John Lewis does it again by making us shed a tear.
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Growth or Life?
What if our economic growth isn’t as positive as you think? If we don’t quickly create a new economy that isn’t based on constant expansion, are we’re going to run out of planet?
Read more here: https://www.fastcompany.com/90202203/what-if-economic-growth-isnt-as-positive-as-you-think
Is Capitalism Working?
Eight men control half the world’s wealth. And that’s the official figures. They may control more.
So is capitalism working?
You tell me.
YouTube mega stars are quitting…
Two weeks ago PewDiePie, the world’s most popular YouTuber, announced he was quitting the service. Four days later Casey Neistat, one of the fastest rising stars over the last two years, said he was ending his daily vlog.
Read more here: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/29/why-youtubes-biggest-stars-keep-quitting.html
Please Let Us Design for Free… Please!
People in other industries don’t provide their would-be clients with “spec work” for free. That would be asinine. So, why do advertising agencies continue to do it?
Read more at AdWeek here.
Roku-connected TVs and the Future of the Smart TV Wars
At CES, Roku announced new partnerships that will cram its platform inside more televisions. Built-in is the new box. Read more here.
Chef In Box TVC Pitch
Here’s a concept we pitched to JR Foods for their Chef In Box TVC. We love it but the client didn’t. 🙁
Ink & Paper
It ain’t gonna die.
Directed by Ben Proudfoot
ben@benproudfoot.com
Original Music by Kyle Malkin
Sound Design & Mix by David Bolen
Show your support:
Aardvark Letterpress
2500 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 388-2271
www.aardvarkletterpress.com/
McManus & Morgan Paper
2506 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 387-4433
www.mcmanusmorgan.com
© 2011 Breakwater Studios Ltd.
www.dinnerwithfred.com
Kyle Malkin: www.kylemalkin.com
David Bolen: http://www.youtube.com/everythingfilm
Carlos Lascano’s Lila
“LILA” from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
And this was a Lascano Classic:
A SHORT LOVE STORY IN STOP MOTION from Carlos Lascano on Vimeo.
Word Crimes
This should be, if isn’t already, Grammar Nazis’ theme song. Brilliant stuff from Weird Al Yankovic!
Ikea RGB Billboard
Simple yet briliant.
Why It’s Fun To Work In Advertising…
These were created by VCU BrandCenter students for the AICP Awards. Very nice work kids. Now, go work in investment banking.
Karaoke Wars
Initial emblem on a reality TV proposal called Karoake Wars
Father & Son Stories
Amazing father-son stories in advertising. Funny, emotional and simply captivating.
The Slowskys
My favourite television commercial at the moment. It’s bloody hilarious yet so damn effective.
The Scarecrow
My favourite video at the moment. Everything about it — story, music, animation — is amazing.
Esperanza Spalding Black Gold
I wanna be just like her when I grow up.
Book That Grows In Your Hands
Bruketa & Zinic OM, a Croatian creative agency designed an annual report for the Adris Group which literally evolves in the hands of the user. The black covers of the book, entitled “In Good Hands” reveal floral details when heated by the palms of the hands, thanks to specially calibrated thermo color. The same technique was used for the illustrations inside. An iPad version of the report is also available, and includes technology that also reacts to touch.
The idea is to illustrate metaphorically how hands can achieve anything. Adris Group, which has divisions in both the tobacco and tourism business, is a company owned by its employees as stockholders, and wants to emphasize that it is therefore “in good hands”.
A Day In The Life Of A Pretty Busy Graphic Designer
A Day In The Life Of A Pretty Busy Graphic Designer is jooja!’s maiden attempt at short film. The story recounts a typical day of a creative person, who sometimes requires a longer gestation period than a elephant’s pregnancy to come up with creative ideas. ADITLOAPBGD was first screened at Goodman Arts Centre Open House in September 2012. Feel free to be brutal.
Happy Mother’s Day
I just stumbled on this video even though it’s been around for more than a year. Japanese- Jewish American, Sarah Kay recites her poem “B” at a TED Conference and got everyone including me emotional. If you love the video, now you can get the book.
Vicky and Sam
A sappy Hollywood romance gets Meta when scriptwriters discover an unexpected power.
After Vicky’s eyes meet Sam’s across aisles of DVDs in the video store, it’s only right that they should bump hips and—after a whirlwind romance of riverside walks and cute notes—fall in love. That’s the Hollywood formula. Predictable, functional, and stuffed to bursting with gooey mush, it pulls audience heart strings every time.
But not everything is as simple as first it seems.