by The Portland Egotist / July 26, 2018 / Was there anything better as a kid than getting a new box of LEGOs or a LEGO set? The box always represented opportunity, exploration, and creativity. Ogilvy & Mather have capitalized on those adolescent emotional responses by creating a series of new LEGO ads that speak to the wonder that comes from imagination and a pile of plastic building blocks.[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / July 26, 2018 / There is always so much good stuff coming out of San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Amongst this year's gems was the trailer for third installment in M. Night Shyamalan "super hero" series, Glass. The film brings together the hero and anti-heros from 2000's Unbreakable and 2016's Split into one huge mind scramble of an action film. Are they supers, or are they just humans? This one is going to be fantast[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / July 5, 2018 / Join AIGA Portland for their upcoming tour of R/GA, a global agency with a long-time history in Portland. They will be exploring their new office in the Pearl. Come learn about their work in Portland and what makes R/GA an agency focused on transformation. Find out more info about the event.[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / July 5, 2018 / We're all big Wes Anderson fans around the office. We love this color palette study done on his films. It was really interesting to see just how many muted colors he uses in his shots.[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / June 21, 2018 / A bit of animated fun from filmmaker, Dana Sink. Power is an animated film intersecting machinery, life, and media. This little shortie was even an official selection at the Northwest Animation Festival. [Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / June 21, 2018 / Can't understand a word of this spot, but we felt inspired by Fedoseeva's story none-the-less. To accomplish so much with perceived severe limitations is inspirational and amazing. Nice work from W+K Amsterdam.[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / June 21, 2018 / Outdoor clothier, L.L. Bean, has decided to show the benefits of working outdoors in their Be An Outsider campaign (hash #beanoutsider). For the summer they've partnered up with Industrious, a co-working disruptor, to create an outside, mobile collab work environment. The facility will travel around the U.S. giving workers the opportunity to do a bit of the daily grind in the great outdoors. It st[Read More]
by The Portland Egotist / June 21, 2018 / Animator, Matt Seely, recently dropped his 2018 animation role. His work is a throwback to mid 90's to 2000's style animation. What we especially appreciated is that all the work contained in his reel is the result of work he did on his own. In an age where we generally need to rely on a crew of people to get anything done, it's nice to know the one man show still exists out there. [Read More]
