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Talking with Advertising Creative Director – Mike Allen

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

I had a chance to talk with Creative Director and Copywriter Mike Allen about his career in Advertising and get some of his thoughts on branding and creativity. Here are 10 minutes from that discussion.

Photography from Emotion and Concept – w/ Renee Byer’s TEDx Presentation

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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I can’t grip rational leverage on conceptual composites that look like photography but really aren’t even, though they defy any other category and have original photographic components. What are these things?

Everything is Social: How Creative Brands Can Earn Social Equity

Friday, April 23, 2010

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There. I’ve summed up conventional advertising in one paragraph, and brought it into the crowded, abundant, consumer centric internet years. Now it’s all about ME, keep your damn interruption marketing to yourself, I’ll find you when I want something you got. Unless ….

Creativity is Analog; Digital is Facsimile

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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My point is that the richness you and I perceive as quality, just like my experience in China, can be like old and new competing for road space. Creativity is analog. There is no such thing as digital creativity, it's only a simulation.

A Tale of Two Sources: Crowd and Open

Thursday, April 15, 2010

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My encounter with Bird House Design and the first ever user-generated HD Video Contest where photographers become filmmakers, and take it beyond the still frame. Vincent Laforet and Canon kick off the improv video story which was on Chapter 4 as of this writing.

King-O-Fads or King of Ads – I’ll tell you what …

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Does anyone else find something Deliciously ironic about hiring the best in the business to produce a spot that will invite the production of a bunch of borderline Cheesy spots?

iPad Magazine Art Direction Demo – Brad Colbow

Saturday, April 10, 2010

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Brad Colbow reviews the Art Direction for iPad magazine editions for GQ, Popular Science and TIME. The video demo gives one a great idea for how usable the editions are, and where iPad design might go in the future.

Interview with Jeff Goodby by BigBuzz Kevin Kelly

Friday, April 9, 2010

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Mainly, Jeff Goodby is the Creative Director and co-Chairman of Goodby Silverstein and Partners Ad Age's Agency of the Decade. He was the principle guy who made you "get" milk. Kevin Kelly of BigBuzz.com interviews Jeff Goodby in a short video.

Tiger and Earl – Well Dad, It’s Like This ….

Thursday, April 8, 2010

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Brilliant. This takes a giant step toward rebuilding Tiger Woods as a brand by reuniting him with a feeling of authenticity.

Taking with Creative Director – Adam Cohen

Monday, March 15, 2010

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Meet Adam. He's determined to unite talent - his own. A first-class writer and a first-rate illustrator equals a great cartoonist. A great cartoonist makes an exceptional ad man, screen writer and film director. Listen to his insightful thoughts about creativity.