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Internal monologue has been a hot topic as of late so I thought I would share a glimpse into my brain and my thoughts while illustrating a poster of LeBron James. I discovered that my brain is a bit all over the place while designing but I'm sure I'm...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
In today's Creative Q&A, we jump into questions over self doubting your ideation abilities, what portfolio schools look for in new applicants, and how to prepare to break into niche markets. If you have questions of your own for an upcoming video,...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
How much money do you make as an Art Director in the advertising industry? This video is a simple aggregation of research, mostly made up of that sweet, fun statistical salary data from Glassdoor.com, Salary.com, and Payscale.com. If you're curious,...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Today, I take a drive with my amazing girlfriend, Sierra Eidson, who became an Art Director in less than a year. Her story is that of a career change and searching for where you belong, moving from Account Service to Strategy and ending up as a...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
If you're starting from scratch with high hopes of becoming an art director in the ad industry and are willing to bust your ass for the next year to make it happen, this video is for you. I go month by month, curriculum style, in hope of providing a...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Self-shooting director Noemi Hatala’s film, Where the Women Run the Nightlife, introduces the female club owners who manage four of the five major venues in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. It shows how they are encouraging self-expression and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Shane Matula reached out to me and asked how he can differentiate himself within his portfolio to stand out and get a job. Our goal? To critique his book and do just that. Let's roll up our sleeves, plant some seeds and try to help this farming...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
A guy named Jason Murray reached out with a collection of tools that I think would really help everyone out on this channel whether you are new to advertising or a seasoned pro. From inspiration to education and everything in between, this one...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Things move fast in advertising. After writing a series of short stories to a creative director working on Unilever back in his hometown of Lisbon years ago, David Simoes managed to bag a meeting at the agency while looking for his first job. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
What do you do as an art director? It's a tricky question because each day is so different from the one before. So, without showing agency work and having to be extremely general, I sat down every day after work and answered the question: "What did...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
This week, we take a drive with creative director, Mack McCullough, as he dishes out advice and insight on how to get into the advertising industry. He also ventures through his journey from law student to copy crafter so... yeah... feel free to...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
According to Scotland-born and London-raised art director Stephen ONeill aka Type Chap, the two tips he’d give young creatives is to be witty and irreverent with their work. “Always have something in your portfolio that’s got a bit...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
As a writer with nearly 30 years’ experience (currently creative director at Jellyfish, and Copywriting, Branding and Tone of Voice trainer), let me tell you one thing: The words matter. Whether you write for the web, social, TV, film, the...
Posted by: Max
Do you have what it takes to be an Art Director? In this video we talk about the qualities you should probably have to enter a career in Art Direction. Get your checklist ready.
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Art directors in the ad industry (especially at your larger shops), communicate with a lot of people to get the job done. Let's go through the list of who they might interact with on a daily basis once they're out from behind the computer. This...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
It's time for my second Q&A over some questions around becoming and working as an Art Director. If you have a question you would like answered on an upcoming video, comment on the video! Thanks
Posted by: Kevin Forister
This week, we take a drive with a true super hero who crushes it inside and outside of work. Sherri Krekeler is a Group Creative Director, an inspiring leader, and an awesome mom of two. It was a real treat to gain her perspective and knowledge on...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Today we take a drive with the head of the studio department at TracyLocke, Mark Van Duinen. We take on his journey and talk tech/general advice on breaking into the industry and staying there. His perspective is one that I truly admire as he has a...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
In todays video, we talk about some standard need-to-knows before going on your first photoshoot as an Art Director. We explore the process and dive into some tips that will hopefully help you before you land on set. Thanks for watching!
Posted by: Kevin Forister
One of our interns had to interview me for school so I went ahead and recorded it. Now, the audio is awful and the video cut out half way through the interview, but hey... screw it. Hope this Q&A provides some insight into the basic job description...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Today, we critique the creative portfolio of a talented Illustrator by the name of Spencer Gabor. Please post any constructive criticism you might have for Spence in the comments of the video. On a side note, if you would like your portfolio...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
Today, we critique the creative portfolio of newly-hired Art Director Kevin Yurasovich. Please post any critiques you might have in the comments below. The more constructive feedback we can give Kevin, the better so please comment below the video to...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
For those freshly entering the industry, this video dictionary will help you speak the Art Director/Designer lingo necessary to sound like a pro on day one. This isn't your overly-exciting, conceptual and creative video but it is pertinent...
Posted by: Kevin Forister
This week I interviewed Associate Art Director, Nick Kidd, to see how he got into advertising. If you are an aspiring creative looking to break into the game, check it out. I hope it provides you with some perspective and value. Thanks!
Posted by: Kevin Forister
If there is one question I get more than any other from those seeking a career in advertising/design, it is this: what's the difference between an art director and a graphic designer. Let's clear it up.
Posted by: Kevin Forister
VCCP are thrilled to announce the arrival of John Cherry as creative director to the expanding creative department following new business successes this year including Cadbury, Domino’s, Suzuki and Britvic. A hugely talented creative, he comes...
Posted by: VCCP
WGSN’s colour director Jane Monnington Boddy tells the fascinating history of how humans have attempted to communicate and define colour, following the launch of a major new colour system. Colour is one of the purest and most primitive forms...
Posted by: Coloro
Recognising the dynamic between hard-pressed designers and their indecisive art directors, ACHTUNG! mcgarrybowen and Adobe are launching a competition to win the Hovering Art Director action figure. This highly recognisable character promotes the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Jessica Stahl is an upcoming and undeniably enterprising Art Director who left her agency job in New York, moved across the pond to Amsterdam and is now turning heads in the European ad industry thanks to her dynamic new portfolio campaign. The...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Commercial radio is celebrating a record-breaking year for advertising revenue, boosted by increased investment in the medium by online retailers. Figures from Radiocentre, the industry body for UK commercial radio, reveal that commercial radio took...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
“You can’t be what you can’t see” It feels like change is the only constant in today’s society. 2016 was full of truly shocking political events, that have shaken the collective consciousness, whatever side of the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
US telecom giant Verizon is looking to take its creative work in-house after hiring Apple’s former global group creative director, Andrew McKechnie (see hero image), to serve as its first Chief Creative Officer. McKechnie will be tasked with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Dyson opens first research and development centre outside UK Dyson has opened a new Technology Centre in Singapore, its first research and development site outside of the UK. The £330 million investment will see 1,300 staff from the centre...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Nexus Interactive Arts director Evan Boehm has produced a new interactive animated film (see the trailer above), which launched online last week. “Solace” is a captivating interactive film based on a short story from the Pixel Juice collection by...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
OK, that headline might come across as a little bit clickbaity, but it's a pretty shocking statement that is not only true, but indicative of the way celebrity culture has managed to integrate itself within the advertising industry. Matthew...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The Weeknd’s latest music video ‘False Alarm’ is an epic action packed return to POV for Great Guns director Ilya Naishuller, coinciding with the release of The Weeknd’s latest album “Starboy”. The music video...
Posted by: Great Guns