteran ACD Joe Bednarski will assume the roles of CD and ACD, respectively, at its Chicago office. ... Bi-coastal audio production company Elias Arts promoted Christopher "Kimo" Kemp (pictured) from senior composer to ACD. ...
Mama Mia! Mother's Made a Musical
London agency follows comics, an award-winning feature film and more fringe ventures with the first branded musical.
Ogilvy Hosts Art that Hates War (and Corporations)
The agency's New York office presents the traveling political exhibit, "Yo! What Happened to Peace?"
Feedbag: Sk8face, Shawn Barber and Caprica
Where do skateboard graphics come from? Who is Shawn Barber? What happened before Battlestar Galactica? All these answers and more.
Craig Davis to Leave JWT in 2009
Agency Chairman and CEO Bob Jeffrey announces chief creative officer's impending departure.
Rate the Ad: JC Penney: High School Cinema
JC Penney remakes the angsty teen classic "The Breakfast Club" for back-to-school. But, after the "Speed Dressing" fiasco, is the disorienting lack of angst (or romance) a wholesome backlash?
Creativity Top 5: July 21
Leo Burnett lays an egg on Chicago, Carl Weathers waxes philosophical on change and much more.
Calling All Artists: Creativity/Penguin Book Cover Contest Deadline Extended to August 1
You now have two more weeks to submit your art!
People news from The Viral Factory, Avenue A | Razorfish and more
Digital agency The Viral Factory hired award-winning interactive copywriter/CD Glenn Sanders (pictured) as its creative director. Sanders, a former ACD at TBWA/Chiat/Day/Tequila, will be based out of TVF's Santa Monica office. ... Avenue A | Razorfish, Seattle promoted David Hartt to group creative director. ...
Jason Macdonald and Chan Hatcher Hatch Number Six
The former Cosmo Street and Rock Paper Scissors pros join forces to launch new editorial shop
Feedbag: The Citrus Report, Ugly Shoes and more
A new online culture mag, this week's ugly footwear pick and "unnecessary quotations" galore.
Schulson and Aviram off to Y&R, New York
The former TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York producers reunite with colleagues and take on co-exec director of content production duties at Y&R's NYC office
Rate the Ad: T-Mobile: Cow
Where ads are banned for same sex kissing and a shivering dog, will the farm animal examination in this Saatchi spot incense U.K. ad viewers?
More time to enter Penguin and Creativity's book cover contest
Submit your designs for the Hearts and Minds Competition
People news from McCann, Wieden + Kennedy and more
McCann Worldgroup, San Francisco appointed ex-Leo Burnett, Chicago creative directors Josh Denberg and Paul Hirsch (pictured) as GCDs. ... Wieden+Kennedy, New York hired AKQA alum Jerome Austria in the newly created position of interactive creative director. ...
Three Stripes meet The Walrus
Adidas and Upper Playground team up for a limited engagement.
Refacing Facebook
As we went to press on the June issue, the social network was readying a redesign. Industry leaders told (and showed) us how they'd like to see it, but now we've got a look at the new deal.
Feedbag: The Third Bid, Ron English and Shepard Fairey
A quick fix to those account review woes, Ron English in Boston and Fairey puts Obama up for auction.
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From OK Computer to Roll Computer
Radiohead and director James Frost make a video without cameras.
People news from GMMB, Rokkit and more
Kirk Souder, co-founder of Ground Zero and former president of Publicis & Hal Riney, joined Omnicom-owned, bi-coastal/London agency GMMB as executive creative director and partner. ... London-based production company Rokkit signed Gold Pencil-winning interactive/web director Vincent Morisset (pictured) for representation in the U.K. and throughout Europe. ...
The App Effect
Different agencies take different approaches to make their way into Apple's much-anticipated 3G iPhone App Store.
Feedbag: Carl Weathers, Ted Pushinsky and more
Carl Weathers gets inspirational, Pushinsky takes the Low Road and we find some seriously ugly shoes.
Rate the Ad: Walmart: New Logo
The big-box retailer will launch its softer, brighter logo on U.S. storefronts this fall.
People news from TBWA, Saatchi & Saatchi and more
TBWA/Chiat/Day, Los Angeles announced several new hires including ex-Fallon creative director Kerry Feuerman as GCD for Nissan and Infiniti, former The True Agency ECD Perry Fair as CD on Nissan. Also joining are Jimmy Smith (pictured), formerly of BBDO, New York and Wieden + Kennedy as GCD on Gatorade along with ex-W+K Nike star Jayanta Jenkins as ACD. ... Saatchi & Saatchi X named Simon Hathaway as regional CEO, EMEA/U.K. ...
Designers Defend Democracy
Crispin, Pentagram, Chip Kidd and others design posters for "Thoughts on Democracy," a Miami Beach museum exhibit.
Feedbag: Mike Mills, Hellboy II and Yuko Shimizu
Mike Mills doc, the Hellboy returns and the work of Yuko Shimizu.
Wieden + Kennedy Portland CDs Mark Fitzloff and Susan Hoffman promoted to ECDs
Promotions come in wake of ECDs Steve Luker and Jelly Helm's departure from Portland creative department
The 2008 Editors Special Report
The Association Of Independent Creative Editors presents its annual best in editing and two winners take us behind the scenes on their winning cuts. Also, Bluerock's Oliver Wicki gives us the blow by blow on editing U2's big screen 3D film.
People news from R/GA, BBDO and more
R/GA, London promoted James Temple (pictured) to executive creative director, where he will be partnering with current ECD Nathan Cooper and reporting to managing director Jim Moffatt. ... BBDO, Atlanta promoted Kyle Lewis to ECD while welcoming Chuck Meehan as senior creative director and Dana Xavier as director of digital operations. ...
Between Beautiful & Branding
Aaron Rose's new documentary explores the increasingly blurry divide separating art and commerce.
Modernista! MD Nick Simmonds is Dead at 47
Managing director and co-managing partner of Amsterdam office dies of brain hemorrhage.
Are We Green Yet?
Or, how the brand world can move from thinner water bottles to a real, long term sustainability ethic.
Rate the Ad: Amnesty International: Olympic Sports
The TBWA network paints two China Olympics pictures for two disparate clients: a grim picture of sporting human rights violations for Amnesty International from the Paris office and feel-good stories from the global games for Visa out of Los Angeles.
People news from Ogilvy, Agency.com and more
Ogilvy China appointed Kevin Lee (pictured) as executive creative director of Ogilvy & Mather, Shanghai. ... Barry Goldberg rejoined Agency.com as managing partner of operations in its New York office. ...
Recruiting: The Next Generation
Advertising entities of every persuasion have recognized the importance of incorporating digitally-inclined talent into their creative offerings to help foster all those big, beyond-ad ideas. But with tech companies big and small offering everything from equity and "20 percent time" to locally sourced gourmet lunches, how can agencies compete for top tier talent? By getting creative, of course.
Garden Of Urban
Urban Outfitters founder, Richard Hayne, enhances your outdoor experience.
Feedbag: Spicy surfing and Happy Canada Day!
Artsy surfing, spices for one and some Canada Day bonus action.
Directors Roundtable 2008
We brought together an all-star lineup of directors hailing from a spectrum of creative backgrounds at the Soho House in New York, where they shared stories about breaking out, maintaining an A-game, delicate egos and creatives with the biggest balls.
Creativity's Hearts and Minds
Introducing our first ever artists event, and a chance for your work to appear on the cover of an upcoming Penguin novel
Barbarians Enlist Naked Strategist
The Barbarian Group hires Noah Brier to start a strategy division.
People news from Energy BBDO, Work Club and more
Former Publicis West ECD Dan Fietsam was named chief creative officer of Energy BBDO. ... U.K. agency Work Club recruited Lawrence Weber and Jo Dillon (pictured) as production director and head of film, respectively. ...
Directors Bare All as the June Issue Arrives Online
Directors--they're just like you and me!
Directors' Hidden Talents: Garth Davis
Davis (Anonymous Content, U.S. / Exit Films, Australia) has freakishly prehensile toes.
Directors' Hidden Talents: Noam Murro
Biscuit Filmworks' founder sends his headshot around.
AKQA Lets the Future Lions Roar
The digital agency turns its creative eye to students with future Cannes-winning potential.
Two Men and a Baby
How Grey, New York's Tor Myhren and director Randy Krallman bring E*Trade's baby to life.
Penguin's Paul Buckley Talks Book Covers
Think you got what it takes to land on a Penguin cover? Gearing up for Creativity and Penguin's Hearts and Minds Artists Competition, the publisher's creative leader tells us what kind of talent will turn his head.
TBWA's Pedigree Effort Ahead of Pack at Kelly Awards
Receives Grand Prize; Ogilvy & Mather Gets Gold for 'Pro-Age,' Silver for Wieden & Kennedy's 'Rush Hour'
JWT, Mumbai, Is Cannes' First Big Winner
Campaign to recruit India's next generation of leaders nets a Direct Grand Prix, along With thousands of applicants.
Rate the Ad: Marie Curie Actions: Chemical Party
Love and explosions abound when elements get together at a chemical party.
Leo Burnett Makes its Cannes Guesses
The venerable agency prediction reel arrives along with excitement in anticipation of next week's festival.
Feedbag: Boris Artzybasheff, Tate's Street Art and more
A gallery of work by illustrator Boris Artzybasheff, a look at the Tate Modern's new look and a Steampunk blog.
Feedbag: Tim Barber, Amazing Business Cards and No Garfield
Check out the Tiny Vice's new books venture, get some biz card ideas and read the Un-Garfield comic.
Tate Modern Takes to the Streets
The British museum takes its first look at international street art.
Twit or Tweet on the Riviera
Your humble narrators make micro-sense of the week's proceedings.
People news from Saatchi & Saatchi, Hill Holliday and more
Saatchi & Saatchi, Los Angeles named former Team One executive director Paul Mareski as its new president effective immediately. ... Ex Tribal DDB, Dallas art director Eric Chao (pictured) joined Boston-based Interpublic agency Hill Holliday as associate creative director. ...
Take Flight on Orange's Web Balloon Race
Poke provides the U.K. mobile provider with a web-traversing competition
DDB South Africa Takes Press Grand Prix
Agency's work for Energizer was unanimous pick by jury.
View from the Jury: Nick Law
R/GA's EVP, chief creative officer prepares for the future on the Titanium and Integrated Lions Jury.