Portfolio Day is this SATURDAY, March 16th

by thesanfranciscoegotist / March 15, 2019 /
Join AIGA for the largest and what is considered the most well-respected
portfolio review on the West Coast. Whether you’re entering the job market
for the first time, transitioning in your career, or want some sage advice,
their reviewers are there for you to provide essential feedback. If you’re in
the early stages of putting your portfolio together or just polishing it
up, this is the perfect opportunity to speak to the experts about how to
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Hub Strategy debuts film about ocean plastic

by thesanfranciscoegotist / March 8, 2019 /
Back in November we reported on Hub Strategy's life-sized blue whale made out of hand-recycled plastic trash for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It stood in Crissy Field to raise awareness about plastic trash in the ocean.

Well now they're out with a short documentary about the subject called “Every Nine Min[Read More]
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Y Media Labs’ designer pens poem for International Women’s Day

by thesanfranciscoegotist / March 7, 2019 /
Tomorrow is International Women's Day, and to celebrate, Sadhvi Konchada, an immigrant designer at Y Media Labs has penned a poem about women’s status quo and challenges us to take action now.
This Friday, Konchada will be debuting her poem titled "Empower Her" to the entire 250+ global staff at YML in a live reading. The poem (see below) — to be comme[Read More]
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This ad was made on LSD.

by thesanfranciscoegotist / February 7, 2019 /
Ok, so yes, we kinda click-baited you. The ads in San Francisco area issues of Rolling Stone magazine, for Revive Kombucha, are printed on LSD blotter paper (LSD not included). Along with related wildpostings, especially around Haight-Ashbury, the ’60s throwback campaign is advertising agency TDA_Boulder’s first work for the new client.

Each of the 26,000 7.5” x 7.5” blotter paper sheets is perforated into 900 .25” x .25” tabs, or “hits,” just lik[Read More]
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Robinhood breaks new print campaign

by thesanfranciscoegotist / January 11, 2019 /
Robinhood is an app that lets you "invest in stocks, ETFs, options, and cryptocurrencies, all commission-free, right from your phone or desktop." They've broken a new print campaign targets at millennials, convincing them that it's easy to invest in stock.

While these have interesting, different art direction, the jewels and sports cars seem like a bit of an overpromise. The research we've seen shows that millennials want to get out of debt and save, not buy diamonds. This seems lik[Read More]
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This is brutal.

by thesanfranciscoegotist / January 3, 2019 /
- We're used to fun Etrade spots or boring Schwab spots. We're not used to full frontal attacks on the competition in such a brutal manner. There's no wink wink coyness. There's no punchline. We love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpQB1tEpH1w
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Montblanc Sets Up Christmas Robot with Help of Studio Jean-Marc Gady

by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 28, 2018 /
This is novel: Montblanc's new holiday window display features a "writing robot". In select boutiques throughout the world, the latest technology and traditional calligraphy are coming together to create giant wish lists, thanks to the help of Studio Jean-Marc Gady. As the robot moves back and forth the Montblanc pen it holds forms a classic holiday image, from snowflakes to ornaments. First unveiled in Barcelona mid-November, the robot can write up to 170 phrases in 8 languages, in a varie[Read More]
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barrettSF brings The World’s Least Super Hero Back in New Ads for MARVEL Strike Force

by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 12, 2018 /
Following a highly-successful launch video, barrettSF and game developer FoxNext are expanding their campaign for MARVEL Strike Force, a mobile game released earlier this year.

A new broadcast spot, released in conjunction with the home video release of Deadpool 2, sees the S.H.I.E.L.D. Medic attempting to te[Read More]
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