The May/June 2013 issue of Applied Arts Magazine features the winners of our Photography & Illustration Awards, as judged by our senior panel of creative directors, designers and art directors from across Canada and the United States. Boasting one of the strongest paricipations yet, the issue is a stunning record of some of the most compelling imagery [...]
“We’re able to collaborate internally in what seems like an infinite number of combinations. This brings energy and different perspectives, keeping ideas and directions fresh. If I could draw right now, I would draw a kitty. Please visualize a kitty.” “If what you’re producing is something you wouldn’t want to share online, then no [...]
. . . At each stage of the process, as we develop in promising new directions, the clients are asked to visit our presentation room, where they will find numerous images posted on the walls. Not surprisingly, we call this technique “The Wall.” The clients have the time to review everything and discuss things among [...]
Michael De Pippo was on the fast track to be creative director at one of Toronto’s largest ad shops, when a pet project for what he calls the “best band ever conceived”—Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem—launched the 31-year-old’s career into an exciting, unknown scene. For those uninitiated into all things Jim Henson, Dr. [...]
. . . Now “the idea” seems to be all we talk about at BBDO. Why? What’s changed that’s made it so important? The business, of course, has changed completely and, no news here, it’s driven by media fragmentation and expansion. In the olden days an idea could generally rest comfortably in a TV spot [...]
Raina+Wilson’s photographs can make you feel like you’ve crashed a fabulous party where no one has figured out—yet—that you’re Not One of Them. Any second now, a celebrity chef, a model with killer legs or a professional athlete could notice that you’re just standing there, gawking, and signal security to escort you off the [...]
The March/April 2013 issue of Applied Arts Magazine is a special, offering our first-ever AACE Awards. The Applied Arts Creative Excellence Awards feature the highest scoring winners from our 2012 awards programs: Photography & Illustration, Design, Advertising, Interactive and Student. The winners and top two finalists are presented with articles and portfolios of the work that [...]
We’re looking for stories about interesting job changes. The back page of Applied Arts Magazine is called Career Shift. It offers stories of people from our business (design, advertising, interactive, photography, illustration) who have done an abrupt about-faces in their careers, either striking out in a new direction entirely,or adding new job credentials to their [...]
Now in its 23rd year, the Applied Arts Design Awards has launched its 2013 Call for Entry, with a submission deadline of March 15. This year’s contest features new categories, including Retail Applications, Design Promotion Miscellaneous, Young Blood Design Digital and Young Blood Design Digital Magazine. See all the categories here. As judges are confirmed, [...]
The November/December 2012 issue of Applied Arts Magazine is now published. In it we present the winners of our Student Awards. With entries from colleges and universities with visual communications programs across North America, the contest received a record number of submissions, yielding the strongest and largest student awards annual to date. The work falls into a [...]
