You are tenacious like bull. I like.

Umm I love this commercial and it makes me wonder if the Russians know we are making fun of their English?

Yarn Bombing

I am in love with yarn bombers. It is such a great way to bring color to the world that doesn't hurt anything in any way. There are soo many creative people in the world and do you notice how everything man builds is grey?!

Spray paint graffiti artists have the right idea that there needs to be some color in the world, though there are taggers (very different from artists in my mind) that develop this bad association with the art. I don't know if it is possible to create that same association with yarn bombers, because no matter what, when I think about yarn I think of cute little old ladies, and I'm a 26-yo knitter!

I found a great yarn bombers blog, and if you are interested in bombing, the blog is a great resource. Below are a couple of my favorite shots from their blog and if you click on them it will take you right to their blog. Enjoy!

http://yarnbombing.com/july-link-round-up

Lime Relief

I really like these . . . not sure if they are student work or not but I love the attitude in them.

Also, I wanted to bring back Jr. Creative Advice. I am starting to get a lot of questions since there are some people graduating in December and they are beginning to look for jobs. 

So a little hint. Thank you cards. By this I don't mean dropping an email thanking someone for taking the time out of their day. Anyone can send an email. Send it snail mail. Yes, it's going to take a couple days to get there but that's perfect timing. 

Elf Yourself is back.

Umm yea, ELF YOURSELF is back. Although after the first one . . . not as funny. But still fun.

Best image of the day . . .

So there is a gay man that sits diagonal from me at work, and he is awesome. He is one of the reasons I get up and go to work everyday. He is vulgar and inappropriate and incredibly funny. I am going to miss him when I move down to Venice, but there is always IM right?

So anyway, staying on track. We spend most of the day laughing . . . and today this image provided about 20 minutes of comments and pure immobile laughter. Enjoy.

ABSOLUT & JAY-Z Collaboration

 

So this video is definitely worth watching. I love the way the whole video is shot in black and white, and just the calmness in Jay-Z's voice. Beautifully shot and wonderfully edited. One of my favorite quotes from the video is, "You can't make art with business in mind."

Just For Fun: MSNBC Twitter gets hacked.

Some days there are things that happen that provide just enough entertainment to make your day. Well today, someone or multiple someones hacked the twitter feed on MSNBC. If you missed it I was entertained enough to take a screen shot. I love that you can obviously see they had free reign for half an hour before the feed got suspended. Enjoy!

UPDATE: Sadly this was a hoax. . .but regardless . . . it is still entertaining.

Stan Richards you are my inspiration.

Ever since I met Stan Richards at his agency (thank you Dr. Burns) and then heard him tell his first advertising story, he has become my inspiration.

There is one part of the speech that is also written on the AIGA website. This paragraph has been permanently burned onto my brain:

"Stan started his Dallas career by taking a job with the Bloom Agency. "I hated it," he says. "I hated the politics and the bureaucracy, but I figured you owed an employer at least a year." In 1953 he and his wife, Betty, began selling freelance design services to agencies that were looking for outstanding creative. And soon there was a milestone month when they billed $135. They spent their times looking for the best clients, putting together the best-run shop in town, finding the best people and getting them to do their best work. Looking back on those years, Stan says, "I made a point of seeing every kid who wanted to see me. I hired the most immensely talented people. I taught them how to run a highly disciplined organization, and how to run it profitably. I taught them how to fight very hard for doing things right. It took a while, but soon we dominated the local awards shows. And then my competitive instincts ran nationally."

He makes you believe that no matter what you want to do, if you put enough sweat and persistence into it, you can achieve anything. I thank you Stan Richards for your dedication to your craft and your determination to do great work.

FOUND: Melissa Vogel

We got this email from Melissa Vogel wishing everyone a Happy Easter . . . just some food for thought.

Get Ready!

Get ready for an in your face all lunch packed action blog. We are going to do things your mom never dreamed about and you only fantasize about! Everyday at lunch will blow your mind making you wish you were in our shoes and incite imitation. . . we don't mind.