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Ube’s Ice Cream Shop

Monday, April 12, 2010

All Creatives will relate to artist Ube Urban. I got an immediate warm feeling when I watched him paint a bicycle in Jake Wiens' video; I know what it's like to be immersed in the flow of creating. The idea has been captured so the remainder is letting the gun do it's thing.

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.

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.

Bob Dylan on the Mystery of Creativity

Friday, March 12, 2010

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To be creative is to develop the intuition, shut down what makes sense and follow intuition. Feeding the hunger we’ll look, listen, study and practice, but if we try to follow information to a commonsensical conclusion, there are no surprises only boredom. In this video, Bob Dylan talks about the mystery of creativity.

How It Works: Old Spice Horseman

Friday, February 19, 2010

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I thought something was up when I first saw this ad. Notice the lighting in the opening scene; it's outdoor lighting in a bathroom. But - I thought the background was green screen.

Yes and …

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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I live for the thrill – a captivating moment in the creative process when engagement turns exciting. Nothing else matters but refining how it sounds, looks, reads, feels. My concentration is off the immersion chart. It’s nothing like drilling for oil – more like sharing demonstrative dreams at 20 - 20,000 MHz.

Talking with Creative Director – Scott Ballew

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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PermissionToSuck.com interviews Scott Ballew, V.P Creative Director at Capstrat, an integrated advertising and PR agency in the South East with about 100 employees.

VW ‘Punch Dub’ Ad is the Winner of the Super Bowl Spots

Monday, February 8, 2010

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Just in case you were wondering about my opinion, Volkswagen is the ad winner - for my money (not that it has anything to do with my money) - of the 2010 Superbowl spots and here's why.