“Kickstarted” documentary feature gives back

From “Kickstarted” – the first documentary film for, by and about crowdfunding – comes “Funded in 60 Seconds.” This is a special series of crowdfunding tips, insights and best practices all delivered in under a minute.

Help us keep making more content – and support “Kickstarted,” the first documentary about crowdfunding: http://bit.ly/KickKS

RSVP Now for June 7 #BWSANFRANCISCO Gala Event

Please join the owners of 472 Gallery San Francisco, Presenting Sponsor Streamzoo and dozens of illustrious artists and luminaries for the Gala Reception for the #BWSANFRANCISCO Mobile Photography Exhibition this Friday, June 7, from 7:00-9:00pm. This high-profile reception for the innovative #BWSANFRANCISCO exhibition will feature 40 hand-selected black-and-white street shots from thousands of submissions received. RSVP now to attend this fun night of food, drinks and innovative art.

“…beautifully printed, moody images that portray the rich pageant that is life on the streets of the city by the Bay. I always think the best way to capture San Francisco is to do it in color, but #BWSanFrancisco definitely proved me wrong.” Kate Seward, The San Francisco Chronicle Read more

Great to Know: Mary Frisbie Wood

Singer, songwriter, music industry luminary and ad music specialist Mary Frisbie* Wood was hailed as “the legendary Mary Wood” in a 2012 article in Time Magazine. The artists she has personally written for and produced in the studio include Aretha Franklin, Britney Spears, Dre’s Aftermath camp, Jordan Sparks, Isaac Hayes, Kiss, Faith Hill, Miss Piggy, Jessica Simpson, The Spice Girls, and many others. *Her family actually owned the Frisbie Pie Company, whose tins were made into a game on the campus of Yale University… which became the iconic game of Frisbee by Wham-o. Mary launched her music company Frisbie in New York City in 2004, with the goal of creating, producing and licensing phenomenal music for film, TV and high-profile ad campaigns. Through its innovative collaborations with top ad agencies and brands, Frisbie is now a proven musical powerhouse and artistic resource. As you can see in the “Frisbie Cribs” video above, Frisbie offers state-of-the-art studios and its own music store with exclusive fashions and new releases from its growing family of artists and friends.

Most recently Mary has been co-producing a new album for Benji Hughes, who received four stars in Rolling Stone for his 2008 release “A Love Extreme,” and co-writing the music for the hit show “Team Umizoomi.” Her latest commercial hits have been for Wendy’s My 99, McDonalds, GE and 3M, to name but a few.

Mary’s sound first infiltrated pop culture when she co-wrote and sang a jingle for Pepsi which became a Platinum Album hit for The Spice Girls. While Atlantic and Geffen Records producers Glen Ballard (Alanis Morrisette’s “Jagged Little Pill,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”) and The Butcher Brothers (John Lennon, Lauryn Hill) have produced her songs and pursued her to make albums, along with her partner Clifford Lane, Mary has dominated and redefined the contemporary advertising jingle. With simultaneous hit campaigns for Coke and Pepsi on the air, songs for Sony and American Express hitting the Billboard charts, singing and co-writing the theme and all songs for the top-rated kids show “Dragon Tales,” Mary’s musical talents span genres and categories.
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FWA: 13 years of inspiration, and growing

The FWA (Favourite Website Awards) is a recognition organization and inspirational portal that has been showcasing the best of digital since the year 2000. FWA is celebrating its 13th anniversary this month; with over 180 million site visits, it is now the most visited website award program in the history of the internet.

Last year, the organization teamed-up with the multidisciplinary production company UNIT9 to launch the FWA Daily App for iPhone and iPad, which combines all of The FWA Network’s showcased content into one app for your daily viewing. Follow this link to download it for free.

GDUSA: Happy 50th birthday

According to Graphic Design:USA editor and publisher Gordon Kaye, May 7 was the actual date of the venerable news magazine’s 50th anniversary: “The moment the first edition rolled off the printing press.” In a May 7 email sent to subscribers, Mr. Kaye shared this note and let us know that he and his colleagues are committed to celebrating this anniversary all year long. As part of those festivities, GDUSA is publishing the results of a series of 50th Anniversary surveys reflecting input from than 40,000 creative professionals about who and what we most respect and admire. Here are some of the results and findings:

To learn more about the surveys and fascinating results, please visit Read more

Facing Climate Change on Earth Day 2013

Every year on April 22, more than one billion people take part in Earth Day. Across the globe, individuals, communities, organizations, and governments acknowledge the amazing planet we call home and take action to protect it. The theme of Earth Day 2013 is The Face of Climate Change. This campaign seeks to harness the power of Earth Day to personalize the massive challenge that climate change presents, while uniting people around the globe into a powerful call to action. Earth Day Network is collecting images of people, animals, and places affected by climate change as well as images of people doing their part in the fight against climate change.

On and around this year’s Earth Day, an interactive digital display of all the images will be shown at thousands of events around the world — from schools to parks to government buildings. The display will also be made available online to anyone who wants to view or show it. Learn more and upload your photos at www.earthday.org/2013.

Juniper Jones steps up for the Tribeca Film Festival

Based in DUMBO on Brooklyn’s waterfront, Juniper Jones is the creative force dedicated to creating custom-tailored solutions. The firm’s rogue team of award-winning directors and designers believes beauty is always in motion, and that forging deep collaborative experiences with clients yields epic results. Leveraging the brand expertise of its clients, the force’s meticulous diligence reveals spot-on insights, which then benefit from legendary storytelling craftsmanship. For the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival (TFF) running April 17-28, Juniper Jones is continuing its TFF partnership by producing the official Pre-Show for the second straight year. Interestingly, two more original projects created by Juniper Jones for the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival will also screen at selected 2013 festival events: Their three-minute “Bring Tribeca Home” short promoting Tribeca Film On Demand will appear on screens throughout official festival venues, along with their “Before the Action Happens” :60 spot.

Finally, for 2013 Juniper Jones is also extending its creative collaborations with Brookfield Office Properties Read more

Transcending dimensions with The D4D

Hoping you will enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at how The Department of the 4th Dimension designed the experience, content and technology for the Lucid Dreams exhibit in Sephora & Firmenich’s Sensorium, the world’s first pop-up fragrance museum.

“In the Lucid Dreams interactive installation, visitors can affect floating holographic dream images inspired by Firmenich’s master perfumers. Using a high tech flower sculpture, the images transform based on the power of the individual’s sniff – triggered by the unique sound transmitted by the physical act of smelling. The multidisciplinary team at The D4D designed the complete Lucid Dreams experience including each room’s architecture, short films, floor-to-ceiling motion graphics, glowing sniff-registering flowers and the software that drives the interaction. Every step of the creative process was taken hand-in-hand with the perfumers at Firmenich to ensure a truly integrated and multisensory experience the brings their fragrances to life.” Read more

Doug Pray: Thanks for the Documentaries

Award-winning documentary filmmaker Doug Pray‘s exuberant portraits of subcultures and maverick individuals have led him to three Sundance premieres, critical raves, numerous awards, and worldwide distribution. His feature documentaries include the Emmy Award-winning “Art & Copy,” a film about creativity and advertising, “Big Rig” a 40,000 mile road film about independent, long-haul truck drivers, “Infamy,” an intense journey into the lives and art of six notorious graffiti writers, “Scratch,” a celebration of hip-hop DJs and turntablism, his first film, “Hype!,” which told the story about the emergence and explosion of the early ’90s Seattle music scene that remains on Rolling Stone’s Top 10 list of best rock DVD’s of all time – and “Surfwise” the amazing odyssey of the Paskowitz surfing family.

Doug has directed dozens of commissioned short films and documentary-style commercials for a wide range of major clients, including Read more

Two weeks to go: Adweek Project Isaac Competition

As media, marketing and technology continue to rapidly transform the world, genuine invention has become crucial to advancing brands. The Adweek Project Isaac Awards were conceived to cast a celebratory light on invention across all areas of the venerable publication’s coverage. Submissions are now open (the deadline’s in two weeks: April 8) in 35 categories across four brackets: Advertising & Marketing, Media, Digital and Best Practices. Winners will earn the right to use a custom Adweek Project Isaac seal, and will appear in an invention-themed issue of Adweek to be published on May 13, just ahead of the CLIO Awards in NYC on May 15. The judges will also select one overall “Gravity” award winner who will be revealed and honored during the CLIO ceremony’s Adweek Project Isaac presentation.

Founded in 1978 and fully relaunched and redesigned in 2010, Adweek delivers vibrant, insightful and forward-thinking content via the traditional weekly print magazine, Adweek.com and Adweek on the iPad for the advertising, media and marketing industries. For further information please visit www.isaacawards.com.