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Is design honest?
I’d totally wear this t-shirt, if only to dare strangers to start a dialogue and perhaps debate whether design really any more honest than adve [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Monday, June 16th, 2008
Categories: Design, Fun | No Comments »
Marketing vs Branding Joke
An oldie but a goodie we used to tell potential clients about the difference between marketing, PR, advertising, and branding. The only thing I might [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
Categories: Advertising, Branding, Fun, Marketing | No Comments »
Human Skateboard Sneaux Commercial
Wicked new stop motion Sneaux commercial “Human Skateboard” directed by PES. Do NOT try this at home. [props to Steph for the heads up]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Categories: Advertising, We love | No Comments »
The future is TOO friendly.
If you don’t currently have a stalker, and are feeling a bit left out, the Mini Cooper might help you fill that void with billboards that speak [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Categories: Advertising | 1 Comment »
NYC’s True Graffiti Problem
Although I work in an industry that is unavoidably related to advertising, I have to admit that the prevalence of advertising is reaching ridiculous [...]
Posted by: Leigh Peterson on Thursday, January 25th, 2007
Categories: Advertising | No Comments »
50 Essential Bookmarks
We didn’t make the list, but Communication Arts’ 2006 50 Essential Bookmarks is a great resource for design and advertising fodder.
Posted by: Mark Busse on Sunday, December 31st, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Design, Helpful Tips, Learning, Websites | No Comments »
Creepy Cool Playstation 3 Ads
For those of you not camped out outside of a FutureShop or BestBuy, the US ads for PlayStation 3 really pack a punch. Kickstart your Friday morning w [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Friday, November 17th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Pop Culture | No Comments »
Rethinking the Lotus Awards
Last night Vancouver’s Advertising and Design community gathered at the Westin Bayshore for the AAABC’s 2006 Lotus Awards, which showcase [...]
Posted by: Kevin Broome on Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Events, IBC, Vancouver | 2 Comments »
Quick, quick
All I can say is wow, check out what Jacob and Manto have to say.
Posted by: todd smith on Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Helpful Tips, Learning | No Comments »
If you doubt yourself, wear something else
A lack of.. uh, hmm… courage, has for many years been keeping men from showcasing their toolbags, it is no secret. Now, the pros at AussieBum h [...]
Posted by: todd smith on Monday, November 6th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Fun, Helpful Tips, Learning, Pop Culture | No Comments »
Stationery Movies
I guess Viking is the UK equivalent to our Staples or Office Depot. Anyway, they’re running an inventive online promotion right now called Stat [...]
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Friday, October 20th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Film, Pop Culture, Websites | 2 Comments »
Eat Like Snake? WTF?
Just click on this link. Seriously - TV ads are getting weird man. And I like it. [kudos RGE for this one]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Thursday, October 19th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Inspiration, We love | No Comments »
Hey Kids! Perrier is Cool!
Perrier is trying to refresh the aging brand and increase sales with a non-traditional ad campaign that riffs on its own names with adjectives like & [...]
Posted by: Mark Busse on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Categories: Advertising | No Comments »
The new Sony Bravia Paint commercial
The latest Sony Bravia spot we mentioned here a couple weeks ago has now been released. Watch all 70,000 litres of paint explode into the air here.
Posted by: Ben Garfinkel on Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
Categories: Advertising | 1 Comment »
Real Beauty
The potential pitfall of education about the female body in the media can sometimes fall on deaf ears because overexposure of the message. The kind f [...]
Posted by: Steve Mynett on Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
Categories: Advertising, Design, Film, Marketing | No Comments »