Record Store Day 2012: The Amoeba Hollywood Experience
Last Saturday (April 21, 2012) was annual Record Store Day (RSD). Thousands set out to grab copies of limited vinyl records by some of their favorite artists and enjoy live in-store entertainment. It was a celebration of fellowship among those of us that share love for the tactility music can still offer in the digital era. To participate in this great event, I joined the ranks lined up early at Amoeba music in Hollywood.
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DDB’s Impact on the Creative Revolution
With the new season of Mad Men back on AMC, it’s only natural for advertising enthusiasts to take a look at the Creative Revolution of the 1960’s. Advertising in the sixties shaped the advertising industry into the practice used today. Doyle Dane Bernbach was the industry leader in advertising in the 1960s because William Bernbach, the creative mind behind DDB, introduced a different technique for creativity in the sixties that had not been seen before. This is what was known as the Creative Revolution (Dobrow, 1984).
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Mad Men – Don Draper Cinegraph
It’s another day in the ad world, so we thought we’d share a cinegraph of legendary (fictional) ad man Don Draper. Click through to the full post to see it.
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Record Store Day
Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 21st. Record Store Day is a celebration of vinyl and the art of music in general. If you’re interested in vinyl, be sure to check out the official website for information about events in your area. Expect live performances, special releases, and a good time.
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General TopicsAliens Animated GIFs
Prometheus is coming this June. In order to tide you over, here are some animated GIFs of Ripley trying to escape the Alien Queen from Aliens. Hope you enjoy.
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Introducing: Buzz and Nemo!
A couple of friends of mine care for and foster dogs. This weekend, we got to meet their newest buddies, two pitbulls named Buzz and Nemo! Buzz is the tiger-colored one and Nemo is the grey puppy, so aptly named because he has a shorter “lucky” paw. Check out the photos below!
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Ace Ventura Animated Gifs
Happy Friday to everyone out there. In celebration of the weekend, we thought we’d share some great Ace Ventura animated gifs!
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Mendocino Farms Guest of the Day
Congratulations to our own Barrett on being guest of the day at Mendocino Farms. His reward was a free sandwich and a full stomach.
Magic Tricks at Ad:Tech SF
Some magic tricks from ad:tech San Francisco from Acxiom’s exhibition.
Graphics – Random Fact Cards
During my usual perusal of the Internet, I stumble across a fair amount of random yet interesting facts. The other day, I was inspired to put some of these factoids into little graphics. Hope you enjoy them!
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