Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling
With all the progress that has been made over the last few decades, why do women make up only 3% of agencies’ creative leaders? By Hillary Miller Guest Columnist “Good ideas don’t have genitals.” That’s a direct quote from a British creative director. It comes from a report generated in 1990 to understand why so few women stay in creative [...]
Why Reinvent Yourself?
Rebranding & Rebuilding for Relevance By Jules Van Sant, Executive Director, PPI – The NW Visual Communications Industries Association I’ve been fortunate to have worked around, in, or on behalf of the industry “formerly (and kinda still) known as print” over the past (gulp) 25-ish years. I’ve worn many hats, including those as an ad agency buyer, marketing and creative [...]
Oregon Lands TNT Pilot
Hot on the heels of Leverage’s series wrap, Oregon has landed yet another TNT project from director/producer Dean Devlin and his team at Electric Entertainment. Set to begin filming in April, the as-yet-untitled pilot features Oscar-winning, Emmy-nominated actress Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist, Commander in Chief) as an unconventional bail bondswoman and bounty hunter whose eccentric personality and unusual tactics [...]
Film Has a Leading Role
By Jessie Wilson, Programs and Communications Coordinator, Washington Filmworks Washington State has long been a home for innovation and entrepreneurial business models. As Hollywood begins to explore alternative distribution paradigms, Washington State is perfectly positioned to lead the digital revolution. To help facilitate the creative process, Washington Filmworks has launched the Innovation Cycle of the Filmworks Innovation Lab, a pilot [...]
On the Record: Copacino+Fujikado
Media Inc.’s interview series, in which we discuss the latest and greatest with a different Northwest company each issue, continues with Copacino+Fujikado. “We’ve been voted the hardest agency name to spell for 15 years running, which is exactly how long we’ve been in business,” jokes Copacino+Fujikado creative director Mike Hayward. The Seattle-based agency boasts a long and illustrious client list [...]
Attention NW printers and graphic communications professionals! PRINT 13, together with co-located CPP EXPO, is coming September 8-12 to Chicago. PRINT 13 will offer an exciting view of future technologies and new business-building opportunities in step with the show’s “Innovate, Integrate, and Communicate” theme. Among the hottest new and emerging print technologies they will discover will be RFID, Printed Electronics, [...]
A feature-length film entitled Bad Exorcists is being shot in Portland this summer, and Eugene auditions are being held tonight at the University of Oregon campus beginning at 5:15pm. There will be auditions scheduled in Portland as well, but dates haven’t been announced as of yet. The comedy feature will be shot from June 17 through July 12, and the [...]
Washington Filmworks has announced the five finalists for the inaugural Innovation Cycle of the Innovation Lab. This cycle of the program offers up to $175,000 in funding assistance support and is designed to challenge local filmmakers to create motion picture content that traverses multiple platforms. Each of the five finalists will move on to the “Pitch Session” of the program [...]
The clock is ticking, and there are just a few days left to enter AMA-PDX’s MAX Awards! Don’t let your hard work and impressive campaign go unnoticed. The final deadline for entries is this Friday, May 10, at 5pm, so be sure to get your project entered! This year’s event is not to be missed, with a notoriously entertaining emcee, [...]
Portland-based Web series The Digits has recently joined forces with education icon PBS to offer educators a free teacher-tested math resource for their elementary school students. As of mid-April, The Digits is part of PBS LearningMedia, offering teachers 10 appisodes (web episode that’s also available as an app) as a resource for students. “I have been watching PBS from before [...]
Adelsheim Vineyard has unveiled its comprehensive new Web site, designed by Portland- and Missoula-based design firm Six Pony Hitch. The site is the latest development in a multi-year rebranding project undertaken by the founding Oregon winery in 2009. “When consumers, members of the wine trade and members of the media visit our new site, wewant to help them understand not [...]
Scenic Oasis Films, a set design company based in Vancouver, Canada, has roughly 60 backdrops that they are trying to sell to make space for other projects. They have a wide range of trans lights, painted drops, and vinyl drops. If you are interested, the link to view the drops is here. The following backdrops are being sold: Day Sky [...]
IGNITE Advertising gleaned a Double Gold 2013 Packaging Design Award from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition earlier this month for its bottle design of byejoe Red baiju, a new Asian fusion-inspired, ultra premium spirit. IGNITE, based in Portland, is one of only six packaging design award recipients this year to earn a double gold, the competition’s highest award category. [...]
Portland brand design agency Sandstrom Partners recently completed branding for Vitesse Moto, a manufacturer of stylish, high-performance motorcycle boots headquartered in Nice, France. Developed by a former footwear executive, Vitesse boots were created to provide a third option to protective-but-uncomfortable racing-style boots and less-protective street boots, offering protection and style together. “Vitesse Moto boots are inspired by iconic footwear of [...]
Northwest Film Forum, Seattle’s nonprofit center for film arts, bids farewell to long-time program director Adam Sekuler in 2013. Sekuler has led the Film Forum’s cinema programming department since 2006, and steps down in October of this year. Sekuler’s seven years at Northwest Film Forum have brought the organization into a leadership role, both locally and nationally, for alternative film [...]
