Pictured above: Jeff Finley, Partner and Designer at Go Media talks about what drove him to create WMCFest.
Weapons of Mass Creation Fest finished on a strong note last night in Cleveland, Ohio. For it's third year, WMC Fest brought in loads more talent, both local and nationally known. From Ohio local, Rachel Novak to Canadian Designer James White to Johnny Cupcakes, all design bases were covered. Final speaker Kate Bingaman Burt received a standing ovation from the packed crowd at Reinberger Auditorium.
Serenbe Playhouse presents Alice in Wonderland
The Playhouse at Serenbe Farm is presenting a world premier adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, every Friday and Saturday at 11am through July 28th. Bring your own outdoor seating and your favorite picnicing accessories. When: Every Friday and Saturday, 11am through July 28th Where: Serenbe Playhouse in Serenbe Farms Details: Tickets are $10 - $15
More information: Serenbe Playhouse
Star Bar Swap Meet
Bring your old clothes, records, home furnishings, posters etc. to this year's Star Bar Swap! And then exchange them for something even cooler. When: Saturday, 2 - 6pm Where: Star Bar More information:Star Bar Swap FB Page
Red Bull Soap Box Race
Insanity, at it's best. When: Saturday, first race at noon. Where: 10th, south of Piedmont Park More information:Red Bull event page
The Telly Awards recognize the very best film & video productions, groundbreaking online video content, and outstanding local, regional, & cable TV commercials and programs. This year, Atlanta's Ames Scullin O'Haire took home seven Telly's, the premier award, five for Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating and two for the Georgia Aquarium.
See the spots under the 'work' section of their site
Founded in 1977, Ames Scullin O’Haire (AS0) is a fiercely independent communications agency that is equally owned by John Ames, Patrick Scullin and Tony O’Haire. Based in Atlanta, Ga., ASO offers creative, media, public relations and digital services.
Design Marketo's Bar Alto is a pop-up bar showcasing customized Duralex tumblers by artists and designers. They'll be at the Sound Table (at Space 2) tonight from 5 until 9pm.
After spending a year meticulously building a paper facsimile of a factory and everything that it entails (including it's workers), Atlanta's Fitzgerald + Co burnt it to the ground.
In this eight minute long video, paper sculptor, Jeff Nishinaka, describes his passion and his process in creating the scene. By the time it goes up in flames, you can't help but feel your gut wrenching.
Bulwark makes fire-resistant clothing for miners, utility workers and oil-rig workers. They spent just over half of their 2 million dollar budget to produce the film.
The point? People are flammable. Life is delicate.
Fitzco has completely strayed from traditional B2B advertising, and by golly, I think it worked.
IQ Agency is perhaps one of the nerdiest creative agencies we've seen. They're legitimately creative, coming up with crazy and unique ways of solving some of the world's newest problems. And with one of their two offices located right here in Atlanta, there's no reason why you shouldn't enamored.
They just came home from the 18th Annual Financial Communications Society (FCS) Portfolio Awards in New York where they were up against R/GA, Grey and Publicis, just to name a few. They not only walked away with two Golds, one for BlackRock/iShares-The Story of ETF Creation and Redemption and the other for the Allstate Digital Locker in the Consumer Retail category, but also a Best In Show for the Consumer Retail category!
