This ad on Pandora first piqued my interest to check out the Blue Moon Art Project.
People from cities like Philadelphia, Chicago and Boston created and submitted art inspired by the brewing company's line of beers. The best were awarded prestige (and cash) and are featured in their online gallery. Any type of medium and materials were used to create some pretty cool pieces of art. I've posted a few of my favorites.
I know technically it's not Christmas yet, but I already go my major presents: Yay! Can't wait for the annual Christmas Eve party at the Painters' house tonight (where I will be utilizing all three of these presents from the parents)!
Gotta love sitting in a crowded airport, 4 days before Christmas, the day after a plane crash. I was attempting to get into the holiday spirit by watching Elf last night in my hotel room when the news interrupted to tell me that a Continental Boeing 737 slid off the runway and caught on fire. I don't think it was that bad and by 'that bad' I mean at least no one was killed. I guess it's a good thing I'm flying Delta this afternoon. I also think it's funny that in my last post I featured ads for Keystone, and I ended up actually going there to snowboard with Brent. After a few hours on the slopes we got to meet Santa and Blitzen. Wow the internet is bad here. I can't get my picture uploaded. I'll try again later. I think I'm boarding soon anyways... (6:30 pm in ATL) (7:00 pm in ATL) Since I'm stuck in Atlanta right now, here's some classic holiday coke commercials:
I am thoroughly enjoying the beginning of my break. Today I did some character research and costume design for the outfit I am wearing to the Christmas party tomorrow night. Or in other words, I layed in bed and watched Mortal Kombat and then went and bought black, white and lime green clothes. Anyways, I'm planning to visit a couple agencies in Denver tomorrow so I have to do a little research today. I already had two in mind and I found another cool one called Cultivator Advertising. The website is very well designed and I like a lot of their work including these keystone ads.
The one about skiing back east is so true. I hate it when they have to make the snow and it turns into ice and makes me skid and fall on my butt. Speaking of which, I bought a few early Christmas presents for myself: pink goggles, the north face gloves and snowboard pants complete with suspenders. I should probably start packing now...
I figured I would post my favorite print and TV ads we produced for our Gymboree project. The strategy is that it takes 10,000 hours to become a genius at something, whether it's music, art, sports or computer programming. Gymboree helps kids start acquiring these hours early. Therefore, we shot 7 of the cutest kids in Colorado as younger versions of celebrity geniuses!
I'm finally done with the Gymboree campaign that my group and I have been working on for 10 weeks at Crispin! So, what better way to celebrate this finish than blogging about their latest campaign?
This campaign of course, is the Whopper Virgins. It's a very interesting twist on the classic rivalry-inspired taste test, but I'm not completely sure how I feel about it. It definitely generates publicity (a CP+B always likes to do). I saw some stuff posted online by very pissed-off people.
I guess I'm torn. It's a novel concept, but considering that fast food is one of the big contributors of the American obesity epidemic, it's not particularly a part of our culture that I would want to share with the rest of the world. I mean, I don't even eat burgers, myself, being a vegetarian. I would have loved to travel to Thailand, Iceland and Romania, though. Note to self: When I get a job at a big ad agency, think of a campaign that requires me to fly to exotic destinations to produce it.
Dave, one of the creatives behind this campaign (who is featured in the video) and his amazing Italian wife hosted the end-of-quarter party for all the greenhousers and 8th quarters. It was pretty much the best food and wine I've ever tasted! Bruschetta, soup, mozarella balls, portabello salad, specially made vegetarian lasagna for me and the other 2 vegetarians present, red wine from Italy and melt in your mouth tiramisu. OMG I am drooling just thinking about it again. They were such great hosts and helped make last saturday the best night I've had here in Boulder! :)
I also can't wait to go to the annual craziness that is the Crispin Christmas Party. Here's the cute invite email I got:
After you apply your makeup, don your cape, and put your underwear on the outside of your tights for the superhero holiday party, grab a paper bag. Fill it with canned goods and bring it to the party. Times are tough right now and it is a very good time to be a hero. Bring at least one can of food per person (suggested donation).
According to my weather widget, it's one degree outside right now. One degree.
Excited to have a little time off right now after working 12-14 hour days for the past week or so on this campaign (Hence, the lack of posts). Last night we had the party for all of us students and our 'teachers' at Crispin. I overindulged in the best authentic Italian food ever; including two servings of tiramisu. And I licked the plate.
Then we spent the night dancing at Round Midnight, and when we came out it was snowing. It was still snowing when i woke up this morning.
Here's a great commercial that aired in the Netherlands for Heineken supporting their 'extra cold' campaign. Created by TBWA\Neboko in Amsterdam.
Voldemars, Mihnea and Savina (Sunny) won the golden bullet and have now been dubbed the official Young Guns Students of the Year for their voting and recycling idea. Simple. Brilliant. I find it funny that they are all European, yet American polictics still play a part in this campaign. (I think I remember them working on this when I was in Germany this summer).
Then there's Devon and Christian who won TWO bullets - a silver and a bronze for their World Vision Foodmail and IKEA Perfect Fit ideas, respectively.
And I don't know these guys, but the professional Young Guns of the Year are Eric Kallman and Craig Allen from TBWA/Chiat/Day from New York for their Skittles commercials:
I hope to be inducted into the YG Club at some point...I still have 6 years.
This is one of the funniest videos I've seen in a while. The beat is surprisingly good. Makes me want to get up and dance. Maybe I'll do the jizzerbug. Or throw in some 'jizz hands.' Maybe they'll do a remix featuring DJ Jizzy Jeff. Enough with the jizz puns? Yea, I've been working for 12 hours straight on this campaign and may or may not be losing my mind...
The Lettuce Ladies website makes vegetarianism sexy using veggie bikins, tofu wrestling and public make-out sessions. It's interesting and gains publicity to say the least, but I don't know if it will actually convert anyone. And I'm pretty sure they're targeting guys who are generally harder to convert.
Using sex to sell something to guys. Novel concept. Still, I totally would have loved to design and wear my own lettuce bikini. ;)
I LOVE this new commercial for nip/tuck that I've been seeing on TV. Very well executed visually and choreographically.
I can't embed it, but you can view it on the show's website. I've never actually watched the show. I don't have any desire to. I don't like blood and medical things.
The song is Flashing Lights by Kanye West. The choreography is by Marguerite Derricks, an award-winning ballerina/choreographer from New York, although I am more interested in the art director and costume designer.
I saw one of the first public commercials for Crispin's new 'Reality' Campaign:
Earlier this week at the agency I saw a bunch of 'clean coal' facts plastered all over the walls. So far it seems like the exact same campaign as Truth, except they changed the topic from smoking to coal burning and global warming. Don't get me wrong, though. I loved the Truth campaign. In fact, that's one of the reasons I love the agency, they have the same values as me in general: anti-smoking, recycling, environmental preservation, physical fitness, etc.
I'm excited to see how this campaign unfolds. CP+B loves their PR! I wonder if this is pro bono.
The website makes me a little sad, but at least you get to bring the canary back to life each time! After seeing the website, I now understand why they used the yellow bird as a mascot.
I remember learning this at some point: Early coal mines did not feature ventilation systems, so miners would routinely bring a caged canary into new coal seams. Canaries are especially sensitive to methane and carbon monoxide, which made them ideal for detecting any dangerous gas build-ups. As long as the canary in a coal mine kept singing, the miners knew their air supply was safe. A dead canary in a coal mine signalled an immediate evacuation.
Here's the print ad that's been released:
Everything is so simple, which is why it's so brilliant.
“Simplicity is not the goal. It is the by-product of a good idea and modest expectations.”
"Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated.”
Don't you love it when they make metaphors literal?
The South West is an agency in England which is apparently trying to attract new employees and/or clients. I like the video but I have no idea what kind of work they've done for clients. Curious...
How cute! Nine year old Alec Greven from Castle Rock, Colorado had just published and released his first book: How To Talk To Girls. I find this interesting for two reasons: I. I'm currently working on a campaign that promises to make your kid amazing II. I am reading The Game by Neil Strauss.
I'm pretty sure boys still had cooties when I was nine...
Finally getting my feet wet in the advertising world. I would prefer to be barefoot, but I'll settle for flip-flops. I create, work out, work hard & play hard. Basically, life is good.
