The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
February 2011
Sneak Peek at ‘Visit Philly’s’ Upcoming Campaign; Enter ‘Write Your Own Billboard’ Contest
Visit Philly’s upcoming ad campaign features advertisements for the Philly Fashionista. The new campaign focuses on retail and fashion in Philadelphia. A few of the ads in the new campaign will be featuring imagery from the upcoming Roberto Capucci exhibit…
Mural Arts Program’s ‘Love Train’ Tours
Have you heard about the Love Letter Mural Project? Love Letter is a project by West Philadelphian native muralist Stephen Powers in conjunction with the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. What is this Love Letter Train Tour? Philadelphia’s official Love…
AT & Teapot
As far as I’m concerned, this is the first funny commercial of the year. AT&T takes a stab at repositioning its intentionally unmentioned competition. There has been much back and forth between AT&T and Verizon legally and commercially about who’s…
The Shack…
Radio Shack is one of those brands that makes me wonder how it’s still around. I’ve never purchased anything from there that lasted more than two years. Before I found a better option, I was using earbuds that required a…
Explore art museums worldwide (from home).
(In high-resolution, too!) The Art Project by Google offers you the opportunity to explore art museums from NYC to London to Prague using “Street View” technology. You can zoom in to artworks of interest and expand the information panel to…
I Heart Logos: A truly unique (and amazing) design competition
I heart logos season two has just begun. This is the only design competition of its kind. Anyone can submit. ($10 submission fee per logo entry). You can submit as many as you’d like. And the submission period goes until…
Hot Soup Coming Through: Campbell’s Soup iAds More Effective Than TV Ads
With winter in full swing, many individuals–including this author–are seeking the solace of comfort foods. It only make sense for advertisers to try to appeal to this hankering–or in my case, weakness–of cold weather commuters to try a warm bowl…
What’s up with Egypt?
Egypt and Tunisia keep getting mentioned both on the news and on campus. We hear names like Hosni Mubarak and Ben Ali but who are they and what have they done to piss so many people off? Get into the…
Are You Inked?
If you love body art or have a tattoo, the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention can be a chance for you to meet like-minded people. If you’re looking to get a tattoo, what better place than a convention where there will…
CopyWRITING: Yes, you are a writer.
If I could have the attention of all the copywriters for a moment, please. Art direction, account management, research: you can stick around if you’d like. I still love you for who you are. As my first blog post for…
Back to the Basics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ulbjaKmKG0&feature=player_embedded Volkswagen is releasing a new 30 second spot for their second generation “neue” beetle. Created by Deutsch Inc., located in New York and Los Angeles. Unfortunately they have a flash site, which isn’t very up on the times, but…
Agency of the Week: Qube Konstrukt
Qube Konstrukt, an Australian “do it all” agency has my pick of the week. With works using every medium and in every media I just couldn’t put them down in any way. Not only do they produce a ton of…
The Modern Telephone Concept
Not only is the video especially inspiring, due to the content and also the ambient soundtrack, but the concept is ingenious. If produced, this phone will be a huge step forward in application development and in design. We are talking…