Amnesty International: Poems of horror, 4

Advertising Agency: dieckertschmidt GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Creative Directors: Kurt Georg Dieckert, Stefan Schmidt
Art Director: João Peixoto
Copywriter: Tobias Arsalan Wenke
Agency Account Manager: Anne Gabriel

Finland-Sweden Athletics International: Come on, Swedes!

Advertising Agency: Intohimotoimisto Cassius, Helsinki, Finland
Creative Director: Erkko Mannila
Art Director: Hermanni Kanerva
Copywriters: Antti Tuominen, Axa Fahler, Erkko Mannila
Production Company: Lataamo
Director: Ville Strengell
Published: June 2014

Wendy's: The star of Tuscany

Advertising Agency: VML, Kansas City, USA
Chief Creative Officer: Debbi Vandeven
Executive Creative Director: Aaron Evanson
Group Creative Director: Chris Corley
Art Director: Ethan Tedlock
Copywriter: David Brandorff
Agency Producer: Gary Granger
Group Account Director: Jen McDonald
Account Director: Jason Bass
Senior Account Manager: Kylie LeGree
Account Manager: Kendall Rooney
Associate Social Channel Manager: Christina Miller
Production Company: Grand Large Inc & L’Isola Productions
Director: Chad Ostrom
Director of Photography: Brian Hubbard
Editor: Pete Meyer / 19 Below
Graphics: Jono Gaughan
Sound Design/Original Score: Patrick Meagher / Liquid 9

American Apparel Dismisses CEO Dov Charney, Claims Misconduct


American Apparel replaced its CEO, Dov Charney, who has faced accusations of sexual harassment, after an investigation into misconduct at the casual clothing maker he created.

The board named Chief Financial Officer John Luttrell, a former executive with retailers Old Navy, Wet Seal and Cost Plus, as its interim CEO, according to a statement yesterday. Mr. Charney was suspended and will be terminated for cause after a contractual 30-day wait, Los Angeles-based American Apparel said.

Mr. Charney, 45, tested limits with the use of young, scantily clad models in advertisements for the company’s American-made underwear. That approach spilled over into his management, spawning lawsuits alleging sexual harassment. The company has lost money recently under Charney and its stock has fallen under $1. His dismissal may trigger a notice of default, American Apparel said.

Continue reading at AdAge.com

Keith Weed: we need to suck in the best creative talent

Creativity has never been more important, according to Keith Weed, the chief marketing and communications officer at Unilever, speaking at the Cannes Lions festival.

UK bags two awards in inaugural Product Design Lions

Ogilvy & Mather London and Map London have picked up two of the nine Lions awarded in the debut Product Design category at this year’s Cannes festival.

Back Portraits Paintings

Focus sur le travail de Daniel Coves : un artiste peintre vivant à Berlin et qui nous propose des représentations ultra réalistes de différentes personnes de dos. Un travail impressionnant sur la lumière, les cheveux et les textures réuni sous le nom de « Back Portraits » à découvrir dans la suite en images.

Advertisers Need to #BelieveInMobileTech


Earlier this month, the producers of the Creative Fuel conference in Sydney published a pretty hilarious promotional video promising the next big game-changer in advertising. The brief was to drive ticket sales for the conference, and their over-the-top solution was “The World’s First Crowd Sourced 3D-Printed QR Code Live Streamed Via Go Pro To A Smart Phone Or Tablet Device Drone Delivery Ticket System Project.” It’s catchy, but I don’t know maybe they could just call it TWFCS3DPQRCLSVGPTASPOTDDDTSP for short?

It’s not hard to belittle technology these days, as there have been a number of “game-changers” in marketing that have overpromised and underdelivered (QR codes anyone?).

Yet, there’s still a lot of room for innovation with technology. Mobile is now a driving force in persuading user behavior. I personally use apps to find restaurants, book transportation and reserve hotels with a click or two. It’s never been easier to find a deal or get great recommendations.

Continue reading at AdAge.com

Kampgrounds of America: What's behind the yellow sign

Advertising Agency: LRXD, Denver, USA
Chief Executive Officer: Kelly Reedy
Chief Strategy Officer: Eric Kiker
Creative Directors: Jamie Reedy, John Gilbert
Director of Photography: Colin Arndt
Copywriters: Jamie Reedy
Integrated Producer: Jessi Dana
Production Company: Dokument Films
Director: David Serota
Executive Producer: Rich Carter
Line Producer: Jenna Pfefferle
Post Production / Editorial Company: Dokument Films
Editors: David Serota, Peter Harding
Music Company: Luke Sullivant
Audio Sweetening: Rocky Mountain Recorder
Animation Company: Spillt
Account Director: Felicity Coye
Published: June 2014

Playland: Torture

Fear made fun.

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Ian Grais, Chris Staples
Copywriters: Jordan Cohen, Danielle Haythorne
Art Director: Nicolas Quintal
Photography: Clinton Hussey
Typographers: Jonathon Cesar, Jan Day, Tom Pettapiece
Production Company: C2 Media

Playland: Snake

Fear made fun.

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Ian Grais, Chris Staples
Copywriters: Jordan Cohen, Danielle Haythorne
Art Director: Nicolas Quintal
Photography: Clinton Hussey
Typographers: Jonathon Cesar, Jan Day, Tom Pettapiece
Production Company: C2 Media

Playland: Dentist

Fear made fun.

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Directors: Ian Grais, Chris Staples
Copywriters: Jordan Cohen, Danielle Haythorne
Art Director: Nicolas Quintal
Photography: Clinton Hussey
Typographers: Jonathon Cesar, Jan Day, Tom Pettapiece
Production Company: C2 Media

Thomas B. Morgan, Lindsay Press Aide, Dies at 87

Mr. Morgan combined a knack for writing and passion for public affairs to shape a heterogeneous career that included being press secretary to Mayor John V. Lindsay of New York.

Mozilla to Develop Comments Platform for New York Times and Washington Post

Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox web browser, will help the newspapers build the technology for a platform tailored to news organizations.



3LEGS Table Collection

Constitué de David Tarcali, Pásztor Bence et Pongor Soma, le Studio Nomad a conçu une collection de 3 tables d’appoint appelée « 3Legs ». Une feuille d’acier de 3 millimètres d’épaisseur a été pliée pour réaliser chaque table afin qu’elle ne bascule pas. Ces tables existent en 3 couleurs et jouent avec la géométrie de l’architecture avec talent.

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Bobagens que os showreels dizem

Peter Quinn é diretor de arte da Blink de Vancouver e, recentemente, criou um vídeo para lembrar aqueles lugares-comuns que vira-e-mexe aparecem em showreels. Shit Showreels Say é o resultado de uma paixão do designer por este tipo de vídeo, que faz parte de seu ritual matinal junto com café.

“Notei que meu próprio reel estava insanamente ultrapassado e isso me fez pensar em reels em geral”, escreveu Quinn em seu site. Daí a combinação de tudo que ele e outros estúdios que o designer fazem, mas que mesmo assim ele adora. Ficou simpático e, realmente, acende algumas lâmpadas internas….

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Cannes excess is here to stay, says Steve King

Steve King, ZenithOptimedia’s global chief executive, says the extravagance and excess of Cannes from 10 years ago is back and very much here to stay.

Terry Crews digs for 'Braziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil' as World Cup gets underway

Terry Crews, one of Old Spice’s favourite guys, is a screamer. This time he’s screaming about “Braziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil”.

'Periods don't have glitter in them' Hello Flo girl hears after mortifying First Moon party

“What are you talking about? This party is a hit. Your grandpa is bobbing for ovaries like a champ!” the girl’s mother says, before her daughter finally admits she faked getting her period in this new Hello Flo ad.

British Airways and Save the Children work win Gold Cyber Lions

OgilvyOne’s “magic of flying” campaign for British Airways has scooped both Gold and Silver Lions in the Cyber category.