Author Archives: rooneyrooney
More badvertising!
Okay, it’s an utterly forgettable piece of communication-and I can forgive them for that (Lord knows I’m guilty of that myself). But here the fault lies with the horrible Photoshop job they did inserting the tablet into the guy’s back … Continue reading
Wow. Apparently people don’t like ads.
Here’s a clever bit of ad stuff that lets you remove those awful, nasty ads from Times Square, to (irony alert!) advertise an up-coming movie by Morgan Spurlock–that’s about how much everyone hates ads! (Meta!) I actually get a stomach … Continue reading
THIS is how you redesign a logo!
Congratz to Mike Peck, good friend and Senior Design Manager for Starbucks. He took their fancy schmancy old Siren and stripped her down and hosed her off and cleaned her up (stylistically speaking). She’s sleek, she’s modern, and most importantly, … Continue reading
I hereby delcare this the winner of the first weekly “OH SNAP!” headline award
More BADvertising
This is a classic bad ad, that has actually been REMADE. Why, I have no idea because no big changes were made to it other than replacing the bad actors with different bad actors. Here are the things about this … Continue reading
Challenge. What’s the best ad in your portfolio?
UPDATE: To the nice people who sent in some work as part of the challenge…my emailed crashed and I lost your submissions–sorry! Please re-send? Ugh. Part of being a creative is having the guts to present something that you’ve created … Continue reading
Why do we work so Goddamn hard?
Am I the only one who thinks we spin our wheels a lot? I worked at SPY Magazine right out of college and one of the guys in the AdSales staff became a sort of pal/mentor to me. He was … Continue reading
The Ad Industry’s Biggest Enemy.
UPDATE: Recently heard from a friend who just so happens to be a big-wig creative dude at well-known agency. He told me that AFTER READING THE AMAZING BLOG POST BELOW he read deep into the terms and conditions of an … Continue reading
Metaphor’s are fun!
It’s totally apt one. But I still ain’t turning in my iPhone. And now I’m wondering why that is. Any answers?
