A transmission from the deep south.
The CPM has done more to stunt innovation and drag down quality products than any single thing on the internet.
— Whiskey Media CEO Shelby Bonnie makes a plea to kill off the outdated practice of paying for online ad impressions. He doesn’t offer a replacement, rather a starting point for a method of measurement that works better for individual campaigns. (via Che Tamahori)
From Alex Cornell’s comprehensive set of photos documenting the materials he created for his fake Wes Anderson Film Festival as part of the AAU graduate design programme.
Trailer for Art & Copy, a documentary about advertising from director Doug Pray. “How big do you want the logo, sir?” (via Scott Judson)
The Banner Concerts campaign by Belgium’s Boondoggle agency picked up five of the 16 golds awarded at this year’s Cannes Cyber Lions for online advertising. The campaign streamed gigs by local bands to a selection of popular Belgian websites, with band members crammed into custom-made boxes the same aspect ratio as common banner ad sizes. Brilliantly executed and downright inspiring.
Beautiful grading and focus on this clip for Ralph Lauren by Camille Marotte. Shot on a Canon 5D2 with f/1.4 50mm prime lens.
Buck’s new animated spot for Mountain Dew, with cel animation by Brooklyn-based Augenblick Studios. (via Motionographer)
Paul Thompson’s portraits of bearded children for the Natural History Museum’s “Ice Station Antarctica” posters are stellar. Creepy, but stellar no less. The photographs won three Association of Photographers awards in 2008.
One of several faux magazine covers from the print campaign for the forthcoming third season of Showtime’s Dexter. (via Mascarah)
1974 Karmann Ghia Convertible advert. (via Jtt)
You have six visitors, and at least one of them is your mom. She’s gonna love everything you do and fuck up the average.
— Jack Shedd decries debris. I admire his minimalism.
Written and designed by Matthew Buchanan. Colophon. Please give credit. Email
