October 5 (15) 11:54 am
That’s ADV, baby! by Letizia Bozzolini & Fabrizio Tarussio

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The funny – yet real – side of advertising. The previously unrevealed secrets of a long-time-ago-golden industry.
5 different handcrafted posters that tell you what you probably don’t know unless you work in an agency.


September 17 (15) 12:57 pm
A stunning campaign aimed at Generation Z. Watch the videos and making of – they’re stunning. Visually glitchy delicious. Concept is based on the freezing brain sensation you get – after a large sip.
Meet the new #Sloche.




September 16 (15) 11:26 am
Samsung Galaxy Note S-Pen by Vallée Duhamel

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One lucky character sees his day transformed when his pen is transformed into a series of tools carrying him to a playful dreamland.
Very cool concept.



September 14 (15) 15:43 pm
I’ve practiced a lot of sports (swimming, running, badminton and roller-blading) but never was a fan of watching.. But these AD Sports Tv new idents.. Look at the Fencing jump sequence.. Wow!

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How do we shoot fast paced action high-speed, everything in focus, no motion blur, at night, with both the buildings and the sky and athlete fully exposed?
Motion control, and way more.
In a collaboration with Obeida Sidani, ECD at Les Folies, the team at Frame creative directed, conceptualized and animated the transforming floors under the athlete and the particle systems around him.
Directed by Anders Schroder from Frame.



July 14 (15) 11:19 am
Nate Kitch is an illustrator specializing in mix pattern, collage montages mostly for editorial, advertising assignments.

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His skills are through the roof and the concepts, rock solid.



June 29 (15) 12:01 pm
Ello’s new Facebook ads are creepy and invasive — and that’s exactly the point by Jack Smith IV

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Read the Ello’s founder – Paul Budnitz – introduction of the campaign, and why it is launched.

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Suggested reading: How friendship became a tool of the powerful by The Guardian.
Corporations and governments have co-opted the idea of the ‘social’ for their own ends. Is there anything we can do about it?

May 7 (15) 12:30 pm
What does it mean to be a student today? Pushing yourself – learning technique to become the best you can be.. and this is exactly what Mier Lee does.
Promising talent!



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Moodboards #1 – Branding collaterals staged and served with conceptual brilliance.

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