Good luck on your panel.

Washed Out - Belong (Music Video) from Blake Salzman on Vimeo.

Kid Cudi (feat. Ratatat and MGMT) - Pursuit of Happiness

Broken/useless video game controllers

Heya folks,

If anyone has broken, useless, or no longer needed video game controllers (of any ilk), I'd be happy to take them off your hands. I need them for a school project.

Email me at mark.pantsari@gmail.com if you can help.

thanks!

--Mark P.

Desk for Sale!

Making The Adumentary - Trailer

If you're not following our blog, please help us out. Visit our site and click on "Follow".
www.MakingTheAdumentary.com
It will go a long way toward helping us finish the project. Thanks Circus people!

-Alex

Newest from Droga5

Never flirt with AJ.

Agency of the decade

Vote:

http://www.bestofthe2000s.com/agency1.html

Warning, lots of butt.

Mekanism Team Makes Naked Living Room a Reality (Video NSFW)

Alex Bogusky Talks About Student Portfolios

Thanks to Andy Pearson for this one. Every week Alex hosts a live talk show sort of thing. This week Tiffany Kossel is on (CD from Old Navy, Amex, did a lot of Mini stuff, etc.). They're talking about portfolios and reviewing some on air.

http://www.justin.tv/fearlessqa

Comp Paper Outside Heddy's Office

It's hard to believe it, but in five weeks, ya'll have gone through all that comp paper in the bin. Can we all make an effort to replenish it? If you see somewhat clean 8.5x11 or 11x17 scrap paper laying around, come donate it (neatly) to the bin.
Thanks, H.

Fail Huge.

Just look the other way. If you can't see them they can't see you. Right?

watch out for calico colored guinea pig

Help us get to 300.

Please take a second to check out the blog we've made for our advertising documentary. Chaz and I are hard at work spiffing up the site, but a simple version is up and running. Our goal is to get 300 followers by the end of November. Help us out by going to the site and signing up as a 'Follower'. Pass the link around to your friends and ask them to do the same. Thanks, Circus people!

-Alex

Here's the linky-link:

http://MakingTheAdumentary.blogspot.com

Six Creative Solutions in Online Advertising

By Mike Takahashi

Recently, there have been a lot of creative ideas and uses of online ads that have been pushing the traditional medium. Takeover ads, where ads takeover the entire site design have become more common. Apple has taken banner ads into a new dimension by creating ads that appear to interact within the design of a site. While others have been able to leverage platforms such as YouTube and Twitter to create an interactive experience. Here are some creative and unique trends that have been showing up in advertising online.

1. Interactive Ads

Samsung

Follow Your INSTINCT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoOCiaxIZF4

To promote their new phone Instinct, Samsung created an interactive online video campaign on YouTube called “Follow Your Instinct.” Using YouTube’s annotations feature, which allows clickable links embedded in the video to other videos, users can follow multiple story lines by choosing where to go next. At the end of each short clip you are presented with two choices. For example: 1) Follow you Instinct or 2) Go to your desk

TurboTax

http://look.daileyads.com/omma_submissions/twitteralpha/

TurboTax created a live Twitter banner ad that showed the five most recent tweets featuring responses to consumer questions and comments on taxes, product use and feedback.

2. Synched Banner Ads

By now you’ve probably seen one of the many creative and witty Apple ads featured on sites such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and Pitchfork. By breaking the traditional mold of static banner ads and utilizing synched ads, an interactive experience is created using elements within a site’s layout to grab the users attention.

Apple

Appeared in the Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the New York Times

3. Takeover Ads

Takeover ads takeover a sites existing layout, changing the normal flow and convention of what the user is normally accustomed to seeing.

Nintendo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSU-z-t9Ku4

Image source

To promote their new game Wario, Nintendo created what at first appeared to be a standard YouTube page showing a video of the game being played. However, as the video progresses, elements within the design of the page start to interact with the game. The entire screen shakes, items begin to fall down, YouTube’s navigation starts to crumble, and the page eventually becomes unrecognizable.

Apple

To show the features of the iPod Touch, Apple was able to create an interactive experience that interacted with Pitchfork’s design. This has also appeared on sites such as ESPN.

Madden NFL 10

To promote the game Madden NFL 10, YouTube’s home page was taken over by an ad that interacts with elements the home page as football players break outside the ad space and into the design of the site.

Star Trek

http://avatarclient.com/extranet/awards/2009/startrek/mtvtakeover/index.html

For the release of the new Star Trek movie, MTV’s home page was taken over to give the effect that the site’s content was being sucked into the warp of the Enterprise as it zoomed into the page toward the viewers.

Quiksilver

http://skate.quiksilver.com/thespot

As the video begins to play, the skaters start to jump outside the video and become part of the website, interacting with elements of the design by skating and doing tricks on the photos, video player, etc.

4. After Click Ad

After click ads expand and interact with the design of the page only when a user had clicked on it.

Braquo

Braquo is a crime TV series in France.

BMW Korea

5. Social Media

Traditional advertising has been able to successfully incorporate and leverage social media to create interactive experiences that can only be done online. Designers have been able to leverage the concepts and ideas of sites like Twitter to create an interactive experience with users that allow them to engage with the audience.

Jack Johnson

Twitter Promotion for Live Album
http://twitter.jackjohnsonmusic.com

A simple, yet effective concept that was done using Twitter to promote Jack Johnson’s live album En Concert. It allows you to Tweet up to 24 characters while the other 116 characters are reserved to retweet the message. Once it is sent, a link is given to download a free mp3 from the album.

I Wear Your Shirt

http://iwearyourshirt.com

Jason has been able to take online ads in a unique direction by leveraging the social context of his every day life. He has sponsors pay him to wear their shirt for an entire day, taking pictures and then blogging about his interactions and experiences with people on his site. Days are sold at “face value,” so January 1 is $1 and December 31 is $365. It’s become quite popular, with 2009 already sold out, and 2010 quickly filling up. He’s also added a second person in a different time zone to help out in 2010.

Red Bull

http://www.facebook.com/redbull?v=app_123793864961

Brands are incorporating interactive experiences with consumers on the web in more ways than ever. Red Bull has taken the scavenger hunt concept one step further by teaming up with Facebook to incorporate a virtual scavenger hunt across the United States. Using the website, you type in your zip code to find the locations of places where cans of Red Bull are hidden. The general locations are shown via Google Maps with clues on where to find the exact spot. Once found, you "claim the stash." Users can make comments on each individual location and upload photos of their stashes through Facebook.

6. Something Unique

The Million Dollar Homepage

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com

Not really a trend, but worth mentioning since it was something truly creative and completely different at the time. Conceived in 2005 by Alex Tew, a college student who needed to raise money for his tuition, he came up with an idea to try and make $1 million by selling 1,000,000 pixels for $1 each on a single web page. He ended up selling every single pixel making $1 million with several imitators copying his idea.

Closing Thoughts

The creativity in the ads shown have engaged the audience with something new and different. They break the traditional online advertising medium by creating new experiences that people have yet to become fully accustomed to. But how long will these trends continue to attract audiences before the novelty wears away and people start to ignore them? Banner blindness is already a known problem. It’s probably only a matter of time before some of these ideas take on the same fate.

(via noupe)

You've probably seen this great spot:



But, have you seen the follow-up?



You're welcome.

-Alex

Piano Stairs for VW

A.R. Business Card

AR Business Card from James Alliban on Vimeo.

Ping-Pong Tournament

For all you new First Quarters...

Top 10 Most Common Errors Made Using Photoshop

The right kind of Black

It’s like assuming a person as black when in fact he is mulatto. A lot of designers at one point thought that setting the Photoshop’s K in CMYK to 100 would result in black. The hybrid would offspring a dark grey. At one point you can get away with it, but if you really want a darker shade of it in rich black set your CMYK to C=90 M=30 Y=30 and K=100 that would give you a richer black as a night shade.

Although you can get away with setting your K to 100 for black text, large areas of black should be set to ‘Rich Black’. Try using C=90 M=60 Y=30 K=100 – it will produce a much richer and noticeable black.

Inappropriate Extracting Technique

Inexperienced Photoshop users always rely on the infamous magic wand tool or the quick select lasso tool to extract backgrounds and objects in an image. Photoshop’s easy selections as well as extraction methods have come a long way since but nothing compares to the precision in using the Pen tool.

The Pen tool may not be your tool of the trade because it can be complicated and awkward for you to use. But once controlled you will never use any other method the same way again. Quick masking tool can be good too; however, stay away from the eraser tool for extracting technique. It would add up an improvement in the appearance of your images if you render a slight feather to your extractions.

Beveled, embossed and drop shadows

It is easy to abuse these features because; really it is fun to see those fonts come to life in a click of a button. However, in as much as we enjoy making it pop up with effects, little that we consider if we are making any sense at all. You can easily tell whether a designer is an inexperienced one through the way he treated these features in his design. Unless you have a valid reason to use the said effects, just like rainbow gradients-stay away from these and using it in moderation will be appreciated by the viewing public.

Drop shadows should be used with care. The shadow should match the source of light of the entire design. It is awkward to see contrasting shadows in your image and your fonts clashing each other inadvertently. This would render a “fake look” on your image and would defeat the natural look you want to achieve. Drop shadows should not come as harsh and dramatic; they should just support the image and not overshadow it. Tone it down a little bit and you’re good to go.

Creating logos in Photoshop

Some designers might disagree with this, because they have been using Photoshop to create logos. I think Logos should be rendered in vector-based programs like Adobe Illustrator as much as possible. Well, for one vector based graphics can be blown out way too large without losing its quality. Logos are meant to be seen in a crisp clear manner in able for the proper identification as it serves its purpose-represent the product through its name. Logo’s purpose might be defeated if they cannot be seen regularly in sharp detail such those rendered in Photoshop.

Using rainbow gradients

Just like Michael Jordan’s ubiquitous tongue, Rainbow gradients is everywhere, people have been using it like a million times. Every time we see those rainbow gradients, it became more and more loud and grating. However, that doesn’t mean that you should not use gradients totally. Using gradients should not limit your creativity it’s just a matter of how you will combine it with your other design. Try blending the gradients from light to dark using the same color. Blending two or more inconsistent color really hurts the eye.

Not learning shortcuts or the hotkeys

This is not only applicable to Photoshop, but in all programs out there. Learning the hot keys or the shortcuts will benefit your working habit a lot but many tools needed hot keys for added functionality. Many didn’t know this but you can create your own shortcuts if you are not compatible with the preset shortcuts the Photoshop has. Select edit>keyboard>shortcuts, then make your own shortcuts for your convenience.

Setting Body Copy

A Photoshop user should know the limitations and boundaries of using a design, especially in creating a fantastic text effects. Do not; by any means you should use those text effects on large areas especially for the body copy. Leave that to Quark, InDesign or to Adobe Illustrator. Texts are meant to be read for comprehension and figuring out its meaning-the reason why it should be clear enough to read in a sharp details. Your text will not par enough in a raster-based program like the Photoshop. You should know that a vector-based program can do justice with the letters of the alphabet for the large amounts of copy.

Layers and Folders lack of knowledge

Layers in Photoshop serve a great purpose. They’re not just there lying around for display purposes. Everything in Photoshop revolves around layering and utilizing it wisely will benefit your work greatly. It makes your work easier to edit, duplicate, move or delete. Renaming your layers and structuring them to folders is necessary especially if you are a web designer and having too many bits and pieces of design that needs to be organized. Layers will help you categorize and save you the headache of looking for something that wasn’t there.

To Desaturate is to convert to black & white

This is an often overlooked thing in Photoshop even by experienced designers. Desaturating an image often produces flat and lifeless images. Try this instead: go to Image>channel mixer>check off monochrome, and then adjusting the red, green and blue sliders. It would produce a lot richer depth image.

The advantage of guides and grids

Guides and Grids are there for particular reasons. They can make your design proportionately beautiful and believable and using them in the first place could spare you of adjusting things here and there accordingly. There is still so many designers who still do it by eye…

Congrats

to all the grads. Welcome to the fun.

If you ever need anything or just want someone to slip your book in at CP+B, hit me up. andypearson1.0@gmail.com

CHEAP! FURNITURE! BUY NOW!

I'd write some really killer copy to get y'all to buy this shit, but I'm very busy and important. OK just busy. More like lazy. But you should buy it because it is very cheap. Also if you buy something we will be friends forever. And if that is a deterrent then fine, you don't have to be my friend. Maybe you can be friends with Alyson instead. She is nicer than I am, anyway. And the stuff is half hers.
Call, e-mail or stop me in the hallway.
laurenesilva@gmail.com 781.608.9941. youfoundlauren.com (shameless plug)

Extremely Useful Color Management Article

Here is an article from ISO50's website. Click the picture and get your learn on. Then stick around and check out his work. Dopeness.

Art & Copy

A movie to check out over break? September 18th to the 24th at The Plaza Theatre on Ponce.

http://artandcopyfilm.org/screenings

the real mad men

I found this link on CNN via Fortune magazine.

Enjoy!

http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/fortune/0908/gallery.real_mad_men.fortune/index.html

This was done in Fantasy Teams

Shouts to Urban Seed, or whatever y'all ended up callin it.

17 Outstanding Sources of Advertising Inspiration

Everyone at the Circus should have these pages bookmarked:

http://designm.ag/inspiration/advertising/

What's more important: who does it first or who does it better?

See more:
http://10steps.sg/artworks/similar-advertising-concepts-and-campaigns/

It's all about performance

Advertising Movie (Art & Copy)

Scientifik Familie

A short film by a motion graphics shop out of Buenos Aires, Argentina. I found it a while ago but want to share it with the world again. How can you not love the music?

Supervan!

So happy.

The bike, the bike, the bike bike bike bike.

Office 2010: The Trailer

Just Moved? Need Stuff?

I'm the reverse of that.

Items for sale are posted here: nycmovingsale.blogspot.com

Contact info is on the link; better to message me there than here.

Thanks and happy circusing :)

Don't SHIT YOUR PANTS, Jr.

So, it's your first day on the job. You're a junior. You're nervous. And you get your first assignment.

The brief: Encourage PTs to buy the POD through RMBs. Media measurable through session caps. Whatever you do, don't show IDPs.

And that's when you shit your pants. Not like a huge shit, just a little bit. Just a squirt. Just enough to where you can smell it but you don't know if everyone else around you can smell it. And you don't know if it's on your underwear yet or if it's just wet on your ass. In fact, you don't even know if it's wet on your ass. It might have just been a super hot fart. And you have to fart again, but if you did, this time it would be wet for sure. And you certainly don't want a case of WA (wetass) on your first day. So you sit with your butt puckered to avoid cotton contact, focusing all your energy into your now-trembling thighs and you realize you haven't used these muscles since high school. Then you start to think about high school and the one time Mike Gassett shit his pants and everyone laughed at him. And you don't want to be Michael Gassett. Do you? DO YOU?

Fuck no. But now you are. And now there's no going back. I mean, people forget if you fuck up. People forget if you jam the printer. Or if you leave tuna in the fridge for 2 weeks. But nobody forgets the kid who shit his pants. Nobody.

"Well, what can I do?" you may ask. I'll tell you what the fuck you can do. You can visit www.fawnkot.blogspot.com and learn all about obscure advertising terminology. Or, if you're a seasoned vet, share your knowledge and wisdom with the young and awkward lambs of the industry. It's not the most glorious part of the business, but it is important. So go shoot the shit on this one-of-a-kind adlingo site, or it will most certainly shoot you.

Yours truly,

MattonlyMoore
ps- bring extra undies to work.

Naked pictures below

Dear Circusians,

We are back from London and had an amazing, unforgettable experience. We'd like to take this opportunity to let you know a little bit about how we spent our time as ambassadors of The Creative Circus.

The D&AD events (New Blood, Awards Ceremony & after-party) could not have gone better. We signed in Tuesday morning and were instantly recognized as the "kids from the suitcase." This helped us form a friendship with the D&AD staff that served us well as the week's events moved forward. We spent that first day exploring the student stands, interviewing staff and students (most students became wide-eyed when we said we were from the Circus), and participating in their workshop series. The second day we spoke to a crowd of 100 people about The Creative Circus and what kind of craziness goes on here. This resonated with the audience and they continued to ask questions about the school after the speeches. The Awards Ceremony took place the following evening, and although both teams walked away with Commendations, we were still unbelievably thrilled to be there. Our smiles must've shown because many people at the after-party were interested in hearing our story.

Our time in London away from D&AD was spent trying to get in the door at agencies. Wunderman, Mother, JWT, Breed, Poke, Creative Orchestra were some of the agencies where we represented the Circus name (see their blogs below).

The London Project. We raised over $1,300 - a far cry from our original goal of $8,000. But that money translated into our 1st week's hostel stay. As far as our mission- the postcards are in the mail, including a Special Edition card addressed to the Circus. Please be on the look-out.

Moving forward, we are excited to begin to sort through the thousands of photos and hundreds of clips we took to document our incredible journey. The end result, we are confident, will be an exceptional piece proving that "Ideas can take you places" and the Circus is where it all comes true. We fully intend to hold up our end and have this piece ready in 1 month's time.

All in all we had an incredible experience and made the most of every opportunity. We couldn't have done it without the help and support of every member of the student body. We understand the chance everyone took on us as ambassadors and we're happy to say we represented the school well.

We also look forward to sharing our individual stories with you.

Thank you again,

The London Project Team

Wunderman's blog:
http://www.impactful-conversations.com/

Brand Republic:
http://community.brandrepublic.com/blogs/arnold_on_ethical_marketing/archive/2009/07/03/sweden-amp-miami-ad-schools-clean-up-at-d-amp-ad-student-awards.aspx

Mark Ryden

Does anyone have a book of his work. They are like collector items and I can't afford to get my hands on one just for inspiration :(
I'll work out a trade with you so you know you will get it back ;p

Jes
nazzrose@gmail.com

this is really smart

click the picture to enlarge

It's all Gotta Go!!

Hey all! Got some great stuff that needs to go quick. But don't take my word for it. Check it.

1 Glass/metal L-desk some have called super great for $25

2 boxes of InkPress Duo Luster paper. 13x19—20 sheets per box. $20 per box.

1 box of Epson Glossy. 13x19—20 sheets per box. $20

Also these computer speakers perfect for the latest pirated music. (drawn to scale) $15

Lastly, I have 24 black matte boards for $1 each.

davidjortega@gmail.com

See? Girls don't suck.

Here's a little inspiration for all you ladies out there who see advertising as a boys-only club. There's a special over on AdAge about Women to Watch 2009. Most of them are sort of boring, but there is one kickass one, Miss Tiffany Kosel, whose one of my CDs. Check out her story here. Then, go and do the same.

ihaveanidea tickets

Anyone have a NY ticket they don't need? Hook it up!

email me at alex@mrminddesign.com

Thanks

Anyone have a pic of the Circus Fountain??

I have an idea and wanted to see if there are any good shots of the fountain floating around. Please email or post here if you have one.. Thanks!!

-Ruby

I don't really have a yard to host a sale...

but feel free to buy my desk anyway. Who knows, you might even create better ideas with a better workspace.

Cyril computer work station. Sexy, doesn't take up a lot of room, and I've already gone through the pain of putting it together, so no assembly required.

Great for laptops, but towers can work, too. I got it a year ago, but it's in like-new condition.

I'm asking $115, but I'll take the best offer. For more pictures and dimensions: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40104326

When you come to your senses and decide you need to have this, please leave a message at 404.313.9363 or natalietheworldtraveler@gmail.com.

If you don't have a truck, we can work something out for delivery.

YARD SALE!!!!

when: 949 Lindbergh
where: 8am-5pm
what: Sunday May 31st
who: music stuff,advertising stuff, furniture, etc.

grab bag of goodies. get em' before becky realizes i'm selling everything!

Ignore me too, if you want to.

I have been thinking hard all weekend about how to broach this subject with the readers of this blog and the Circus’ student body in general, and I have chosen (as usual) to be direct.

I think it was pathetic that there were only about a dozen ad students at Forum last Friday. I was embarrassed. And I wondered throughout Doug’s talk, what could those who skipped Forum have been doing that was more inspiring?

Doug Menuez documented the rise of the internet, spending years behind the scenes with Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and other CEOs of the dot-com revolution. His work will someday be seen as nothing short of historic. He has shot dozens of ad campaigns. Today, he is using his considerable talent to change the world. And for two hours, he gave his time to The Creative Circus. 

Sorry you missed it. 

It's been said before, but . . . .

It's been said before, but . . . .

Yard Sale Sat 5/16

Come buy my stuff! Cash only!

When: Saturday, May 16, 8 am - 2pm
Where: 1127 Hudson Dr (Virginia Highlands)

What:
-CDs and DVDs
-furniture (chest of drawers, ikea desk, tv stand, etc)
-supplies for projects (lots of spray paint, chip board, metal sheet, sobo, set of chartpak markers-25, set of cool grey prismacolor markers-12 )
-picture frames
-teddy bears (30+...I used them for a photoshoot, you can do something fun with them too!)
-books
-records
-portable turn table
-picture frames
-skate board (Rainbow long board)
-clothes
-coats/jackets
-rain boots
-jewelry boxes
-placemats
-fondue set
-lamps
-CA/Print Mags
- and of course, MORE!

Questions? melisa.llanes@gmail.com

PARKING LOT SECURITY - REQUEST FOR HELP

TO: All students, faculty and staff:

FR: Duane Hawkins

RE: Parking Lot Security – REQUEST FOR HELP

I need everyone’s help with this situation. We have made this appeal before, but here goes again. We had our 3rd car break-in within the last six-eight weeks, between 9:30am – 10:30 am this morning. And in the front of the building. A rear window was smashed, several items were stolen, including a student’s wallet with debit card, driver’s license, etc. Within minutes or an hour of the incident, I understand the debit card was used four times in two locations. Obviously a hit & run.
We have taken numerous steps to beef up our parking lot security, and we are currently getting bids for camera surveillance with accompanying signs, and hiring a temporary security guard for evening hours, until we get the cameras installed.
Roxx’s restaurant had the same thing happen last week in their parking lot loaded with surveillance cameras, but could not get useful information.

MY REQUEST AGAIN:
PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE VALUABLES IN YOUR CAR IN CLEAR SIGHT, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU PARK HERE. PUT THEM IN YOUR TRUNK OR GLOVE COMPARTMENT. IT IS AN INVITING TARGET. I TRUST YOU WILL DO THIS FOR YOUR SAKE AND OURS. DON’T BE CARELESS.
Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Duane

And now to our senior correspondent, T-pain

ONE SHOW TICKET AVAILABLE!

If you're looking to go, today's your lucky day. You get another chance.

email me:
obviouspigeon@gmail.com

TROUBLE WASHING THOSE HARD TO REACH AREAS?

Brutal shampoo ad.

An accurate representation of North Carolina

Never mind, Germany. I'm going to Japan.

Mr. Mind presents Tropicalia at Beleza Friday

Come drank some dranks tonight @ Beleza and listen to some mostly brazilian music.
10 to 2. Party!


Directions to Beleza from the Circus

Top ten free iphone apps every designer should have

And really, art directors and some for copywriters.

iPhone Apps

You can run this kind of thing in Germany??

I'm calling BBDO right now . . . .

The Home Depot

Erica Grau and I were working on a campaign for The Home Depot and were wondering if anybody has a friend/family member that works there and would be willing to let us borrow their apron for a shoot.

We would be grateful. And happy.
Otherwise we may resort to theft.

Clay - 919-609-0305

Jones' Good Ass BBQ & Foot Massage

Our neighborhood "Spa"

Did anyone else notice the spa on Manchester has changed its name for at least the second time in the past year? It's now called "Palm Spa."

True Words from Branford Marsalis

As a student, I am guilty of this sometimes.

Remain humble in your teachings, only then will your kung-fu be strong.

dentist

Anybody know a dentist or have a parent that is a dentist in the local area? We need to do a photo shoot at a dentist's office and it would be awesome if someone could help us out with this. Thanks.

Happy Egg day

Sorry if the type sucks.
I only pretend to be an art director.

What do you do guaranteed?

Extreme Sheparding

This is the most amazing shit I've seen all year.

FIX OUR BLOG!

YO,

Who ever posted the video that is causing the blog to look like misaligned poop, please repost it correctly. Thanks!

Sagmeister gets weird on Levi's

Connect, Create, Inspire

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sagmeister Shreds Levi’s

Stefan Sagmeister has joined the ranks of an esteemed group of leading designers and artists that denim giant Levi Strauss has commissioned in the past to promote their brand of late. His distinct approach to design was the common thread Levi’s was looking for. And boy did he go all out on this one.

He shredded a pair of Levis thread by thread, dismantling studs, zippers, pockets labels — then pieced the elemets back together again. This piece in the end is classic Stefan Sagmeister, with playful typography and infused graphics composed of none other than the deconstructed pieces of a pair of 501 Jeans.

You can view the display at American Rag’s L.A. location and San Francisco location. To launch the promotion the word on the street is that a limited run of 501 museum-quality, poster reproductions of the graphics will be distributed for FREE at both locations.

Sounds of the Circus Sampler

Creativity is never limited or defined by one medium or discipline; it branches out and takes all sorts of forms. This is a compilation to showcase the music of the students at the circus, as we can't always make it out to their shows.

You've looked at what's in their heads, now take a listen.

Artists include: Alex Morgan, Ruby (Velle) Chhatwal, Noah Culver, Matt Moore, and John Sears McAdam.

See me Monday, April 6th for a copy.

This is a quarterly compilation, so if you're in a band, let me know so we can get you on the next one.

Peace and sweet tarts,
-Adam Elijah

Naming Fail

doo smoothies. blech!

Doesn't look that bad, but the name's gotta go.

eww/wow!

There goes the neighborhood

INKD.COM

Bargain bin creative.

A lesson in brevity

Remember to keep it short and sweet in advertising.

Come see me open for J*Davey and Brittany Bosco this Sat.

I mean, it's not like you're busy or anything. The show is this Saturday @ Sugarhill in Underground Atlanta. I know most of you will look at this flyer, point out the mistakes (it wasn't me) and keep it moving but SOME of you might actually want to see some dope live music. Even if you aren't too sure about me, come see the amazing, talented women that are headlining the evening. If you are unfamiliar with the line up, I strongly encourage you to check the links below. Much love!

Also, me and J*Davey will be spinning the afterparty at The Bureau Bar & Gallery.

Hopefully I will see y'all out at one or both of these events. Good luck with everything and remember to relax, it's just ads. There will be so many creatives there, you might even shmooze someone into giving you a job or collaborating with you.

J*Davey
Brittany Bosco
Audubon Society(me)

Directions from the Circus to each location are linked above for your convenience. Peace!

Nobody Looks at Banners

This image represents eye traffic on specific parts of websites. Notice the lack of color on the banner. People are focused on their content and they don't want to deal with your ad shenanigans. Time for some new new. Provide content!

Full article here
Blog-jacked from Things I look at that you're looking at

Ordos Project

Maybe one day, you too will be building a city out of midair in a random prairie somewhere.



Check this site out
or if you run out of patience because of the uber slow load time go here

I would've let it run.

Except the Storm is wack. Ads can only do so much.

Evidently this was too controversial to run as a campaign.

Finding a job on Twitter

Here's a little article about tweeting your way to a paycheck: http://www.cio.com/article/482324/Twitter_Tips_How_to_Use_Twitter_to_Job_Hunt

Maybe worthwhile, maybe not. Either way, if you're not on Twitter, you should need o get on it. It's huge.

What the Font

This doesn't work that great, but it has enormous potential.


What the Font App