Direction: Learn to Swim from NZ Hathi Cement from India Tooheys Editing: Exit Facial Foam Cinematography: LandCruiser 200 Special Effects: Honda CR-V Dress For It Original Soundtrack: McDonald’s See Things Best Use of Music: Astro Mobile Downloads (silver and gold) And the list is partial because I went up on behalf of the Y&R Singapore …
I don’t know if it’s kirz (the wi-fi supplier here at Royal Cliff) or the ‘net, but it’s all molasses and Heinz ketchup today, slow as a sleepy turtle. I’ll use Twitter and TwitPic to post AdFest updates for the next couple of days. Follow me. Yes, you can also unfollow; after Sunday it will …
going to be announced Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Tomorrow evening, we’ll know the winners for Young Lotus, Film Craft, New Directors, and The Cup 2007. I look forward to the 11:00 am session, “A Practical Guide to Planet Japan: An Encyclopedia of Japanese Women.” Brian was kind enough to give me an extra freebie …
We, the valiant and (by now) cross-eyed members of the Press and Poster jury, began our work Sunday. It took us three days to go through more than 2,200 entries. Kind interns gave us hp iPaqs, where a custom-built program let us input in/out/abstain for every entry, and grade the finalists. The same kind interns …
Al Mayman of Penultimate has passed away. From Maryann and Steve of Signum, posted on the Yellow Board: The Mayman family asked me to send the following message to friends who are concerned, “We are sad to inform you of the passing of our Dear Friend, Al Mayman, The Penultimate!” His family would appreciate you …
There are many days when the push and pull of nothing and everything can only be resolved by cupping my chin in my hands and staring outside the nearest available window. Thank you to bogema@flickr for this serendipitous, delicious drawing. nothing to do Blogged with the Flock Browser
There were three contenders for my affection in Aesthetic Bay last Sunday, all by Nakaya: a kuro-tamenuri Decapod, a cherry blossom Sumi, and a Piccolo with clip in arai-shu. The Piccolo won. It is the longer Piccolo, commissioned by Aesthetic Bay from Nakaya, because several of their customers liked how the Piccolo looked but were …
Brand Republic ran a quick article on Cirio’s leaving Saatchi: Separately, Cirio Cinco, the executive creative director of Ace Saatchi & Saatchi, is leaving the agency and a replacement has yet to be found. Cinco ends a six-year spell at the agency he joined from Dentsu affiliate Image Dimensions, and plans to go freelance. Ace …
Oh dear, not even SPF 50 could save me. Cirio and I took a walk along the beach, and it was the sunniest day we’ve had so far. My arms below my sleeves now sport a tan. That happened because Vanne, executive directrix and Pillar of the Industry, clucked at me to wear the shirt …
It’s the second day of the Kidlat Awards in Boracay. And for the second day, it’s raining. The sun comes out, a brief decoy of hope, and then the clouds move in. The beach looks inviting, nevertheless, and I look enviously at people who remembered to bring jackets, because the wind is chilly and damp. …