Internships

Fish out of Water?

  Since the last time I blogged I started thinking about what I was thinking when I started to apply for internships and how that relates to the experiences that I have had so far. When I was looking for…

Good Company Coffee

It’s pretty easy to not stand out in the coffee industry. Hell, Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have a tough time doing it with what seems like a limitless budget and the opportunity to work with the best in design. Landor…

learn the lingo

Something that has become rather evident to me not only just at my internship this Spring, but also around campus at Temple my senior year is that it is absolutely necessary that you learn the lingo and commonly used terms…

A Taste of Success

Working at the National Museum of American Jewish History has been a really great experience. Everyday there is something new to do. While some of the tasks can be a bit tedious, others are very interesting. Today, the department I work…

1+1+x=Marketing?

I have been interning at The Nouveau Image for about two months now. As I mentioned in my last post it has been a very interesting, and awarding experience. This experience, however, has allowed me to explore something that I…

I don’t think my title should be ‘intern’

And I mean that in a good way.  I started an account management internship at the Brownstein Group in January.  The Brownstein Group is a full service advertising agency in Center City.  Some of their clients include IKEA, Comcast SportsNet,…

Chivas Regal speaks for itself…

  A couple of days ago we had a discussion about genericide in Morality and Law (ad course). While I like this ad especially given how old it is, this wouldn’t fly today. I don’t really think genericide is a…

Fancy Feast~ Will You Marry Us?

I’m in my final semester at Temple and on more than one occasion I’ve heard people say that they’ve learned more in this last semester than all the others combined. I don’t agree completely, but I understand where they’re coming…

60 Things in 60 Seconds

This hilarious commercial has been making quite a splash on the Internet this week. It’s full title is “60 Things in 60 Seconds Your Husband Could Do Instead of Watching TV.” It’s a flawless combination of excellent writing and precise…

Hope for People with Parkinsons

I have been keeping up with my internship by also inquiring research on Parkinson’s in my own free time. I have learned that there has recently been clinical trials on Parkinsons regarding Gene Therapy. I find that technology has been…

Touring the Avenue of the Arts

Since I’ve last blogged, I’ve been given the opportunity to help with a presentation to a group of 50 philanthropists from all over the nation who are touring the city.  AAI (Avenue of the Arts) has been asked to give…

1 in every 13 People on Earth…

You can probably guess this one. The fact is, 1 in every 13 people on earth has a Facebook account. I’ve sat here trying to come up with a clever comparison to help people understand that crazy statistic, but nothing…

Alphabet Cities

Treating solids as a kind of typography, French artist Armelle Carnon created a series of poster-style flat wall prints that seek order in the chaotic spirals, winding alleys and misshapen squares of famous cities. A strange and unique, but surprisingly alphabet-like,…

Art Direction Track Event Tomorrow! Vision & Flair

Special event for Art Direction track students, students interested in the track and faculty members! Thursday, March 24 · 5:00pm – 7:00pm (Tomorrow…or today…depending when you read this.) in Room 310, Annenberg Hall Free Food, presentation and discussion about art direction and a…

Why didn’t you respond to my TXT?

As indirect communication steadily becomes the standard form of communication these days, it is imperative that businesses and advertisers adapt to remain relevant in the consumer’s mind. A surefire way to lose a customer, in this new era of digital communication, is to overlook…

Need Cash?

Face it, most likely you’re tight on cash just like every other college student in America. Temple University’s Career Center is having a part-time job fair so that you can earn some extra cash. These jobs are not for work study…

Make Your Own Political Ad

New York City’s Museum of Moving Image offers users a chance to create their own political TV ad online. You can upload your own media and experiment with different effects and transitions. It may seem like fun and games but if you do a really…

A history of the World in 100 Seconds

A simple use of geographic coordinates and wikipedia articles provides us with this simple animation. Displaying what looks like exploding random dots, is actually the location of large amounts of human progression. “Many Wikipedia articles are tagged with geographic coordinates.…

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

I should clarify that the full title is: “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.” Delightfully meta, right? Master of documentaries Morgan Spurlock is back and this time he’s taking aim at the marketing / advertising industries at…

Finished my test!

My name is Jin and I have been here at Two 1 Five Design Group for couple of weeks. I have been in training for a bit and getting tested on some of my skills. My supervisor has assigned me a test to see if I could…

Make yourself more valuable to the organization!

Interning at the Avenue of the Arts (a non-profit organization) has proven to be an exciting and full-filling position.  I’m working under the Marketing Coordinator and the Executive Director.  Right now, we’re working to create presentations to inform businesses of…

It’s a Pleasure to See Me

Hello my name is Hannah Webster and I am currently interning at the Temple University Office of Sustainability. You may have seen the ad on the left around campus.  Well, I created it. So far, I have created fliers, banners,…

Bubble wrapping a typewriter

The title of this blog is very unusual, much like my internship experience at Quaker City Mercantile. I started interning at QCM in October and had no idea what the experience would be like. This was my first internship, and…

I Wish This Was My Idea

This project is the idea of Candy Chang: “Many cities are full of vacant storefronts and people who need things. My New Orleans neighborhood is still without a full service grocery store. So I made these fill-in-the-blank stickers to provide…

‘Hardcore’ History Ads by The Smithsonian

The bottom reads: “Historically Hardcore.” What a great angle- especially coming from an institution as regarded as the Smithsonian! Check out two other examples on the most excellent Behance Network. Update: I wrongly appropriated these ads to the Smithsonian, when…

Social media and the earthquake in Japan

After the earthquake in Japan last Friday, social media like Twitter and Facebook helped people in Japan communicate with one another and those outside of the country despite the chaos. Phone lines and wireless service had been disrupted throughout the…

Vanmoof Bicycles

Some may call them ugly, some may call them elegant, some may call them innovative, and some may call them euro. I think the Vanmoof Bicycle is all of the above and then some. Created in Belgium, these bikes have…

No longer “Just a Big iPhone”

The new world of mobile computing has definitely changed with the introduction of tablet PCs. In most cases these new devices bring a lot of the functionally of its more stationary counterparts to the palm of your hands. Two of…

Tyler School of Art Exhibitions

Tyler School of Art is having its annual undergraduate student exhibition and Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition. Paintings, sculptures, graphic and interactive designs, photography, ceramics, and much more will be on display. Go get inspired! Annual Tyler Student Exhibition Wednesday, March 16,…

Behind the Bullseye No.2: Brand to Brand Mayhem

I’m back from hiatus and I’m going to continue where I left off with Behind the Bullseye. People are much like brands in that we have our own personal reputations to uphold. Sometimes pretentiousness can be unshakable no matter how…

Kia: Korean or other Wie’s?

In the couple of weeks leading up to spring break, I was given the task of repositioning Kia for a portfolio (class) assignment. We first had to write a letter selling our idea (to the CEO… professor) and then follow…

The Google Job Experiment

  This guy Alec Brownstein is a creative genius. Check out his website HERE for some of his work. I suggest checking out the hilariously twisted spot he made for Ovaltine. It’s ingenuity like this that’ll really put you ahead…

Thursday, March 17: Philly Young Professionals Networking Happy Hour

Philly Ad Club Young Professionals Group Third Thursdays Happy Hour Join us at a new location each month to meet, network and socialize with Philadelphia Young Professionals. Date:  Thursday, March 17, 2011 Time:  6:00 – 8:00 pm Location: Triumph Brewery 117 Chestnut Street www.triumphbrewing.com/philadelphia…

99 Problems But A Brand Ain’t 1 *Lecture*

160 over 90 is a branding agency. Some of their clients include American Eagle Outfitters, And 1, Nike, Philadelphia History Museum and the City of Boston. 160 over 90 will present some of their print ads and talk about how the agency goes…

Spring Break Reading Recommendation

Perhaps you didn’t get around to booking that trip to Florida.  Maybe you just didn’t feel like visiting your family. Your friends have vanished and you’re left with the dull chore of filling in an empty space allocated to you.…

Where Children Sleep Photo Project

James Mollison has developed an interesting project that really touches base with hearts across the world. James Mollison was born in Kenya in 1973 and grew up in England. After studying Art and Design at Oxford Brookes University, and later…