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  • Art Takeover 2013 Continues to Build Buzz

    May 17th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Jolby Artist Profile - Art Takeover: Operation Harper's Playground from Actual Industries on Vimeo.

    Art Takeover 2013 is ramping up and generating a buzz. We're starting to see the re-posting of some of the amazing content from last year. The Jolby artist profile was one of the pieces that was released as part of last year's event. We didn't post this one last year, so here it is for your viewing pleasure.

    Check out the Art Takeover: Operation Bless This Field website for more details on how you can take a part in this event and support this great charity.

  • The Design Week 2013 Website Arrives

    May 17th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    We're beyond excited about seeing some changes to the Design Week Portland 2013 site. While it's currently scant on details, the update means we're getting closer to a new week of unbelievable, original design content. Bookmark the site and check back often because things are going to ramp up quickly.

  • Draplin x 100

    May 16th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    While we were catching up on our RSS feed this morning, yes we still use them, we came across this stellar new poster design from the DDC. The poster collects together 100 of the DDCs logos into one amazingly cool poster. We need to get our hands on one of these.

  • Warner Pacific College

    May 16th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    What a nice shiny redesign for Warner Pacific College. These ui designs courtesy of Portland designer, Sam Bible. We like the comfortable feel of these digital environments and the solid organization of in page elements. The solid underpinning architecture makes content easy to find which is always a plus on sites with lots of content like this.

  • EVENT: Eris Rising - Why Women Thrive in Advertising

    May 15th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    The Portland Ad Federation will be holding a panel next week in which five experienced women advertising executives share their thoughts on the power that women bring to the present and future of our industry. This raucous panel of Portland A-Listers will provide women at all levels a tangible, actionable blueprint for success -- all while pointing towards an even brighter future.

    Panelists include:
    Rebecca Armstrong, Principal, Managing Director, NORTH, Inc.
    Paige Campbell, President/Partner, Grady Britton
    Megan Hadley Miller, VP, Director of Client Services, HMH
    Monica Taylor, Freelance Creative Director/Art Director
    Laddie Peterson, Copywriter, Wieden+Kennedy

    The event will be moderated by Doug Zanger, Editor-In-Chief of the Advertising Week Social Club and Director of Community, Advertising Week and Advertising Week Europe.

    Eris Rising: Why Women Thrive in Advertising
    Tuesday, May 21 4:00-6:00pm
    EcoTrust: 721 NW 9th Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97209
    The event is $25 for members and $40 for non-members. Find out more information about the event on the PAF event page.

  • What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains

    May 15th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    We just had a chance to check out this short animated film from Epipheo about what the internet is doing to our brains. This is a fun short, informative piece which makes sense. It reminds us of our coming across an image a few months ago that was taken from a page of Ben Franklin's personal calendar. After he had completed a long day or work he would take an hour or so to sit and contemplatively reflect on his day. Sounds to us like a good habit to develop — right after we finish this grumpy cat video.

  • W+K Raise the Bar on Old Spice Oddities

    May 15th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    Wieden + Kennedy have just completed work on their newest commercials for Old Spice. With these two spots, the portland-based ad agency has managed to help take the men's fragrance company further out into left field making them even more memorable through a dissonance factor of 10. Terry Crews stars in the two humorous spots that feature the muscle-bound actor discovering his new muscle-bound son and shaving the beard off of a coma patient.

  • The Bee's Knees

    May 13th, 2013 / Comments (0)

    We had not come across illustrator, Lena Podesta's work before. When we did finally roll across it we were hooked. We really like the range of style in Lena's work. There's a retro, classic comic strip style in some of the pieces while others feel more contemporary and modern — a nice counterbalance that works for a variety of projects.

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