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Shepard Fairey Pleads Guilty

The Orlando Egotist — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:52:56 +0000

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While the battle between the Associated Press and street artist Shepard Fairey is long over, his criminal trial with the government over criminal contempt charges is not. Fairey, who originally sued the AP, claimed that he had used a different photo of Obama in his iconic "Hope" campaign, but later admitted that he had been mistaken and attempted to conceal this mistake by destroying and fabricating documents.

“I was ashamed that I had done these things, and I knew I should have corrected my actions,” Fairey said in Federal District Court in Manhattan.

Fairey pleaded to one count of criminal contempt and could face up to six months in prison.

Kenny Powers MFCEO is Back

The Orlando Egotist — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:26:38 +0000

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Milano Kalibro Kobe

The Orlando Egotist — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:25:24 +0000

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Twelve21Gallery Brice Stephens

The Orlando Egotist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:06:57 +0000

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Brice Stephens preparing for his solo show at Twelve21 Gallery, March 9th 2012.

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Liquid Plumr Double Entendre

The Orlando Egotist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:54:59 +0000

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The Buttcracker

The Orlando Egotist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:08:14 +0000

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NIKE+ Experience

The Orlando Egotist — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:07:06 +0000

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Nike today unveiled Nike+ Basketball and Nike+ Training, two new experiences connecting digitally enabled footwear with interactive mobile applications that together deliver a revolutionary sport experience. Nike+ Training is your new personal trainer that delivers challenges and tracks your performance. Make your training experience inspirational, full of variety, competitive, and fun.

The new Nike+ Basketball experience breaks down the user’s game to deliver information and measurement, which in turn provides motivation. Nike+ Basketball measures how high, how hard and how quick players play each game.

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Mad Men Season 5 Teasers

The Orlando Egotist — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:58:26 +0000

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After 17 months, AMC has released new teasers online, for the fifth season of its hit TV series ‘Mad Men’.

More at Design Taxi.

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Chris Robb Receives AAF Silver Medal Award

The Orlando Egotist — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:43:20 +0000

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Push partner and Chief Creative Officer Chris Robb recently received the AAF Silver Medal Award.

This award has been presented annually for the past 53 years, recognizing individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advertising, have furthered the industry's standards and achieved creative excellence in their respective areas of expertise.

Congratulations!

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When We Build

The Orlando Egotist — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:24:25 +0000

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Wilson Miner - When We Build from Build on Vimeo.

This fantastic talk by Wilson Miner was given at the 2011 Buildconf.

In his talk, Wilson asks: What happens when we stop thinking of ourselves not just as developers or experience designers, and take up the mantle as a new generation of product designers for a digital world?

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Jason Gregory on grain&gram

The Orlando Egotist — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:05:49 +0000

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grain&gram recently posted another nice feature on local designer Jason Gregory of Makr Carry Goods. It's a great interview with an inspirational local craftsman, and surely worth a read.

http://grainandgram.com/jasongregory/

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A Journey Down O.B.T

The Orlando Egotist — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:49:23 +0000

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Local photographer Bryan Soderlind recently posted one of the a wonderful example of photojournalism, taking viewers on a journey down Orange Blossom Trail.

U.S. Route 441 is a north/south highway that runs over 400 mile long from the north border of Georgia down to Miami. For a short section in Central Florida, US 441 becomes Orange Blossom Trail or “The Trail” Though OBT technically runs from Tangerine to Kissimmee, FL most people consider “The Trail” the 7 mile stretch from HWY 50 in the North to Sandlake Road in the South. Lined with pawn shops, strip clubs, sleazy motels, and sketchy bars, The Trail is a hotbed for seedy characters and criminal activity. Over 75% of the prostitution arrests in Orange County happen on this stretch of road, one drive down the Trail and it will be apparently obvious why. While the Trail may not be a great place to hang out it still is one of the main roads in our city and one of the fastest routes to some of our major highways. People of all races, classes, and backgrounds walk and bike the street to their destination, something very rare in Orlando. Add this to the mix of eclectic businesses and the Trail just feels ALIVE. Driving down the street I always find myself rubbernecking as I regularly drove down OBT en route to my friends house off Oakridge near the south end. Eventually this led to U-turns and some of the bolder moments in my photographic life. Stopping on the trail and photographing various people became commonplace, it seemed like almost once every trip down the street. As the years have gone by I realized I amassed quite a few photos from the Trail and the blocks surrounding it. Here is my ode to the Trail, my favorite road in Orlando.

View all the images here http://journal.bryansoderlind.com/uncategorized/orange-blossom-trail.html

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Inception Park

The Orlando Egotist — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:33:22 +0000

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Buenos Aires - Inception Park from Black Sheep Films on Vimeo.

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Yellow Shoes Dominates at ADDY Awards

The Orlando Egotist — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:16:22 +0000

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Disney's Yellow Shoes Creative Group took home 8 gold and 11 silver Addys spanning the following categories: Book Design, Mixed Media, Photography, Special Event Invitation, Online Games, Radio, Internet Commercials, Television, Logo, Illustration, and Sales Kit.

Think Creative and PUSH also took home a handful of golds and silvers.

Valencia Community College's Caspar Blattmann won Best of Show and a boatload of golds and silvers as well.

For more on last week's Addys, read this article on the Sentinel.

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How To Outrun The Inevitable - Robert Campbell

The Dubai Egotist — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:12:52 +0000

There are a lot of agencies out there.

In China alone, there’s said to be tens of thousands.

TENS OF THOUSANDS!!!

However amongst all those – not in China, but generally – there’s a few that have a ‘global’ name.

Traditionally, they fall into 2 camps:

Those who are living off their legacy and those creating it.

Yes, that’s harsh – and there’s a whole host of reasons for it – but that’s pretty much how it feels.

Of course, these two states are in a constant state of motion … one good campaign can lift an agency from the past to the present and vice versa … however the agencies that tend to have the greatest momentum are the ones that seemingly are continuously creating their legacy rather than riding on their past.

Now in no way am I suggesting an agency purposefully ‘takes a back seat’ – there are many reasons why that can happen – however the point of this post is that as much as there are many agencies out there who are grabbing a bunch of the headlines right now, there’s 2 that are seemingly always at the forefront of commercial creativity.

BBH and W+K

Now without doubt there are some fundamental differences between the 2 companies – some good, some not so good – however the thing I find fascinating are their commonalities, of which a number of them, I believe, have directly enabled them to succeed while others have fallen.

I should point out that what I’m about to write is my perception.

The fact is I’ve never worked at BBH and while I know many of the guys there very well – I am still basing my views on observation and here-say.

And as for W+K. Well while I have had the pleasure of meeting Dan and his senior management team, we’ve not really talked about this sort of thing … most of the time I’m getting bollocked for something.

But that aside, here are 5 things that have made these agencies so creatively influential for so long.

1. Consistent Management.

The guys who run both these agencies have been at these agencies a long time.

Better yet, they are the people who founded these agencies – so they have a vested interest in maintaining the culture of the place rather than just go after the profit, regardless of the implication.

That said, they are constantly introducing new people into positions of influence and power.

Younger people. Talented people.

People who bring new perspectives and thinking to the table so while the principals of the company will stay the same, the expression of it is at the forefront of the times.

2. Control, Not Controlled.

In short, when you own your company rather than a holding company with masses of shareholders, you can control how your company grows and where your company goes.

Basically, control means you can focus on the longer-term, bigger play rather than purely focusing on hitting the next quarterly target.

It’s probably the best ad for communism you could have, ha.

3. A Willingness To Fail.

Both agencies try stuff.

Better yet, the want to try stuff.

There is a reluctance to rest on their laurels.

This isn’t just because they believe to stick with what you know is the surest way to future failure, but because they are adventurous by nature and they believe great things happen from experimentation, even if on first impressions, the result is not quite what they hoped.

They also put their money where their mouth is.

They don’t expect clients to fund their adventures into the unknown, they’ll pay for it … be it in the activities they do or the people they hire.

For both, failure is NOT trying stuff.

4. Culture, Not Function

When I first joined W+K, people talked about it’s unique culture.

To be honest, I’ve heard this sort of thing before and almost always it’s turned into a crock of shit … because the culture that was there was because of the people in the place rather than the company.

But in W+K and BBH’s case, I believe it’s true.

Sure, the people that work there enhance and develop that culture, but there’s a strong philosophical view that permeates every element of both companies.

It’s not about the press releases or the credentials deck … it’s about their standards … their expectations … their beliefs.

They actively encourage trying new things … exploring new approaches … not going for the lowest-common-denominator or the category convention … standing up for what they believe in …

In short, it’s about filling their company with interesting and creative people who share their beliefs [even if they express it in radically different ways], rather than simply those who can perform a specific job function at the lowest price.

5. Involvement, Not Observation.

Northern wrote a blog post recently where he said he was convinced the reason older, senior people lose their dynamism and originality is because no one challenges them and they don’t get in enough situations to be told something they don’t know.

Very true.

However one thing I really like about W+K is that while the senior guys are ridiculously talented and smart and experienced … they welcome opinion, debate and challenge. From everyone. Literally everyone.

I remember the first time I met Dan and John and had an ‘out of body experience’ where I saw myself telling, arguably 2 of the most respected ad guys in history a bunch of stuff I think we should be doing.

OK, so Dan said, “you’re fired” … but he listened and that’s more than many would do.

The other thing is they are all deeply involved in what’s going on.

Not in the sense of dictating outcomes or decisions, but being part of the chaos – contributing, listening, exploring.

Sure that doesn’t happen on every single piece of business on every single campaign, but you’d be amazed how knowledgable about what’s going on. Seriously, you just need 2 minutes in the company of Dan or John or Dave etc and you know that they are absolutely bursting with dynamism and originality, even though by the protocol adopted by many agencies, they should be put out to pasture by now.

Why are they like this?

Because they still care. I honestly think it’s that simple.

They still want to learn. They still want to do stuff. They still want to push boundaries.

It’s fantastic and I honestly believe that one of the reasons this is the case is because they seek out people they regard as talented and interesting … people who can push them … their colleagues … their clients … and their agency to a different place.

Not being scared of change or youth or provocation shows people who are very confident with who they are … which for all the ego and posturing that goes on in this industry, is very rare indeed.

Of course you might think this is all bollocks … and maybe it is, however I can tell you from my time at W+K and my relationship with BBH that I see all this time and time again.

Sure it’s not always perfect, sure there have been some bad mistakes – but that aside – the fact they have been at the forefront of mass market commercial creativity means they must be doing something right … something few other companies have been able to pull off over 30 odd years which is why I honestly believe these are things we could all benefit from following or learning – whether we work in a company or want to start our own.

Making money is not hard.

Being the creative industry darling for a moment in time, is not out of the reach for all.

However making money while sticking to your principals and being an acknowledged leader in [effective] creativity for 3 decades is, and that’s why W+K and BBH stand out from the crowd.

While both agencies shun propriety processes in favour of being judged by what they do [rather than what they say they do] … the reality is you can’t ignore how their principals, philosophies and approach have directly contributed and impacted to the work that so many of us [general public, not just adland] hold in the highest esteem.

Saying “it’s all about the work”, might make a nice headline that people can gravitate to, but a great creative legacy starts way before the brief lands on the table.

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By Robert Campbell, W+K's Asia Regional Head of Planning. Reposted with permission. Read the original blog post here (and don't miss the delicious comments.)

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Shattered CD Art

The Orlando Egotist — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:58:06 +0000

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In his mixed media sculptures of animals and insects artist Sean Avery creates fur and feathers using meticulously layered fragments of broken CDs. Love the colors. See more over on DeviantArt.

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ADDYS Tonight

The Orlando Egotist — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:43:13 +0000

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The Orlando ADDY awards are tonight, here are the details:

Friday, February 17, 2012
6:00pm - 10:00pm

at the Abbey & the Mezz
100 S. Eola Drive
Orlando, FL 32801

http://www.theorlandoaddys.com/

Join us at this year's ADDY award show as we celebrate Advertising Through the Ages. Our black and white themed Gala event will be the talk of the town, but we all know that everyone will be thinking silver and gold. The evening will begin with hors d'oeuvres and drinks at The Abbey and then move upstairs to The Mezz as we reveal the 2012 Orlando ADDY winners! Plus, you won't want to miss the after party back downstairs in The Abbey, so be sure to secure your tickets now!

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Mother Falcon 3 Year Anniversary Party

The Orlando Egotist — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:39:28 +0000

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Tonight!

Four local artists are doing Mother Falcon themed designs that will be available on t-shirts to celebrate our 3 year anniversary!
Artists include: HORSEBITES, Scott Donald, Hydro74 & DRES13

Sounds Lazy Afternoon DJs

Giveaways | Party | FREE Food| Fun

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LED Snowboard Suit

The Orlando Egotist — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:30:36 +0000

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Wow.

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SKYN Spot Sucks.

The Orlando Egotist — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:06:12 +0000

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This is such a shitty commercial. Can't someone do something creative for condoms?

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New Job Postings

The Orlando Egotist — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:04:19 +0000

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Motion Graphics Designer
90 Degrees West, St. Louis

ACD/Art Director
CCT Advertising, Denver

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Inside the Designer's Mind

The Orlando Egotist — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:56:43 +0000

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Anneke Short's series of minimalist posters accurately portray the frustrations of every designer.

See more here.

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Vegan Power

The Orlando Egotist — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:15:28 +0000

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This commercial sucks.

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Color Game

The Orlando Egotist — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:13:11 +0000

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Another method.ac game is making the rounds. This time it's a fun color game. Play it now and see how accurate your eye is.

For other method.ac games, check this out.

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Valencia College 2012 Annual Juried Student Fine Art & Graphic Art Exhibition

The Orlando Egotist — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:18:23 +0000

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GRAPHICS STUDENT JURIED SHOW CALL FOR ENTRIES DETAILS!

{THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT WORK IS FRIDAY MARCH 16TH BY 9PM!!}

GRAPHICS Student Submission Guidelines (NOTE: The below outlines submission criteria for work done for Graphics courses only. The guidelines for submitting work completed in ART courses is different than what is on this posting for GRA courses and different than criteria set in past years. Please stop by the Fine Art Dept. in Building 3-115 for submission guidelines for work completed in ART courses – e.g. ART1300C.)

Work Eligible: Any work produced in conjunction within a Valencia Graphics class (any course with a GRA or DIG prefix) from Summer session 2011 through Spring session 2012. Students may enter up to 2 pieces from each class taken during that time. Graphics students no longer need to finish their accepted work with plexiglass or framing, so please make sure the work you submitted is clean and professional enough to display in the gallery AS IS before submitting it for judging!

Go here for all the information.

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