Much Ado About Joss: Whedon Balances Avengers with Shakespeare…

“I would also describe ‘Avengers 2’ as a passion project,” he said. “I don’t take any project for which I have no passion. Why would you do that?” The Sunday New York Times had an interesting interview with Joss Whedon, the prolific writer, producer and director who shared with writer… more »

Doodle-Man: Money Manager Benefits from Hand-Mind Coordination

The Wall Street Journal recently did a piece about Andrew Silton, a man who spent 30 years in the asset-management industry and retired in 2011 with at least 75 spiral-bound notebooks with about 600 drawings created during that timespan. Puzzled? Don’t be. While doodling is often considered a byproduct of… more »

Wonderfilled Campaign Takes Oreo to New (and Better) Level

During the weekend, a new Oreo ad campaign broke that was quite refreshing, especially compared to the Super Bowl “Cream or Cookie” debate. And the double stuffed Oreo lick-off with famous people (i.e. the Mannings) years earlier sticks in my mind, but not in a good way. So when I… more »

GS&P Celebrates 150 Years with Fun Video…

For good clean fun, check out this humorous piece produced by the creatives at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners (GSP). Some favorite lines include: “Have you any milk?” and “Boards with stories on them.” In context, this will make a lot more sense. It was a team effort: Great for awareness… more »

A Doodle Worth Checking Out: Meet Saul Bass…

On May 8, the Google Doodle honored the 93rd birthday of Saul Bass, a great 20th-century American graphic designer, who created the corporate image and memorably stunning logos for numerous American companies. Per the website www.bass-saul.com, Saul Bass was, first and foremost a pioneering 1950s Hollywood designer, the founder of… more »