great advertising

the yearly superbowl is always a hayday for us advertisers. even if you couldn't dream of having the budget to make one of these commercials, for those in the know, the riveting show of masculine drama is really just a showcase for great advertising (sorry guys!).

this, surprise surprise, was by far my fav. the advertiser won't allow embedding through youtube, so watch the commercial here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m71m-LBqFQ

creativity + sense of humor = AWESOME

thanks to my friend AJ for finding this link. this animation company, based in paris, has clearly done some wonderful work (including a very cool music video for coldplay). this video is an interesting take on the age-old question:

http://www.passion-paris.com/flash.html#myreel=v790&page=d69&video=v790

there is something quite magical about an artist who doesn't take himself too seriously, no offense, van gogh!

adding to my idea library

what i do requires a pretty constant process of learning and idea generation, so i'm always on the lookout for anything to expand my realm of ideas. my latest additions:


why are half my books from rockport publishing? maybe because i often go to borders, and maybe because they rock. i've been doing a lot more logos lately, and these authors have some fantastic ideas about both the design process and the messages behind branding, business naming, and logos.

never hurts to stay grounded in the basics (who knows what i'm missing anyway?), and their case studies are well-grounded in the modern world.

oh, and one for me!