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Nov
Nov
Cannes Advertising Reel of Winners (Part 3 of 3)
All that glitters is gold? Perhaps and perhaps not. Check them out. Danna's Top 5 Gold Lion Winners: Closet Television Channel Betc Euro Rscg Paris, France "And that is how... " (you won a gold) Dinner Plans Telephone Service TBWA\Chiat\Day New York, United States of…
03
Nov
Nov
Cannes Advertising Reel of Winners (Part 2 of 3)
Here are the top dogs in the Silver Lions Category. But you don't have to take my word for it... Danna's Top 5 Silver Lion Winners: Campaign: Kitchen, Office, Hospital Client: Panda Cheese Agency: Advantage Marketing & Advertising Cairo, Egypt So I've sort of cheated…
02
Nov
Nov
Cannes Advertising Reel of Winners (Part 1 of 3)
This year (and for the past 8), Edmonton has been granted an advanced screening of the Cannes International Advertising Reel of Winners. Last week, Craig and I had the opportunity to witness them all - and in support of a fantastic cause - NABS or…
15
Jul
Jul
Mercedes Attempts the Impossible
To most of us the idea of flipping a car, let alone rolling one a full 180 degrees, sounds like an idea to avoid. For Mercedes, shooting a two-minute spot to do just that, in the Canadian China Bar Tunnel, was the main component of…
20
Mar
Mar
CDN Designers Help Set Stage for Olympic Games…Literally (Part 3)
Olympic Podium & Medal Tray Design: To design an Olympic podium is to develop a platform from which a spirit can soar. Any Olympian graced with the opportunity to stand on the top of one will undoubtedly concur. Trust me. I watched it, night after…
19
Mar
Mar
CDN Designers Help Set Stage for Olympic Games…Literally (Part 2)
Olympic Medal Designs: Developed as a smaller piece built from a larger image, representing the value of interaction with community and importance on individuality, the medal design for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics has definitely set a precedence; or raised the bar if you will for…
18
Mar
Mar
CDN Designers Help Set Stage for Olympic Games…Literally (Part 1)
Moving past the stunning visuals and artistic presentations Canadians have already proven to showcase for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic games one cannot help to be taken aback with the detail of the other pieces of design Olympians, their families and spectators will interact while…
20
Feb
Feb
Olympic Ambush Marketing
One of the latest controversies to spin its web around the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver deals with sponsorship or better yet the lack thereof. Many large corporations have been selected to play and pay the part to be the financial backbone of these winter games;…
12
Feb
Feb
Illustrations Say 1000 Words
Stylized Graphics Set Tone (& Texture) for 2010 Games Upon first glance I immediately thought “there is something different about the way Vancouver is presenting their Olympics”; it wasn’t until my second that I realized what it truly was. Vancouver 2010 was completely photography free.…
05
Feb
Feb
The Olympic Volunteer Brand – Dressed for Success
When one thinks of branding it is not uncommon to have logos and punchy tag lines pop into one’s head. In fact just mention the word Nike and it is almost impossible to avoid thinking of the infamous “Swoosh” and “Just Do It” tag line.…