More, More, More
I flew to New York this week with a team from Loomis Group to present a new campaign for a client, and saw the latest “More Is More” series for Embassy Suites (over and over and over—another tie to the campaign or just a huge in-air media buy?) on the plane and was pleasantly surprised.
Comic Chaos
Leo Burnett’s Mayhem campaign for Allstate has been out for almost a year now, and it’s still one of my favorite campaigns from the past few years. I just saw their latest Raccoon spot this weekend, and even after seeing this series play out over almost twelve months, still find myself laughing out loud.
Paper People
Check out Olly Moss’ show at Gallery 1988 in LA, Paper Cuts, which featured vintage paper-cut profiles of all kinds of pop culture characters, from Scrooge McDuck to The Godfather. A simple concept, but so impressive when all together in one room.
A Pretty Slick Idea
What a beautifully simple and clever idea. David Giovando and Todd Takahashi put up these wild postings in downtown Vancouver for The Dogwood Initiative as part of their ongoing No Tankers campaign, which aims to keep oil tankers out of British Columbia’s coastal waters. And before you hippies freak out, the ink is environmentally friendly. Well done, sirs.
Thinking Caps
Check out the latest couple spots from New Era Cap with Alec Baldwin and John Krasinski. It’s nice to see a company like this tell a story and connect with viewers on a common thread, rather than showing only product features or styles. Well shot, well written and well done.
Woodwinded
Check out the Trinity Orchestra—the only fully student-run orchestra in Ireland—covering Daft Punk hits in a fun, energetic dance hall atmosphere. Pretty flippin’ rad.
Wrecked
In the past month I’ve gotten into two hobbling and potentially deadly wrecks, and they have given me fresh insight on the brief nature and preciousness of life and getting the most out of it.
Brazil
I recently returned from a 2-week trip to Brazil which was just amazing. The people were incredibly nice and the scenery was absolutely breathtaking. I spent equal time in Rio de Janeiro, a beach town called Búzios and the remote island Ilha Grande, all of which offered pretty different types of Brazilian life.
