Apr 28, 2009 in Advertising, Arts, Television
I just came across a hilarious ad for Clear Shampoo. It is a battle of humans against evil dandruff warriors. I just thought it was creative because I had never seen something advertised this way. The video below is a must watch.
Feb 20, 2009 in Arts
Cruising through the Short North in downtown Columbus during this month’s Gallery Hop, I found myself standing in front of some amazing artwork by Christian Faur.
As Denison’s Director of Collaborative Technologies in the Fine and Performing Arts, the amount of work exhibited at Sherrie Gallerie was almost as unreal as Faur’s creativity and attention to detail.
Want more? Check more artwork here, or click the pic.
Jan 27, 2009 in Advertising, Arts, Sports, Television
As a proud native of Pittsburgh and a glorified Steelers fan, I felt it was necessary to give everyone out there a preview of what is to come in terms of the infamous commercials that air during the big game. Not everyone can remember the famous Coca-Cola commercial with Mean Joe Green from 1979, but this year Coca-Cola is planning to remake the commercial with Steelers safety, Troy Polamalu. This got me very excited because I cannot wait to see some hilarious commercials during the Super Bowl. Here is the original version as well as a link to some behind-the-scenes of the new version that will air on Sunday.
Behind-the-Scenes footage with Troy Polamalu.
Dec 23, 2008 in Advertising, Arts, Broadcast, Culture, Music, Web
“No More Warner Music on YouTube” - Techtree.com / 22 Dec. 2008
Warner Music demanded that thousands of its music videos be removed from YouTube. Unable to reach fair liscencing agreements for its artists, songwriters and publishers, Warner Music Group artists like Madonna and Metallica account for more than 1 billion YouTube views. Since the conception of digital music, the licensing dispute has become the predominant dispute between the two worlds. Click image for more information.
Nov 04, 2008 in Arts, Music, Politics
It’s Election Day 2008. I figured we could enjoy some music videos that have been for both Obama and McCain. The first comes from will.i.am from The Black Eyed Peas and his song “Yes We Can.” The second music video titled “The Mac is Back” was released from the McCain campaign. They are interesting videos and I thought I could share them with you on this historic day. I Hope you enjoy them.
Guerrilla artist, Banksy, unveiled his first ever exhibition in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
Check out this video, courtesy of BBC News, for more information on Banksy’s Pet Shop.
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Reactions to the recent financial crisis are appearing around the world, and are presented to the masses in different forms and through different mediums. No doubt, textual responses are the most prevalent - take a look at the various blogs, newspapers and magazines for proof.
But, as these more conventional forms of communication will continue to define our world, it’s nice to know that other methods of communication do exist, and are being used everyday, not only at marketing and PR firms, but also at schools and universities across the country.
At New York City’s Parsons, The New School for Design, Communication Design students like Michelle Viau understand the important role relevance plays in creative endeavors.
It’s “how the words reflect and respond to the environment they’re in,” says Viau, who created a custom Tetris typeface to spell out the words “GAME OVER” (pictured).
Similarly, BBD, San Francisco presented The Reverse Graffiti Project. Enlisting artist Paul “Moose” Curtis to “create a mural on a 120-foot-wide wall of San Francisco’s filthy Broadway tunnel using [Clorox] Green Works products,” the Project not only exposes the dangers of pollution, but also “how the plant-based cleaners work just as well as conventional ones.”
Surely, audiences can appreciate creativity, whether it be student-made or commercial.
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