In an attempt to produce two videos within the next two weeks, I have been searching the web for inspiring and bizarre videos. Heres what I came up with:THE END IS A BEGINNING - SEAN PECKNOLD fr...
Over winter break I met up with Stefan Olander, the VP of Nike Digital Sport, and he told me he was working on something big. Thats all he said. As Ive watched the launch of the Nike+ FuelBand u...
For my final project I created this short video that shows what apps people love and hate, why they download apps and how they feel about brands apps. I produced this to show peoples reactions to bra...
Recently I was assigned to read Luke Williams book, "Disrupt. Think the Unthinkable to Spark Transformation in Your Business." The book encourages people to think in disruptive ways - not the...
I met Brandon Drew Jordan Pierce at Wieden + Kennedy about five years ago while I was competing for an internship there. Back then, he was fresh to WK after time at Y&R New York and before t...
I originally wrote this for Scott Goodsons Uprising Movements blog (it was published this morning, you may read it here).Apparently James Francos hidden talent is directing youthful, hipster-esque, r...
I was greeted with an App Counter during todays visit to Apples site. Above the flickering numbers reads, "The App Store is about to hit 25 billion downloads," and below the number, currently...
First off, Im an avid iPhone and Twitter user. I have nothing against checking emails, replying to text messages, seeing if anyone has tweeted about me, reviewing blog posts or watching a quick, funn...
Recently, I set out to produce a documentary about two of Portlands most influential ad agencies, Wieden + Kennedy and North. Nick Pothetes and Bret Emerson, two fellow students, worked with me ...
Recently, I spoke with Marcelino Alvarez who knows the importance of remaining authentic, relevant and staying within context, considering he has already founded three companies since gradu...
On todays visit to Dave Allens blog, a must read if youre interested in digital branding, I came across something so cute, well designed and fresh that its moving to the top of my I want and cool stu...
This past Sunday, my friend and my mom and I ventured to The Portland Bazaar, a weekend event to promote mostly regional vendors who have interesting products, books, drinks, plants, and sweet treats...
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The finish line is quickly approaching for us, Deb Morrisons Creative Strategist students. Projects, blogs, papers, and tests are throwing us into a triple-shot-coffee-instead-of- sleep zombie like st...
Today I was presented with a list of the 7 Things We Should Know. The we in question, refers to the advertising students in University of Oregons Creative Strategist class, taught by Deborah Mor...
(This post was also published on Scott Goodsons (CEO of StrawberryFrog), Uprising Movements blog) Brand reputations are built or lost on social media platforms, where people are empowered to exp...
I mean, really? Are you kidding me? Really? I found this video on The Village Voice which is smartly called; "99% interviews 1%" and shows two L.A. business men watching an Occupy L...
I love finding people. I especially love finding people on the street, but a grocery store or a vintage shop works too. I use the word find because Im always looking. Sometimes Im armed with a camera...
My latest project focuses on the other that inspires people in the ad community, an other being any interest/job/hobby that isnt related to advertising. This project was born on my natural interest i...
(This post was also posted on Scott Goodsons blog, Uprising Movements, who is the founder of StrawberryFrog)The Selby produced another beautiful video, this time for Zara, one of the larges...
My recent trip to Wieden and Kennedy and North inspired me to share a bit about what inspires me. My group and I spent hours asking people we barely knew about what inspires them and how those things...
Fridays schedule. 11.18.116:30a: attempt to wake up6:47a: actually wake up6:48-8:10a: eat eggs, drink coffee, try to dress casually hip with appropriate accessories8:11a: depart Eugene with two class...
My usual pre-interview research about my latest victim, David Ewald, lead to total confusion rather than clarification. LinkedIn showed that David Ewald is a creative director (with a focus in d...
Endy Hedman, the head of production for W+K Sao Paulo, describes moving to Brazil as "super hard," though maybe not the most eloquent term, one that I can completely understand. The move from...
Being a producer means that you must have a zest for life, even in the mundane and boring situations. Hayley Goggin, one of W+K Portlands Senior Producers, describes her addiction to advertising like...
My latest post for The Next Great Generation, a blog by and for millennials, covers the intellectual news of the day: The Kardashian Divorce. Who saw this coming? What is your favorite "Crazy Ass...
Heres what happened: I fell in love. With Anne Heuer. I saw her from across the globe on Skpye and we couldnt take our eyes off of each other (mostly because there arent many other places to look whe...
Absolut Vodkas website is a series of beautifully crafted short films that express who they are, where they came from, and where they want to go. They nailed the Big Three; where are you, were are yo...
Maria Scileppi, the current Director of the Chicago Portfolio School (take an e-visit and view the school through the eyes of a snake, thats a new one), spoke to my #UOCreativeStrategist class a...
Nordstrom has always been a brand that Ive trusted and it will continue to be due to the companys dedicated customer service and dependable and beautiful product. Its not rocket s...
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