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Trigger and Roth & Ramberg give London Barbers' ads a proper makeover.

The Alberta Egotist — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:15:11 +0000

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As Submitted by Brian Allen at Trigger:

London Barbers in Calgary, AB is a classic barbershop that cuts any type of hair, and shave and trim facial hair. Naturally, we created a series of ads that demonstrated this by hitting people were it mattered: their faces.

Art Director: Brian Allen
Copy Writer: Jordon Lawson
Creative Director: Todd Blevins
Photographer: Roth and Ramberg

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Evans Hunt launches new Calgary Economic Development Site

The Alberta Egotist — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:03:28 +0000

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As submitted by January Kohli at Evans Hunt:

The Evans Hunt Group launched this new site in time for Calgary Economic Development's report to the community on May 23rd.

The site features information on the benefits of working and living in Calgary, an overview of industries (spoiler alert: there's more than just O&G), research, relocation resources, workforce management and info on what CED is doing for our city around the world.

The site also showcases the new "be part of the energy" branding as developed by Sasges Inc and used by both CED and Tourism Calgary.

The new CED brand got beaten up in the Calgary Sun this week. But hey – at least they didn't send the work to LA this time.

Check out the new site.

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Medium Rare releases Step Sequence for iPad

The Alberta Egotist — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:24:25 +0000

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As submitted by Brian Maniotakis at Medium Rare:

Step Sequence is a simple, free iPad app to create looping melodies with notes controlled by a grid of squares.

Tapping on an idle square will enable the note, and tapping on it again will disable it. You can also drag your finger across a group of squares to enable multiple notes. Once you’re done, shake the iPad to reset the entire grid.

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Dan Bannister wins in Applied Arts: Corporate Photography

The Alberta Egotist — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:18:07 +0000

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As submitted by Dan Bannister:

Calgary based photographer Dan Bannister recently won Applied Arts in the category of Corporate Photography for a series of images commissioned by Merlin Edge for Alberta energy services company Canyon Technical Services.

Congratulations, Dan!

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Draplin YYC – Event.

The Alberta Egotist — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000

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The Calgary Inter-agency Coalition has an event coming up that will be of interest to any creative people in the province.

Aaron Draplin is "a big cuss of a man hailing from Portland, Oregon where he has operated as the sole proprietor of the Draplin Design Co. since 2004."

He's well known for his beautiful brand design, and intense opinion on the world.

Tickets start at $15. The event is on July 19th at the Plaza Theatre.

You can register for the event at indiegogo.com.

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The Alberta Agency Twitter List

The Alberta Egotist — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000

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Like some kind of Internet Santa, we're keeping a list of agencies – naughty or nice – in Alberta.

The list is just started, so if you're not on it go ahead and post in the comments and we'll add you.

Here's the list as of today:

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AdDrinx YYC Event – May 31

The Alberta Egotist — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:42:31 +0000

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Enjoy some time with long lost friends. Or people you've seen recently, but your alcoholism drives you to see again.

RSVP online for this free event.

The Libertine Public House
223 – 8th Avenue sw (upstairs)
5:00 – 8:00 pm

Proceeds go to Art à la Carte.

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Coupe Farts. Everyone Listens.

The Denver Egotist — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:04:12 +0000

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Recently, Boulder’s Coupe Studios challenged Egotist readers to pose sound questions via Twitter in preparation for their new “Ideas. Amplified.” campaign from gyro’s Denver office. The crowd-sourcing initiative launches today (you'll see it over there on the right) and features original animated soundscapes by Coupe, animated visuals by gyro AD and resident doodle maestro, Rob Lewis, and questions submitted by Egotist readers. Writer Ricky Lambert and ECD Cameron Day pitched in on the concept, along with Coupe’s multi-faceted sound designers and composers. Credit for the twittered questions appear in each banner. Tweet your question today for consideration in future banners — the weirder, the better.

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Uppercut's Xerxes Irani designs stamps for Calgary Stampede.

The Alberta Egotist — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:09:50 +0000

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Uppercut founder Xerxes Irani designed two augmented reality stamps for the 100th Calgary Stampede.

To mark this year's centennial of the Calgary Stampede, Canada Post has unveiled two commemorative stamps. Both stamps, featuring a rodeo horse and a silver and gold belt buckle, were designed by Calgary graphic artist Xerxes Irani - who admits he broke down and cried upon learning his designs had been chosen.

Watch the stamps get unveiled at calgaryherald.com.

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Budweiser & Will.I.Am make a magazine ad you can hear.

The Alberta Egotist — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:41:47 +0000

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Really cool idea from Budweiser and Will.I.Am

via AdWeek.

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Movie trailer: Design & Thinking.

The Alberta Egotist — Wed, 16 May 2012 15:38:20 +0000

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An "Art & Copy" style documentary on how design impacts the world.

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Roth & Ramberg and the Sushi Man

The Alberta Egotist — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:54:45 +0000

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Roth & Ramberg and Trigger shot a an ad for Momoyama Sushi... From the perspective of the catch.

via @triggerco on Twitter.

See the sketches, shot & write-up at Roth & Ramberg's blog.

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Volkswagen shows its serious side.

The Alberta Egotist — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:36:41 +0000

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Crash, by Deutsch LA, shows a more serious side to the brand.

Discovered via AdWeek & not the LA Egotist.

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Simplicity wins. New ads for Mattel's Pictionary.

The Alberta Egotist — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:28:36 +0000

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Really great looking ads illustrated by Mahathir Buang for Ogilvy Malaysia.

See them all at Design Taxi.

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ACAD staff talk to MacLeans on the shift from film to TV.

The Alberta Egotist — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:41:04 +0000

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Interesting article on the shift from film to TV; and the emergence of direct to Internet productions.

Daniel Doz and Adam Tindale weigh in on the way students are looking at small screens compared to before.

Doz:

With the glamorization of the film milieu since the 1930s,” says Daniel Doz, president of the Alberta College of Art and Design, “students have often idealized working in film rather than TV.

Tindale:

[...]in the future there will be no difference between television and screens.

The complete article over at MacLeans.

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Interview with Kash Sree.

The Alberta Egotist — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000

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Fast Company interviews Kash Sree. The creative director on campaigns like Nike Play and Vaseline.

Asked if he thought Mad Men was an accurate portrayal of the advertising industry Sree answered:

It’s actually surprisingly accurate. Apart from the going out and socializing with people, which I’m terrible at. The agency politics is still very true, though some of the sexism has changed, thank God, and the drinking on the job, though less so. I don’t think the business has changed that much at all.

Read the complete interview at Fast Company.

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The Guardian's 3 Little Pigs.

The Alberta Egotist — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000

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Fun spot from the Guardian.

AdWeek looks at the spot in depth. Analyzing the idea, writing and art direction. And of course, if it sold papers.

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5 Alberta Agency People to Follow on Twitter

The Alberta Egotist — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:26:58 +0000

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We steal posts. We admit it.

To give back to those who find interesting things we're started two lists on Twitter: Agency People in Alberta and Alberta Agencies.

Today we added the first 5 people to follow.

Brian Allen - Works for Trigger. Apparently comes from a serious creative lineage.
Heleena Webber - From ZGM. She's a great source of information on social media.
Scott King - Freelance planner. Finds tech and rants on email etiquette.
Dax Justin - Designer. Always has the scoop on what's happening in digital design.
Mark Zsabo - Karo. Great insights on design thinking.

Who do you follow? We're looking to build these lists up. Post your favourite locals in the comments.

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Changing the Paradigm

The Alberta Egotist — Mon, 07 May 2012 22:53:08 +0000

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Okay. It's almost two years old. But it's still funny. And sadly relevant.

Created by adweak & discovered via digitalbrian on Twitter.

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Clio Awards 2012 Winners

The Alberta Egotist — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:01:47 +0000

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AdWeek has this year's winners posted.

BBDO New York took home Agency of the Year. And Volkswagen earned Advertiser of the Year.

Great work to look at and be inspired by.

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Unstoppable. Canadian Paralympics ad.

The Alberta Egotist — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:42:06 +0000

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Beautifully shot. And apparently in one take.

The billboard is amazing also.

via DeadSpin

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Urban Jungle gives some more free advice to Alberta's tories.

The Alberta Egotist — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:49:39 +0000

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Urban Jungle's Principal, Craig Blackburn:

"Albertans have voiced their concerns against government corruption, mismanagement, and lack of accountability. But it's not enough to simply vote. We can't expect change to happen as we sit idly by. I believe all Albertans need to take an active role in evolving our province. There is no better time to create, validate, and activate a mission, position, and mantra for the Alberta brand," said Blackburn.

This comes after they were turned down, when offering Alison Redford services for free prior to this year's election.

via Marketwire.

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Home Shopping Network shits its pants.

The Alberta Egotist — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:17:42 +0000

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A music video you can shop from.

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Copyblogger on Advertising & AMC's "The Pitch"

The Alberta Egotist — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:05:12 +0000

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Speaking of dissent in the world of advertising:

If you’re throwing brand advertising at the masses and hoping something will stick, you’re playing a game that’s already over. Consumers have taken their ball and gone home.

Complete article at Copyblogger.

Discovered via Brian Allen.

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Dyson: "I don't believe in brand."

The Alberta Egotist — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:59:49 +0000

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James Dyson speaking at Disruption by Design:

"There's only one word that's banned in our company: brand," Mr. Dyson said, "We're only as good as our latest product. I don't believe in brand at all."

Complete article via AdWeek.

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