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“The Pitch” Reality Advertising TV Show airs Tonight 10pm EST on AMC

April 8, 2012 – 4:08 PM

Can’t wait to see how awfully bad this show is going to be. I think the last time someone attempted this show concept, it was that remarkable Agency.com “pitch process” video for Subway, which was truly painful, and very awkward to watch. The pitch trailer: Hilarious Agency.com fail: Advertising gets a new spotlight in April [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Advertising, New York | Tagged ad agencies, ad dicks, Advertising, agency.com, awards, clio, fail, omnicomm, one show, subway ptich, the pitch | Comments (1)

Happy Sunday courtesy of honey boo boo

January 22, 2012 – 6:16 PM

Mah special juice is gonna make me win! Parenting 101 let’s go!

By ariana | Also posted in Ari's Posts, Documentary, Funny, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Media Probes – Herb Lubalin on the PBS Logo Development c.1980s

January 9, 2012 – 2:13 PM

Great retro media probe featuring Herb Lubalin into the evolution and creative woes of attempting to design a brand identity, in this case for PBS. I love the famous last words in the start of this film, “Designers cherish the time they spend alone, it’s you, your pen and paper. No limits.” Watch this film [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1980s, 1990s, Advertising, Animation, Corporate Identity, Design, Documentary, Film, Typography, Vintage | Tagged avant garde, channel 12, early 80s, her lubalin, logo design, lubalin graph, media probe, pbs logo, public broadcasting system | Comments (0)

Fingerbobs – Beautiful British Finger Puppets from the BBC

November 30, 2011 – 11:58 AM

via Wiki (so funny they destroyed the puppets at the end of the series). Beautiful stuff, Fingermouse rocks : Fingerbobs was a British children’s television programme made by the BBC in 1972. The first episode was broadcast on 14 February 1972 on BBC1 as part of Watch with Mother. The show was created by Joanne [...]

By admin | Also posted in 1970s, Art objects, Costumes, Crafts, Low-fi, Paper Art, Performance Art | Tagged bbc, bod, fingerbobs, fingermouse, flash, gulliver, michael cole, rick jones, scampi, yoffy | Comments (0)

Tomorrow’s World – Office of the Future 16 April 1969 – BBC

September 29, 2011 – 12:29 PM

Trippy BBC television archive on the future of the office from 1969. Love the intro title sequence. So funny how things have changed. via Unplggd.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1960s, Technology | Tagged automated office, bbc, herman miller, isolation, minimal, singularity, tomorrow's world | Comments (0)

Silencing Celebrities with Arduino

August 17, 2011 – 10:55 AM

Enthusiastic Matt Richards shows us his quick home brew called “Enough Already” that pulls the closed captioning off the TV set and then mutes the TV depending on what keywords are stored in the array. Interesting possibilities.

By admin | Also posted in Hacking, Technology | Tagged arduino, close captioning, enough already, hdmi, ir, matt richards, nootropic design, shutting up celebrities, video experimenter shield, video out | Comments (0)

Almost Done with Season One of Miami Vice

December 8, 2010 – 1:37 AM

I really believe this is better than any show on HDTV now. Love the intro scene, and hating the YouTube ads over it. Wasn’t the internet all free love and shit? Crockett and Tubs are my new best friends and loving the synergy and 80s dialogues. Someone email me where they are now. I heard [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Tagged crockett, don johnson, miami vice, michael phillip thomas, tubs | Comments (0)

How did the Simpsons get in touch with Banksy?

October 12, 2010 – 12:49 PM

New York Times interviews Al Jean the Simpson’s producer on how they found Banksy and what got cut from the original piece. Interview here. How did you find Banksy to do this, and now that it’s done, how much trouble are you in? A. Well, I haven’t been fired yet, so that’s a good sign. [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Street Art | Tagged al jean, banksy, fox, matt groening, simpsons | Comments (0)

Trunk Records – Music, Sex, Nostalgia from the 1970s and beyond.

September 29, 2010 – 12:27 PM

Stumbled across this yesterday totally randomly from a keyword search. Trunk Records is an English label that specializes in obscure music and nostalgic content from decades past. Everything from old ad jingles, to cockney (no pun intended) sex talking to tape loops to limited edition vinyl, books and screenprints. This is well worth checking out. [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in 1970s, Advertising, Low-fi, Must Have, Vintage | Tagged cockney sex talk, flexi disc, flexi-sex, mike sammes, Music, music for biscuits, nostalgia, obscure music, sex, sex talk, trunk records | Comments (0)

The Pathetic State of Television Advertising

August 11, 2010 – 12:00 PM

Advertisers are now driven to emulation for their concepts. How can we come up with a spot people won’t fast forward through? ZZZ. I wonder if they thought that as a viewer, being tricked into watching a commercial makes you hate it even more.

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Advertising | Tagged adhole, Advertising, breyers, emulation, fast forward remote control, Television | Comments (0)

ESPN Goes 3D with FIFA World Cup 2010 on June 10th

January 5, 2010 – 1:11 PM

Pretty crazy stuff… ESPN is going to start a new 3D network called ESPN 3D, pushing toward the adoption of 3D televisions. On June 10th they are broadcasting the FIFA 2010 World Cup Game of South Africa vs Mexico. I’m pretty interested to see what watching sports is like with this technology. Article here. With [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Technology | Tagged 3d, 3D televisions, direcTV, ESPN, ESPN 3D, fifa, june 10th, telecast, world cup 2010 | Comments (0)

The best TV commercial since Dos Equis ~ Jameson Whiskey ~

October 24, 2009 – 11:45 AM

While it’s a well known fact alcoholism and advertising are like a pea in a pod, Jameson Whiskey’s new commercial is some of the best TV work we’ve seen since the Dos Equis “most intersting man” spots. Really enticing, magical work that features a giant beat of mythical proportions and a man’s quest into the [...]

By Andreas Tagger | Also posted in Advertising, Alcohol, Inspiration | Tagged 30 seconds, Alcohol, commercial, irish, irish whiskey, jameson whiskey, Television, tv spot, whiskey | Comments (1)

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