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Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2015
The 2015 Red Dot Award: Communication Design is now open for entries. Red Dot invites designers, agencies, freelancers and companies to submit their projects to the scrutiny of the international jury.
SpecialGuest + Sagmeister & Walsh Deliver Vibrant Stop-Motion for Frooti
Sagmeister & Walsh has been tasked with a full rebrand of Frooti and invited SpecialGuest to produce a vibrant and surreal stop-motion piece at the center of the campaign.
Creative For A Cause
Fiverr and Ad Age have launched a design competition that challenges designers and copywriters to create an NYC subway ad for C/I, a non-profit that helps underserved communities thrive in the Tech industry.
Communication Arts 2015 Design and Advertising Competitions: Call for Entries
Communication Arts magazine is calling for entries for its 56th annual Design and Advertising Competitions.
HOW Design Live 2015
HOW Design Live will be held May 4 - 8 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, bringing together the top minds in graphic design, branding and marketing from around the globe.
5th Annual Lovie Awards: Call for Entries
The 5th Annual Lovie Awards are now open for entries. The Lovie Awards honours the best in Websites, Online Advertising, Internet Video, Mobile & Apps and Social.
The One Show 2015: Call for Entries
The 2015 One Show has extended its deadline and is still open for entries.
The Big Rethink 2015: The Age of the Entrepreneurial CMO
The 2015 Big Rethink will feature entrepreneurial CMOs from Fortune 1000 companies and innovative startups, as well as visionaries and practitioners from the world's leading advertising and marketing agencies, to explore ways entrepreneurial CMOs are leveraging social, economic and technological upheavals to reinvent marketing for a new age.
62nd Cannes Lions Awards: Call for Entries
The 62nd International Festival of Creativity is calling for entries. The event will take place in Cannes from Sunday 21 to Saturday 27 June 2015. All entries will be shown in the Palais des Festivals.
ADC 2015 Awards
ADC announced its awards for 2015, including the ADC 94th Annual Awards, the ADC Tomorrow Awards and the ADC Young Guns 13.
City of Sydney Christmas Campaign & Branding by Holt
The City of Sydney has begun rolling out this year's Christmas branding, in a six-week campaign that will cover the CBD and surrounds in festive spirit across the spectrum of outdoor, digital and print media.
Johnston & Murphy Turns Attention Toward Women for Fall 2014
Johnston & Murphy has unveiled its Fall 2014 campaign created by YARD.
Graphis New Talent Annual 2015
Graphis is calling for entries for its 2015 New Talent Annual. The Annual provides a forum to feature the best internationally produced student work of the past year.
AME Awards 2015: Call for Entries
The AME Awards competition is now accepting entries. Since 1994, the AME Awards has honored campaigns world-wide that successfully demonstrate groundbreaking solutions to challenging marketing problems.
2014 D&AD Annual
D&AD has unveiled the 2014 edition of its famous Annual, the indispensable guide to the celebrated work from the D&AD Awards 2014.
2015 D&AD Professional Awards
The 53rd D&AD Professional Awards is now open for entries. The competition now includes a number of new sub-category additions in response to the evolving creative landscape.
Hidden Persuasion: 33 Psychological Influence Techniques in Advertising
Hidden Persuasion, a new title from BIS Publishers, analyzes advertising beyond the persuasive power of the imagery itself.
MTZHF Creates Design Necessities Campaign for YDesign Group
MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER (MTZHF) has recently created an innovative new print campaign for YDesign Group, themed "Design Necessities." The campaign features YDesign Group's consumer brands, YLighting and YLiving.
Spotify and Talenthouse Issue Open Brief to Creatives
Spotify has teamed up with Talenthouse to issue an open brief, inviting artists, filmmakers, designers and animators to create a piece of work that conveys how music makes them feel.
SoDA Report 2014: The Report Reveals Changing Face of Client Agency Relationships
SoDA has released the 2014 SoDA Report, which includes its annual Digital Marketing Outlook survey of the changes taking places across the industry.
Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2014
The Red Dot is now accepting entries for the 2014 Communication Design Award.
New York Festivals Launches First Annual Torch Awards
New York Festivals is inviting young creative talent from the ages of 18-25 to take part in the first annual Torch Awards, a unique competition that explores a creative challenge.
Holo: World's Biggest Holographic Display
Engage Production has announced the distribution of Holo, a state-of-the-art development of the 400 year old 'Pepper's Ghost' illusion.
Samahope: The Crowd
Visual Creatures worked with the non-profit organization Samahope to create an animated anthem showcasing the outreach of the company, which crowdfunds resources to give directly to doctors providing medical treatments to women and children who cannot afford them in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
2014 PromaxBDA Conference Europe
PromaxBDA's 2014 Europe conference is slated for 24-25 March at London's Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel. Internationally renowned designer, typographer, art director and brand strategist, Neville Brody, will deliver this year's creative keynote.
Fashion and Beauty Insight Summit 2014
The second annual Fashion and Beauty Insight Summit will focus on the future of digital marketing and PR for fashion and beauty brands.
HBO's Holiday Card Revisits Network's Original 1983 Intro
Working directly for HBO, Shilo director Anthony Furlong and his colleagues recently created a :44 holiday card for HBO.
Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh Create New Trophies for NYF World's Best Advertising
New York Festivals World's Best Advertising has revealed its new trophies' design created by Stefan Sagmeister and Jessica Walsh from the revered New York design firm Sagmeister & Walsh.
Artbox and Filmenzo Create New Spot for Cintiq Companion
Artbox and Filmenzo in Amsterdam teamed up with Director Anders Schroder of Frame.dk to create a new spot for Wacom Cintiq Companion, a super tablet with the computing power to do serious work on the go.
Call for Entries for 2014 D&AD Awards
The 52nd D&AD Awards are now open for entries. This year, the not-for-profit awards scheme introduces 12 new categories to reflect changing landscape in creativity, advertising and design.
Sullivan Creates New Integrated Marketing Campaign for Washington Examiner
Sullivan has launched a new integrated marketing campaign for the Washington Examiner, the Washington, DC, based media property.
Young Glory 2013/14
Young Glory, the only worldwide creativity competition devoted to creative consistency, is now open for submissions.
MTh Duo AKAMA Directs Animated Game Trailer for Rayman Legends
Motion Theory (MTh) directorial team Akama recently created a short animated trailer for the upcoming platform game Rayman Legends.
2014 AME Awards for Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness
The International AME Awards for Advertising & Marketing Effectiveness is now open for entries. The award honors campaigns that successfully demonstrate groundbreaking solutions to challenging marketing problems.
Communication Arts Typography Competition 2014
Communication Arts magazine is calling for submissions for its 4th annual Typography Competition.
Frost* Creates Campaign for OzHarvest's Feeding the 5000 Event
Frost* has recently created a thought provoking campaign to promote OzHarvest's new Feeding the 5000 - a giant free hot lunch at Sydney's Martin Place.
Journey: MPC, Pereira & O'Dell, and MJZ Create an Unlikely Hero for Ad Council
As classic tales of self-discovery and personal growth go, a discarded plastic bottle makes an unusual protagonist, but the VFX team at MPC collaborated with MJZ's Victor Garcia to help to bring just such a character to life in the latest for The Ad Council.
2013 Internet Marketing Association IMPACT Awards
The Internet Marketing Association is calling for entries for the 2013 IMPACT Awards.
ATTIK Develops Amazing Mix for Lexus
ATTIK has developed an innovative new website and interactive promotion for Lexus, as part of the cross-media campaign for the entirely new 2014 Lexus IS sport sedan.
Biborg Creates Digital Pandemic Campaign for European Launch of The Last of Us
Biborg has created an immersive digital campaign for the European launch of Sony's latest PlayStation exclusive title, The Last of Us.
Engine Company 1 and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Invite People to Take a Fintastic Voyage Under the Sea
Each year, Engine Company 1 and its longstanding client the Monterey Bay Aquarium collaborate on new and inventive ways to bring the Aquarium's message to life.
2013 Midas Awards: Call for Entries
The 2013 Midas Awards is now open for entries. The competition recognizes excellence in financial advertising and marketing on a global scale.
The 3-Bee Printing Project
To celebrate the debut of Dewar's Highlander Honey, the whiskey producer is showcasing the craft of one of its most important partners in making the new infused blend, the Highlander honey bees, with the 3-B Printing Project.
The Sound of London: London's Skyline Re-created in Soundwaves
Perfect Fools has re-imagined the skyline London as soundwaves for Soundcloud without Borders campaign, designed to promote Fogg.
This is Myspace: Rock Paper Scissors Brings the Party in Myspace's First TV Spot
Myspace pulled out all the stops in their recent launch, tapping Rock Paper Scissors Editor Damion Clayton and a52 to help put the finishing touches on the brand's first-ever TV spot.
Pigeons and Pretzels: MoMA Challenges Branding Students
MoMA has recently collaborated with the School of Visual Arts to offer design students in Debbie Millman's MPS Branding Department the opportunity to develop, prototype and present a high-stakes international branding campaign for the MoMA Design Store's "Destination: NYC" collection.
Troika Promotes Kristen Olsen to General Manager
Troika has promoted Kristen Olsen to General Manager, effective immediately.
Think. Eat. Save: Reduce Your Foodprint
The United Nations and the Nordic Council of Ministers have launched a Nordic-Baltic Ad Competition to support the fight against food waste.
Nathan Love Steps Into the Ring for Battroborgs
Battroborgs, TOMY's motion-controlled battling robot toys, leap to vivid life in a CG spot from the animation pros at Nathan Love.
Click Here: The State of Online Advertising
Adobe has today released a research on online advertising that polled both consumers and marketers in seven countries across the United States, Asia-Pacific and Europe and exposes new global insights into the effectiveness of online marketing.
Gentleman Scholar Puts Toyota RAV4 in Starring Role at LA Live
Visitors to the LA Live entertainment district have been hitting their brakes to look up at a vibrant, animated Toyota RAV4 display produced by Gentleman Scholar via Saatchi LA.
Adam & You: RTT Develops Video Game Style Configurator App for Opel
RTT has recently developed a new iPad app for Opel that lets users virtual test drive the new Opel ADAM.
Adobe and AdWeek Digital Publishing Awards
Adobe, in partnership with AdWeek, launched a mobile advertising contest to distinguish the most innovative mobile advertisement or app, created with Adobe Digital Publishing Suite, that demonstrates inventive thinking, breakthrough creativity, and design acumen.
Nathan Love Draws on 80s Nostalgia for New National Geographic Look
Nathan Love Director Jim McKenzie brings a wildly nontraditional look to the National Geographic Channel in a promo for the network's new The 80s: The Decade That Made Us miniseries.
Click 3X Brings Humor to Variations on a Hail
The art of catching a cab is about to get a 21st century makeover, courtesy of a new app from the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission.
Philips Sonicare: Stick with Technology
Ogilvy & Mather and Director Jonathan Notaro of Brand New School are calling out the history of humanity's tooth-cleaning habits with their spot for Philips Sonicare, "Stick with Technology" for their Odyssey campaign.
Poetica Takes a CG Journey with Trek
As if borne of a dream, Poetica's beautifully monochromatic spec film for Trek Bicycles bares the distinct look and feel of a surreal mindscape.
ADC Young Guns For Good
The Art Directors Club has today launched ADC Young Guns For Good to connect top-notch international creative talent with charitable causes to help bridge the gap between the quality of work these charities are doing, and the quality of creative representing them in marketing materials.
JumP Cuts a Rug with Coco Rocha and White House Black Market
jumP has created a new playful spot for White House Black Market, showcasing the brand's impeccable business wear.
ArgyleXchange: Intrigue with a Capital X
Alphabet has developed a new brand identity, strategy and campaign aimed at driving Sydneysiders to a dining and nightlife precinct in The Rocks.
Cheil Worldwide Appoints Jordan Waid as Executive Creative Director
Cheil Worldwide has appointed Jordan Waid as executive creative director at Mind Design Laboratory (MD Lab), the Munich-based design house and innovation lab specialized in integrated 360 degrees brand experience.
2013 AICP Show: Call for Entries
The Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) is calling for entries for its 2013 Show.
43rd Creativity Media & Interactive Awards
The 43rd Creativity Media & Interactive Design Awards is now open for entries.
Brickyard VFX Animates Animals for Adobe
Brickyard VFX delivered animation for Adobe spot "Animals," a tongue-in-cheek reflection on huge Super Bowl ad spends, which premiered exclusively online.
MPC and 4Creative Team Up Again for New Series of Black Mirror
MPC and 4Creative have collaborated on a collection of new promos for Charlie Brooker's satirical mini-series Black Mirror.
ADC Festival of Art and Craft in Advertising and Design
The Art Directors Club (ADC) has unveiled the program for the its 92nd Annual Awards + Festival of Art and Craft in Advertising and Design.
Safeway Trades Paper for Elastic
Elastic Director and Annecy International Film Festival winner Andy Hall has teamed with DDB Chicago to create "Paper," a whimsical new :30 for Safeway's "just for U" app.
Flying in the Face of Ordinary
MPC and RKCR/Y&R have delivered an extraordinary campaign for Virgin Atlantic. Directed by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet of Partizan, Flying in the Face of Ordinary features a cast of 5 super-humans who were 'born different' than the rest of us.
SoDA Digital Marketing Outlook Survey
SoDA is seeking digital agencies and elite production companies to contribute to its annual Digital Marketing Outlook Survey which will be published in early 2013.
New York Festivals 2013 International Advertising Awards
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards announced its Call for Entries for the 2013 competition honoring the "World's Best Advertising."
Elastic's Andy Hall Returns for the Red Cross
After scoring top honors at the Annecy International Film Festival for "Stuff," an eye-catching Claymation spot that encouraged viewers to give charitably during the holiday season, Elastic Director Andy Hall has brought his inimitable skills to the Red Cross yet again for a second round of Holiday giving.
D&AD Poll Links Creativity & Awards Glory with Commercial Success
A new study released today by D&AD reveals that winning top creative awards is one of the most important drivers of new business, staff retention and career progression in the creative industry.
ADC 92nd Annual Awards
The 92nd ADC Annual Awards is now open for entries. The competition identifies and honors the best work of the year in print and broadcast advertising, interactive media, graphic design, publication design, packaging, photography and illustration.
University of California Engages Audiences with Onward California
Igniting the ambition of California and shining a light on the University of California system's powerful impact on society was the call to action from which the expansive Onward California public outreach effort was created.
SoDA Report Vol 2: Inside the Minds of Digital Marketing Leaders
Latest issue of the SoDA Report, the biannual trend publication of the Society of Digital Agencies, features content from some of the most influential thinkers in the digital marketing world.
BMW Design DNA: Interactive CGI/3D Spot by LIGA 01 Germany
LIGA 01 has created a 60 second CGI spot for the BMW featuring the 6 Series Grand Coupe.
51st D&AD Awards: Call for Entries
The 51st D&AD Awards is now open for entries. The pinnacle of creative achievement across the design, advertising and digital industries, the D&AD Awards have been running since 1962.
MPC Creative Directs Explosive New Film for Lamborghini
MPC Creative Director Jake Mengers teamed with adam&eveDDB to create a futuristic, fully CG spot launching the new Superleggera Edizione Tecnica, which was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show.
New Scion Motivate Program Offers Self-Starters Chances to Win Funds, Mentors and Vehicles
As the newest facet of its "What Moves You" brand campaign, Scion has launched a new program this week entitled Motivate that presents young self-starters in the creative arts community with opportunities to achieve their dreams by winning personal business mentors, up to $10,000 and Scion vehicles.
La Linea Returns in Breakthrough Ford C-MAX Hybrid Launch Spots From Shilo
To launch the all-new Ford C-MAX Hybrids with the goal of breaking through the Prius-dominated hybrid market, leaders from Team Detroit have introduced a series of broadcast spots, short brand films and other cross-media campaign assets featuring the world-famous La Linea character from the Milan-based Quipos agency.
Mazda Heightened Senses
Sehsucht has created a :90 spot for Mazda highlighting the wide range of i-Activsense safety technologies.
Bloggers' Night In: Phoenix Dresses to Impress for Glamour and Sperry Shoes
Phoenix recently swung into the fall fashion season by conceiving and creating a Web spot for Sperry Shoes and Glamour starring noted fashion bloggers Christina Caradona and Arielle Nachmani.
One Club Creative Boot Camp London
For the first time The One Club's Creative Boot Camp will be traveling in November to Europe, bringing together some of the top advertising creatives, educators and university/college students in the U.K. for it's award winning workshop.
Framestore Creates Dinosaur for Kellogg's Crunchy Nut
Framestore has just completed its second Kellogg's Crunchy Nut spot for Leo Burnett. The commercial gave Framestore an opportunity to create a CG dinosaur from scratch and fit it into a cramped and effects-laden kitchen.
Spike DDB and Gentleman Scholar Flip the Script for NOLA
Spike DDB and Gentleman Scholar flip the script on long-standing stereotypes of NOLA.
DUCK Brings Healthy McDonald's Kids Cast to Life for Leo Burnett
Leo Burnett created a cast of animal characters to promote the healthy additions to McDonald's iconic Happy Meals. They have hired DUCK to bring the menagerie to life on screen.
Fabrica Launches New Logo and Ad Campaign for Teachers Without Borders
Fabrica has created the new logo and the global print and video campaign for Teachers Without Borders (TWB), the leading non-profit organization involved in the field of international support and networking for education and teacher professional development.
Pixomondo Brings Vacation Inspiration to Times Square for TripAdvisor
Pixomondo has created vacation-centric animations to promote TripAdvisor in Times Square. Three separate thirty-second brand spots are now being featured on the NASDAQ Tower and Marquee and the Reuters Tower in Times Square, running simultaneously throughout the day.
ForTwo: Skate Bros Share Board in Smart Car Spot
In a new online ad, which will have its cinema debut September 28, touting the snug proportions of Smart Car UK's Fortwo, two hot-shot skaters perform some slow-motion ollies on a shared board.
Find Your Own Beach: Stardust's New Animated Corona Campaign
Stardust recently completed a 10-spot campaign for Corona, animated in a contemporary, hand-drawn comic style.
Elastic Loves New York State
Going hiking, biking, canoeing, or camping this fall? If so, you'll want to head straight to New York State after checking out a pair of Empire State Development spots produced by Elastic Director Andy Hall and edited by Rock Paper Scissors Editor Gabriel Britz via BBDO NY.
AKQA Creates Creative Sandbox for Google
AKQA collaborated with Google to develop Creative Sandbox, an open platform to surface and celebrate excellence in digital creativity to raise the bar and inspire more experiences & ads consumers love.
Goodby Silverstein & Partners and 30 Rock Have Gone Google
Coming off of the success of the Gone Google commercials "Hall & Oates," and "Wedding List," Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Google Creative Labs have introduced their latest :30 spot, "30 Rock."
Millimeter: Fred & Farid's Brand New Audi Campaign
The "Millimeter" campaign - conceived, designed and produced by Fred & Farid - celebrates Audi perfection by depicting the immensity of the human and material investment behind a single Audi millimeter.
Style Frames New York Design Conference
Style Frames New York will bring together influential design, advertising and media professionals from both the client and creative sides of the industry for two days of inspiration, networking and insight.
Independence Blue Cross Reveals New Brand Position and Visual Identity
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) unveiled a new brand position and advertising campaign that highlights the benefits of a better coordinated health care system that places members' health and wellness at the center of everything the company does.
Venables Bell & Partners and 1st Avenue Machine Created Toy Car World for Google Fiber
To announce Google Fiber's much anticipated arrival in Kansas City, Venables Bell & Partners and 1st Avenue Machine produced several new spots that each take a different angle on what internet 100 times faster than broadband will mean for the city and the folks that live there.
Adobe Digital Index Report Q2 2012: Search Advertising Spend Continues to Climb
Search spend among advertisers remains strong with a growing emphasis on mobile devices as tablet conversion rates surpass desktop conversion rates, according to the third Adobe Digital Index report.
How to Change Cars Forever
biscuit's Christopher Riggert recently directed a series of spots for "How To Change Cars Forever," a high-intensity ad campaign for the new Dodge Dart.
Evolve: Royale Creates New Launch Spot for Nike Lunar Hyperdunk 2012+
Royale was recently tapped by Nike to create a launch spot for the new Nike Lunar Hyperdunk 2012+, which premiered during Game 5 of the NBA Finals and will air globally.