 | | JWT chairman and CEO Bob Jeffrey announced in a statement that worldwide chief creative officer Craig Davis will be leaving the agency sometime in 2009 to move his family back to his native Australia. » Read more |  |  | | Last time on Rate the Ad, we looked at a T-Mobile spot from Saatchi & Saatchi, London in which a farm veterinarian sticks his hand up a cow's behind in search of cell phone minutes. This week, we take a trip back in time with JC Penney's back-to-school campaign-cum-abridged remake of the teen cult classic "The Breakfast Club." » Read more |  |  | | In this week's episode of Creativity's Top 5, Leo Burnett lays an egg on Chicago for McDonald's, Sweden's Forsman and Bodenfors asks us to step inside Ikea's closet, Mother, New York and Spike TV point out some Star Wars life lessons, director James Frost lends some tech wizardry to Radiohead, and Carl Weathers takes a break from drama coaching to let people know that change is beautiful.
» Read more |  |  | | Thanks to the dedicated artists who have submitted entries to our talent contest, co-sponsored with Penguin Books. We asked you to design a cover for Sam Taylor's upcoming novel, The Island at the End of the World, and from the covers we've received so far, it's very clear that this will be a difficult contest to judge. And now, we're going to make it even more difficult.
Due to a tremendous number of requests, we've extended the contest deadline to Friday, August 1. Get those brains, brushes and mice working! See full contest details here. » Read more |  |  | | Digital agency The Viral Factory hired award-winning interactive copywriter/CD Glenn Sanders (pictured) as its creative director. Sanders, a former ACD at TBWA/Chiat/Day/Tequila, will be based out of TVF's Santa Monica office. ... Avenue A | Razorfish, Seattle promoted David Hartt to group creative director. ... » Read more | | | |  |  |  | | 01 | | | 02 | Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland | | 03 | Agency: Mother, New York | | 04 | Agency: Team One | | 05 | | | | 06 | Agency: Agence V | | 07 | Agency: AMV BBDO | | 08 | Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, London | | 09 | Agency: 72andSunny | | 10 | Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors | | | |  |  | Three vodka-loving friends get together again. A bike-based belief system. Not the 'Man in the Mirror' Michael Jackson had in mind.
A dancing goblin in a sparkly suit does parkeur to the Chemical Brothers. Up-and-coming NASCAR driver Brad Coleman steals the spotlight. Pain relief balm soldiers through the most nefarious stuff. Nike and AKQA get in a Beijing kind of mood. Your office nightmare is standing right there. |  | | | Check It Out | | | |