Saturday, February 28, 2009

Some More Quotes That Are Quite Nice


"Create in places you don't know."

I think I might have heard this while I was listening to NPR today. I can't be sure. But the program was about Miles Davis, and someone was talking about how Miles completely redefined jazz in the late '50s with his album Kind of Blue. And more importantly, how he was operating in unknown areas--creative places that hadn't been discovered yet. Which is the secret to his unexpectedness, and precisely how he blew peoples' minds.

So I challenge you to do things that are nothing like you've ever seen before. Take a couple of steps into the dark, have no idea where you are creatively. Don't hang out in familiar conceptual territory. You know when you are. Don't. If you stay far, far away and create in wild new conceptual areas, that will ensure whatever you're doing is new, is the next thing.

Oh, and I would pick up a copy of Kind of Blue and listen to it if you never have. Really amazing.



The "Esses" of Success: Sex, Subversion, Style.


Malcolm McLaren, the inventor of the Sex Pistols, said that. I would call those the esses of any awesome ad campaign as well. Think about all the great campaigns from the last 5, 10, hell 50 years. They all have each of those esses in spades.


Good luck thinking this weekend.

Friday, February 27, 2009

Creativity According to Galifianakis

"To do something very dumb in a clever way or do something clever in a very dumb way."

I like that quote. I also like the Absolut stuff he and Tim and Eric did. Check it out:


http://creativity-online.com/work/view?seed=FZb6uJPD

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Persist and you shall succeed


BEFORE


AFTER




Here's to little victories. Believe in your work, and fight for it.

for your health

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

More Mary




“…the advertising was just simple and catchy and corny enough to stay fixed, enticingly, in your mind, it wouldn’t let go of you. That’s what branding is supposed to do.”


“The advertising business is a dangerous business, there are no guarantees. It’s not for sissies. It’s a business about creating miracles… Since the beginning of time it has been the fanatics who have created the miracles…”

I love Mary Wells Lawrence.

Monday, February 23, 2009

The Million Snuggie Snug

Please join today, and force everyone you know to join as well. Help me spread the word, people. I Snug you all.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=66723992563Link

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009

salar

Our School Dominated!!!!!!!!!!!!





Salar won: Best of show and a gold for his wine label he did in Toms class

Omega won: silver for hr logo for The Cereal Bowl

Derek won: Silver for his Sigg campaign, Bronze for his national geographic poster, Silver for his sutherland book, and a Gold for his shinner beer lables.

Justin won: Gold for his Sigg Campaign

Thursday, February 19, 2009

One Show Deadline Extended


Everyone,

Don’t drop your stuff off to Lee today. We don’t need to send it in until next week. The One Club has extended the deadline to next Friday, Feb. 27.

I told you the One Club are a bunch of morons. Leave it to them to tell us the DAY BEFORE IT’S DUE that they’re extending the deadline.

Anyway. Go take a nap or something. Then revisit your campaign with fresh eyes for the first time in days.

OK?

More later. ADDY time.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Monday, February 16, 2009

free lunch

everybody's invited to lunch tomorrow starting at 12:30 at the corner of griffin & elm (ONE MAIN PLACE is the building...here's a map) we will set up tables end to end for 50 ft. I want to video tape it for part of the one show campaign. I will have food for 40 people. I expect strangers and homeless people to show up, so if it's easy for you to bring a sack lunch (something you made by hand) please do, but more importantly just come if you have the time. We'll feed you.

p.s. is anyone interested in streaking with me and Justin after class tues night at walmart? (you get to wear a speedo)

future farmers.

Happy Prez day!



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science fiction

so far


Saturday, February 14, 2009

If anyone's interested.

Here's the current label:

LABEL

I did this on vacation, if anybody wants to use id, if not i won't cry. free, donating it to science due to time issues.

poop

some random ideas for urban legends surrounding horseradish.

Longs horseradish is made so naturally that it has been known to cause female cats to start lactating and become possessive of the bottles of horseradish, guarding it as if it were one of their very own young.

Longs is hot enough that when mixed with whiskey and swallowed, it will cause a reaction that will result in a temporary state of fire breathing.

The ingredients of Longs Horseradish is so pure that priests have been known to use it to perform exorcisms, purging the possessed of all unclean spirits.

Being all natural, a bottle of Longs Horseradish once planted underground will sprout an entire field into horseradish plants.

Longs horse radish is so fresh that upon eating, some people have had bowl movements that have yielded whole horseradish plants.

It is said that walt disney's head is preserved in a jar of long's horseradish, although long's horseradish has no preservatives, it lasts forever. *Jamie's*

Longs Horseradish uses radishes grown in graveyards for the extra calcium that the plants extract from the rich soil.

It is rumored that top chefs when serving an important food critic will secretly place an open bottle under the reviewers table, allowing the subtle smell of the radish positively improve the review.

For many people suffering from hairlessness, the naturalness of Longs horseradish when rubbed on the skin will cause rapid hair growth.

When Longs Horseradish is rubbed at the bottom of a kettle, it will boil the water inside in under 5 minutes.

If suffering from Hypothermia, rubbing Longs Horseradish over the naked body is the fastest way to raise the body tempter back to a stable level effectively saving someone's life.

Drinking a full glass of water after eating Longs Horseradish will cause tiny horseradish plants to grow in your stomach only to be killed off by the stomach acids, creating a cool popping, tingly sensation.

Longs horseradish was originally created to be used as a honeymoon gift. I think you get the idea.

Elvis was known to put a little of longs horseradish under his tongue before going on stage. He felt that it made his voice sound more pure and genuine.


An open jar of Longs Horseradish in a small room works to cure the common cold.

Longs Horseradish is not an option for a prisoners last meal. The fear is that once in the electric chair the current will be pulled in and absorbed by the horseradish which has never had any exposure to electricity before.

Truckers have used Longs Horseradish on their tires during winter conditions, effectively melting any of the ice that the tires come in contact with.

Animals have been known to commit suicide or run up to hunters to be shot so that their meat can be lathered in Longs Horseradish.

The grater used by longs to make their horseradish is the design of Leonardo da Vinci. It was the a lifelong project he worked on relentlessly in secret, resulting in very few finished paintings. The result is a one of a kind grater that can out perform any modern day machine.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

what we do is not too far off

more stuff

http://pamelasidran.carbonmade.com/projects/2159744#1



http://megankdunn.carbonmade.com/projects/2212852#1



http://www.brettschnacky.com/movies/brettschnacky_longshorseradish_h264.mov



http://dmkeller.com/campaign.html

There is SEVEN of them.





Inspirations's



Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Roots

Maybe this photograph inspires someone to do something great.

Sunday, February 8, 2009

To Be Done A F T E R One Show


Hi All,

A friend and former employee of TRG has asked me if I know anyone who can design a logo for her husband, who is running for Dallas city council:

http://www.johnyourse.com/site/

The name 'Yourse' is interesting, is it not?

If any of you are interested, give me a shout. The website is currently unfinished. They're just starting up.

Peace.


bd

Thursday, February 5, 2009

toe jam


hmmm nice art direction.. not sure why this exists though ;0)

Lunch. Talk. Clown.




Lady and gentlemen,

It has occurred to me that you might appreciate some office hours during our preparations for The One Show. So beginning immediately I will donate my lunch hour every day to anyone who wants to come downtown (or equidistant from Kiran's office and TM) to talk about campaigns/ideas/vague thoughts.

Don't think of these sessions as ways you can GET ideas. If you meet with me/us, you better have done the required thinking/work beforehand so we can give you feedback. This is your project, geniuses. Not ours.

Email us if you want to get together. We've always made ourselves available for hungry types. And we like the dollar menu.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009