Archive for the ‘creative’ Category

SpongeBob’s got back

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

I'll admit that I don't know much about SpongeBob Square Pants outside of stumbling upon an episode here and there and reading about it on the Nick website:SpongeBob is a sea sponge who lives with his pet snail, Gary, in a fully furnished, two bedroom pineapple in the town of ...

New Pepsi logo: love it or hate it?

Monday, October 27th, 2008

There is a story today on Ad Age about Pepsi's new logo. For a brand as large as Pepsi, the article raises a valid point: it costs big money to roll out a brand as big as this: For Coke or Pepsi, when you add up all the trucks, vending machines, ...

Sushi Train: Escalator Advertising

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

One of the monthly emails that I enjoy is the Ads of the World monthly winners. If you haven't visited Ads of the World before, I highly recommend you checking it out, especially if you are in advertising or marketing. I subscribe to the RSS feed, but there is so ...

Got Tatts? A few nerd tattoos

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

I think we have all seen a wide variety of tattoos. Working at an ad agency, I see all kinds of cool tattoos. As I was catching up on my RSS feeds from Neatorama, I stumbled upon an interesting programmer tattoo. For those not familiar with HTML, feel ...

Advertising goes social: BootB, Zooppa and others

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Has creative dried up? I don't think so, but the idea of casting a social net to bring in some new creative is a novel idea. Will it revolutionize the agency model? I don't think it will be that dramatic, but it will have an impact, especially for organizations ...

My first iMovie: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, bluegrass style

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

In the programming world, there is the standard "Hello World" tutorial included as part of learning any new language. Consider this my Hello World, so to speak, for learning iMovie. I am happy to say that using iMovie was pretty straightforward, and good enough for any basic editing ...

Eat your veggies, says the giant

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

With all of the negative press around food advertising and kids, it is good to read an article (via) about somebody promoting healthy eating. "The Web site at MightyGiants.com features a program that teaches kids healthy eating habits and exercise through an interactive game. It also includes an area for ...

Open letter to Flash CS3 authors: you forgot a section

Monday, July 30th, 2007

I'm not a Flash expert by any stretch, but I have to say that I did encounter several snags when converting a project from Flash 7 to Flash 9. I won't bore you with all the syntax details, because, unless your doodling with Flash CS3 Professional yourself, you probably don't care ...

Kwik-E-Mart in a box – The Simpsons take over a handful of 7-Elevens

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

As part of promoting the upcoming Simpsons Movie, several 7-Eleven's around the country have been converted to Kwik-E-Marts. According to the Denver Business Journal, there were around 12 or so stores converted in New York; Chicago; Dallas; Seattle; Burbank; Los Angeles; Henderson, Nev.; Orlando; Mountain View, Calif.; Bladensburg, Md.; and Vancouver, British ...

Vodka from Russia or Iceland? Just make it smooth.

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Seems to be a fair amount press around vodka lately, especially from Reyka Vodka, Iceland's first and only premium vodka. They were featured in an e-mail from AdCritic.com as well as several posts on Adrants. My favorite line, especially as flavored vodkas become more prevalent in the US: In Iceland, we ...