greenaid

A solution to reusable plastic bags with a cool design 

Found on joshspear.com blog

"We all know disposable shopping bags make waste, but what’s the alternative when you see something you’ve got to have and your earth-friendly tote bag is sitting at home? Makers of chic wares Lovegrove & Respucci have an answer that’s not only compact but looks pretty darn cool, all the while showing your commitment to the ‘War On Plastic’. The Greenaid is a resuable shopping bag hidden away in a grenade you can clip to your usual daily accessory and use for your shopping-on-the-fly needs."

Inspiration ads for the weekend

lets start the weekend with some cool inspirational ads!- I found these through stumble which is a really cool online application where you enter your interests, such as...graphic design, advertising... and it randomly brings you to websites which are related. Good for inspiration, bad as a distraction. Anyways, these ads made me think of some of our ideas, and made me think of the concept we were talking about how our ads can translate into a physical object that can be placed in an environment and make a real statement.

these are supposedly in nyc but I haven't seen one?

clever idea for a fitness company- also supposedly in nyc- maybe its from awhile ago.

Advertising + Art = Sign/Age

The first of a three-part fine art exhibit featuring advertising and signs opens tomorrow evening, here. Free.

Improv Everywhere

So it turns out that the same group Jesse talked about, who did the freeze thing in Grand Central, are the same folks who did the Best Buy takeover I mentioned, Improv Everywhere. Check them out, maybe there is an event in our future? 

Tappening

This is an interesting approach, from this week's Adweek. There may be information relevant to our SIGG assignment at tappening.com.

MTV EngineRoom

As mentioned in class last night, we will be following the new HP sponsored-content reality show Engine Room on MTV. The first episode began airing September 15th. Please watch this episode and be prepared to discuss it in class.

Young Guns Presentation

The Art Directors Club is hosting "Back Story" a presentation by some of this years Young Guns this Thursday, September 18th. It's $10 for students.

designer wanted

Anyone interested in designing a masthead for our new blog, AD1? Not entirely sure of the specs, 660 pixel width is all I can find. Good luck, let's pin them on the wall and vote. Please note, this is voluntary, and not a class assignment.