Adidas - All In

Adidas doesn't do many commercials that I like, but this one was good. Well put together.

Conan O'Brien's Farewell to NBC

via Jacob Gilbreath

Creativity magazine: February 2008

I was just looking through a bunch of my old Creativity magazines, getting some inspiration, and I came across one of my favorite covers which is below. Until this issue, I only knew of the Scott and Ians, Randy Krallmans, and Tom Kuntzeseses of the world by name and by their work. This issue named, who Creativity thought to be, the 50 most creative people in the last year; and I learned a lot about all of these individuals. This magazine allowed me to get a peek into the ad business before I stepped foot into one.

iPad 2: Smart Cover

Seriously, the Apple people are some evil geniuses. They know what you want before you want it. And once you buy it, 6 months later a newer version will come out. And you'll buy it. And the cycle continues. And you get mad. And you still love them.

K-Love

Enjoy:

"Branding comes from the practice of singein a cow's hide with a hot iron stamp to distinguish one rancher's herd from another." - Debbie Millman

Interview with Roy Eaton

Roy Eaton was one of the first African American creatives in the advertising business, and he was interviewed by an African American creative director, Geoff Edwards, who's most known for the Halo advertising that was done at T.A.G., SF (and who happens to be from my hometown, Detroit).

To me it was a good interview because it's rare hearing about, let alone seeing other African American creatives in the ad business, and it's aspirational knowing that creative advertising isn't just a white guy's game.

here's the interview (via Creativity-Online)

here's a blog post I wrote a while ago about a few African Americans that I know of in advertising.