Its that time of year again! The ADDY® Awards are the advertising industry’s largest and most representative competition, attracting over 50,000 entries every year in local ADDY competitions. The mission of the ADDY competition is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising.
Instructions for entering are available now and more information will be available soon.
Oct. 28, 2010 – BRAINERD, MN – Adventure™ Advertising was nationally recognized by the Marine Marketers of America for the design of Striper Boat’s marketing materials – earning the Best of the Product Literature category and a Neptune Award for Marketing Excellence. Download press release (PDF)
ST. CLOUD, MN, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 – Johnson Group’s campaign work for Diversicom won a recent national telecommunications marketing competition held by The Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO). The organization’s commercial companies & cooperatives collectively serve over 3.5 million customers. Download press release (PDF)
Oct. 15, 2010 – (St. Cloud, MN) Johnson Group is excited to announce the addition of Senior Designer Brad Alexenko to its staff.
Brad has over 15 years of agency experience as a graphic designer, art director and senior art director. Brad has worked on local, national and international accounts; some of the largest being Pure Fishing’s Spiderline, DeZURIK Valves & Controls and Creative Memories. Download press release (PDF)
Oct. 20, 2010 – BRAINERD, MN – Adventure™ has added Michael Schoenecker as the company’s digital photography technician. Schoenecker is a 2009 graduate of St. Cloud State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mass Communications (Advertising) and a minor in Visual Arts (Photography). Download Press Release (PDF)
It’s 1×1 Art Gala season again and it’s time to put that creativity back on display. You don’t necessarily have to call yourself an artist to participate. If you can take something as boring as a 1′ x 1′ piece of particle board and make it into something cool – you’re qualified. The goal is to be as creative as possible and come up with a great work of art, craft, or something no one’s ever seen before.
If you want to participate, it’s time to get your official board. Boards are $5 for AAFCM members and $10 for non-members. If you return your board by the due date, you receive free entry to the event. Continue reading “2010 1×1 Art Gala”
Vice President – Creative at Larsen Design
Adjunct Faculty at College of Visual Arts
The Magic of Type
Type. It is probably the most essential and yet most difficult component in great graphic design. But can any other element bring as much to our work? It supports concepts, delights the eye and carries messages. And it is a constant challenge to wrestle into submission. Jo will present her ideas regarding what works, what engages and what is just plain beautiful in the world of type. Continue reading “October Professional Development Session The Magic of Type with Jo Davison”
October 6, 2010 – BRAINERD
“The Opposite of Cold: The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition,” featuring photography by Aaron W. Hautala, an Ad Fed member from Deerwood, was recently released nationwide. Download press release (PDF)
Wendy Soucie and Steve Gasser are social media consultants – one in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin. What do they have in common besides a border? Social Media Academy training and a passion to help businesses get started with social media.
Our goal in this presentation is to give you three tips for approaches that work for the Business to Consumer markets space and three for business to business markets. Continue reading “September Professional Development Session Social Media: Strategy, Application & Development”
