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Curtis Lynn Jinkins

Some posters with great energy. Check out his site for more.

Aint it the truth? on Flickr

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hearted by tikilights

tags: ads streets city

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(Via We Heart It.)

Lego Ad

Anyone who know who did these ads? Would love to give proper credit.

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hearted by chillerstadt bereteando

tags: lego yellow green advertising dinosaur t-rex

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Virgin America's safety video

When something as mundane as the in flight safety video is this much fun, you know you're in for a totally different experience. Cheery flight attendants, wealth of first run movies on demand and actually decent food has made me a convert. I kept flying American for my cross country trips, not because of any sense of loyalty but with the distant hope that my mileage will add up for some sort of free ticket. VA hasn't even ironed out their mileage program but I don't care. I fly them for the same reason I use Apple products, click on Amazon and rent from Hertz. It's all about the carefully thought out consumer experience from beginning to end. Starbucks realized it recently and took action with a highly publicized 3 hour training session for their Baristas. I hope the old guard domestic airlines will start seeing it that way, too.

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Virgin America, American Airlines, domestic airlines, service, branding, singapore airlines, mileage programs, apple, amazon.com, hertz

US packaging from the 50s and 60s

Inspired by watching a lot of MadMen, found these cans and boxes from the 50s and 60s to be really fascinating. It's just not this fun anymore. Take a look.

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US brands from the 50s and 60s | a flickr set

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Our Vicks spot, now on air

We shot this commercial in June but finally, it's on air. The gorgeous winter wonderland of New Zealand, standing in for America was beautifully shot by Phil Brown. Also kudos for Fred Raimondi and Ron Herbst for their visual magic. Click on the movie after the still below.

[ with Jason Savage, Creative Director: Bertrand Garbassi, Producer: Brantley Aufill, Agency: Publicis, Director: Phil Brown, Visual Effects: Digital Domain, Music: Anathallo ]

link to photos I took while I was down at the shoot

more photos of New Zealand by Phil Brown

new Dove spot

The newest incarnation of the thought provoking Dove spot last year. Worth checking out.

Prada Marfa by Elmgreen & Dragset

Interesting article from New York Times.

“Prada Marfa” (2005), by Elmgreen & Dragset, at the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Excerpt from article: "The team known as Elmgreen & Dragset approach the question of art value differently. They made a sculpture in the form of a fake and empty Prada outlet and installed it in the middle of a Texas desert. Looking spiffy but forlorn in photographs in the show, the piece prompts Zen-like queries: What’s a brand name’s worth if there are no shoppers? What’s art worth in the middle of nowhere, without an audience?

Actually, the Prada store wasn’t in the middle of nowhere, and it did have an audience. It was installed near Marfa, Tex., home of the Donald Judd Foundation, and a much-favored art-world mecca. Even so, it makes a shrewd point about the arbitrariness of value, which is one of the points of the Graduate Center show."

Technorati Tags: art, prada, Donald Judd Foundation, Marfa, Elmgreen & Dragset, consumerism

Game Over by Pes

A really fun short film using real life objects to pay tribute to video games of our youth. Check out their site for more cool stop motion films and spots. They seem to have a ton of fun making these.


Hit the play button below


Credits "Game Over" 1:30 by PES Produced by Sarah Phelps & PES Special Thanks: Megan O'Neill, AtomEntertainment

Technorati Tags: video games, pes, stop motion, pacman, invaders, frogger, retro video games

iPod ads + Robert Longo

Interesting observation by David Byrne (link). Being an advertising Art Director myself, I've noticed that the best photography direction comes from those agency creatives with the best references from the fine arts field. Inspiration or recreation? Sometimes, it's a fine line. BTW, Robert Longo's drawings are quite striking. Check them out (link).

(from David Byrne's blog) "New iPod ads and an image from the Men in The Cities series of drawings by Robert Longo. Coincidence or conspiracy?"

(Via http://journal.davidbyrne.com/.)

Technorati Tags: iPod, apple, Robert Longo, art direction