CREATIVE CYCLE

Yep, that's definitely insightful. WTD.

SyFy

Wasn't entirely sure of Scifi's transition to SyFy, but this is beautiful and lots of fun. Worth watching to see what's next.

Uncut

Great idea, take Star Wars: A New Hope. Cut the movie into 15 second pieces. Let your audience calim those pieces and refilm them, submit them and then put them back together. that last part, is currently in the making. We'll keep an eye on them, this should be fun.

Tough Table

DoubleButter Say What? from DoubleButter on Vimeo.

Doublebutter's write up is best:

Prisencolinensinainciusol, the name of the track playing over this stop-motion video, is, in an incredible coincidence, the cockney term for Armadillo Product Testing. Or at least that's what Darnell told us and if you've met him you'd admit that does seem like the sort of thing he'd know. Fittingly, the Horsehead Crating crew (DoubleButter's in-house strangeness group) orchestrated some product tests on our Armadillo coffee table to accompany the song. The table shown is a prototype square version (the casters are just there to help it roll for the towing segments), and it's the same table in every scene. We performed the tests (with the help of a few friends) while the Tillmans worked the cameras (Clovis, Darnell, and, in her DB debut with the HH crew, Hollah Jean). The results: if the table can handle a Molotov cocktail we're sure it can handle your wussy mojito.

It's Denver, cool and they have a web site. What more do you want?

Webcams

SOUR / 日々の音色 (Hibi no Neiro) MV from Magico Nakamura on Vimeo.

Very entertaining video using some clever edits and some good neo-old fashioned webcams. Enjoy.

Open Call for Illustration

Hello Creative Community. We here @ ADCD are as concerned as anyone about the current state of the economy and jobless rates. We are trying to do all we can to help, and one of our initiatives is a neat lil' book that we are producing on how to brand yourself and (hopefully) get that dream job.

To that end, we'd like to showcase some illustration work in the book to give it that extra something. If you're interested in helping out, we'd love to talk. Please contact Jarrod.

thanks

More Local Talent in CA (online)

Just came across this from Denver agency Cultivator. Eye-catching, make-you-look-twice kind of stuff. Ads help kick off high-tech camping company Brunton's new campaign, "The Future of Camping." Cool.

commarts.com

Simple Ideas

This has been going around the intertubes for a few days. Just goes to show, the simple ideas can be very sexy to the audience. Get yours here.

Real

Great message, although I think the population may not really believe it, but that is what the great writing and effects are for. The shoot for this had to be really fun. Venables Bell & Partners, USA

Letterhead Fonts

Do you like rare, vintage type? Do you like your rare vintage type in quality executions? I hope you do, or you may be in the wrong place. Or, maybe you can head over to Letterhead Fonts and change your mind.

Shaw Nielsen is in CA

Shaw Nielsen, a Denver illustrator, has made it into the pages of the newest Communication Arts and we say congrats. His style is mirthful and fun, quirky and thoughtful. If you don't know Shaw, check him out here. Love seeing local talent getting national exposure.

When You're a Giant

It's easy when you're a giant, the animation, the range of energy solutions, everything but the copy. Still worth the watch.

HP Open Brief

Very fun idea for D&AD and HP 's Open brief by students Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth. This is worth the watch.

Finally, My Fingers are Burning

Axe does it again, or at least has the ability to have some fun. Bravo to the cop writer, great look at headlines and tagline that pulls it all together. Ponce, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Sour

I've seen something like this before, or at least the idea, but the illustration style is what really helps this come alive. Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai, India

Chase Jarvis to ADCD Members: Create, Share, Sustain

Chase Jarvis CURRENT: The Consequences of Creativity from Chase Jarvis on Vimeo.

The video from our Speaker/Judge at the end of May.

I was recently invited to speak to the Art Director's Club of Denver and the ASMP about creativity, and subsequently delivered that keynote two weeks ago. This video is a recording of that talk. Hope it strikes a chord with you.

I had a blast connecting with some of the creative community in Denver/Boulder while I was in town, and it was also a great honor to judge your annual advertising awards show with some rather distinguished ad gurus from around the country. Thanks to the ADCD for being such gracious hosts.

Additionally, the video should be downloadable via my iTunes podcast within the next 24-48 hours.

Big thanks to Chase (and all our Judges) this year.