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The Art Directors Club Newsletter |
In This Issue...
Director's Note
Calendar
Young Guns Live
Education
Members
FYI
In Case You Missed It
Your Next Event
From the Executive Director
In 1993, when 
I accepted the position of Executive Director of the Art Directors Club, the communications industry was undergoing enormous change. ADC, perhaps the oldest creative membership organization in the world, seemed, paradoxically, the one best poised for the future. ADC had a long tradition of embracing advertising, design, and culture, as well as an internationally recognized brand. The unparalleled archive of Art Directors Annuals, published continually since 1920, represented an ongoing record of the best and most innovative work of the 20th century. Preparing it for the 21st century was a challenge.
ADC's core program, the Annual Awards, had grown exponentially. Outstanding educational and professional programs have been put into place, among them the ADC Young Guns biennial, showcasing international talent age 30 and under; invitational Portfolio Reviews for top new graduates in advertising and design; the Saturday Career Workshops for artistically promising high school students; Big Brand Talks for mid-career professionals; the ADC Hall of Fame exhibitions and archive; and, most recently, Designism, an initiative to connect creatives with causes for the common good. Our current facility, which accommodating these and other activities, is spectacular. Membership is growing, attracting those with broad interests and leaders at every stage of their careers. The board and staff members are outstanding.
Having accomplished what I had set out to do, and more, I asked the board to begin a search for my successor in the fall of 2005. It is my pleasure to announce that this month Ami Brophy has assumed the responsibilities of Executive Director of this extraordinary organization. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the Clio Awards and previously was VP/Publisher of Adweek Magazine. She has degrees in arts and management and began her career in publishing at Copley Newspapers in California, participating in the launch of L.A. Weekly and L.A. Style. I am proud to pass the torch to someone as uniquely qualified as Ami, and wish her and the board every success as ADC enters its 87th year.
It has been a joy to share this long adventure with so many exceptional colleagues and friends. Thank you for everything.
Warm Regards,
Myrna
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Calendar
SPECIAL EVENT 86th Annual Awards Gala - Thursday, May 31, 2007, 7pm  Are you chosen? Find out in person at this year's 86th Annual Awards Gala, where the chosen will be given golden cubes. Celebrate with judges, winners, and colleagues. Begin with cocktails and an exhibition preview at 7 pm, followed by the awards presentation at 8 pm, at which the top Hybrid winner will be announced. Paul Lavoie, ADC President and Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Taxi, Rei Inamoto of AKQA, Ross Sutherland of Corbis, and Jerry Shereshewsky of Yahoo! will be among the presenters. Sushi bar and buffet dinner at 8:45 pm. Live entertainment, and of course, souvenirs of a great evening. Reserve tickets now: ann@adcglobal.org or call 212.643.1440. ADC members $200, Non-members $250. EXHIBITION 86th Annual Awards Exhibition - June 1 - July 27 The ADC 86th Annual Awards Exhibition opening June 1 will feature the work of our Gold, Silver, Distinctive Merit, and select Merit winners. Over 25 different countries were awarded this year in 7 categories: Advertising, Design, Interactive, Photography, Illustration, and Hybrid. Winning companies include, DDB Chicago, TBWAChiatDay, Fallon London, and MTV Networks. The exhibition will be on view at the ADC Gallery for a limited time before it continues its travels to select cities all over the world. EXHIBITION DETOUR: The Moleskine® City Notebook Experience - June 1 - June 29 To launch its new U.S. City Notebooks, Moleskine® has given 70 blank books to some of the world's most creative artists, architects, film directors, graphic designers, illustrators, and writers connected to New York to fill up with their daily journeys and life experiences. These notebooks will be on display at the ADC Gallery, with a special preview on May 20, during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. The project will support Lettera 27, a non-profit organization whose mission is to defend the right to literacy and education in the world's most deprived areas. In conjunction with the project, Moleskinecity.com is a new blog dedicated to the city, its travelers, its residents, and independent and free-thinking people. There are blogs for each Moleskine® City Notebook city, and each city blog features updates, curiosities, traveler experiences, and links to other blogs and communities. Please visit Moleskinecity.com to share your personal point of view, exchange information, discover your urban path, your interests, your itinerary, and become part of the U.S. DETOUR experience in New York. SPECIAL EVENT Professional Illustration Portfolio Review and Luncheon - Thursday, June 14, 2007 Please join us for the 2007 Professional Illustration Portfolio Review and Luncheon. The review is limited to 50 outstanding illustrators who will be seated with their portfolios in the ADC Gallery from 12 pm to 6 pm. There will be emerging talent and established talent, all with new work to show. Stop by at any point throughout the day to scope out new talent or say hello to familiar faces. Luncheon: 1 pm - 3 pm Happy Hour: 5 pm - 7 pm Refreshments All Day RSVP: Danielle Epstein, danielle@adcglobal.org or call 212.643.1440 There are only a few spots left for illustrators. If you are interested or would like to find out more information, please contact Danielle Epstein. If you are a member interested in participating in the committee to attract reviewers, please contact Danielle Epstein.
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Adobe Presents:
ADC Young Guns Live: The Backstory
SPEAKER SERIES
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"BIG|small" - Thursday, May 17, 2007, 7 pm
Featuring BBDO and WeShouldDoItAll (WSDIA)
Creative teams Frank Anselmo and Jayson Atienza of BBDO and Jonathan Jackson, Sarah Nelson, and Jared Seavers of WSDIA represent two ends of the creative business spectrum. One team works in a large organization with layers, meetings, processes, and procedures while the other runs their own small firm, aptly named WeShouldDoItAll. They will discuss how their environments affect their work and how they leverage their creativity within the scope of their companies. Join us to see if size really does matter.
"DIY" - Thursday, October 4, 2007, 7 pm
Featuring Chris Rubino, Studio18hundred, and TBD
Want to take a break from your clients? An original Young Gun and a new Young Gun create work for themselves. Their self-motivated projects deliver satisfaction, win awards, and push their creative boundaries. They will show examples of this work and talk about how these projects drive, and perhaps, inspire the work they produce for clients. Join us to see how two mavericks translate inner vision into new directions.
"Frame by Frame" - Thursday, November 1, 2007, 7 pm
Featuring Floto+Warner, Christopher Lane, Asif Mian, and Justin Gignac
Five Young Guns share—frame by frame—fresh new images. They shoot in any medium, resulting in work that sits comfortably in several categories or in none. See how these image creators break down traditional boundaries, using every medium and tool available. Join us for a visual feast of new images.
BONUS WORKSHOPS
Adobe CS3 Workshop - 5:30 pm - 7 pm
Prior to each evening's ADC Young Guns lecture, Adobe presents a tutorial on Adobe Creative Suite 3, led by Adobe Certified Trainer Scott Citron. The tutorials will be held in the ADC Gallery Kodak Room. Seating is limited, so please reserve your place early. To learn even more about Adobe's CS3, click here for a free eSeminar.
ADC members $10; Non-members $20
RSVP: res@adcglobal.org or Ann Schirripa at 212.643.1440.
Special thanks to ADC YG5 series advisors:
Jennifer Lew, Jonathan Jackson, Sarah Nelson, Chris Rubino, Jeff Glendenning, and David Black.
Education
| ADC National Invitationial Portfolio Reviews Over 100 top design and 100 top advertising students gathered at the ADC Gallery on May 7th and 8th to have their books critiqued by creative professionals. Many thanks to Carla Frank and Matteo Bologna, who chaired the design review, and Wayne Best and Bill Oberlander, who chaired the advertising review. Wayne stayed well after the review was over to view the portfolio of each student who asked him to (nearly 100!). Thanks also to the reviewers who provided their insight and feedback to the students. Many reviewers told us that this was the most talented group of students yet. For those of you who were unable to attend, we'll have samples and resumes from the participating students on our website within the next few weeks. |
Saturday Career Workshops
The month of April featured the last three workshops of the Spring '07 session. This program, which introduces talented high school juniors to careers in visual communications, is part of the ADC's mission to encourage and inspire young people coming into the field.
Bobby Martin gave an inspiring presentation on persuasive posters, showing the students that some of the best design work is done for a good cause. The students' challenge sounded simple: design a poster to make a viewer look up or down. During the critique, they discovered how complicated that could be.
Longtime workshop leaders Alex Suh and Boyoung Lee returned on April 21 to give their Alphabet City workshop. The students roamed around the nieghborhood with polaroid cameras, looking for letterforms in everyday objects. Alex and Boyoung's eye-opening presentation took the students behind the scenes of an elaborate photo shoot.
The final workshop was led by ADC Young Guns Jonathan Jackson and Sarah Nelson of WSDIA. The project was shoe design, a first for the workshops, and the students enjoyed dabbling in fashion. Soon you'll be able to see the students' work on the WSDIA website.
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| Student work from Bobby Martin presentation | Alex Suh and Boyoung Lee workshop |
We received some great feedback from participating students:
"It was interesting, fun, expanded my creativity, and introduced me to new and interesting people and projects."
"I really liked all the presenters, mainly because each one had something important and different to teach us."
"There were no limits as to what we were allowed to use."
"I liked being able to see what artistic job opportunities are out there."
"I liked the variety of the workshops. It allows the participants to expand their knowledge of the world of art and design."
"Everything is laid back and lets your creativity grow."
"The people were very nice and are all professional so you can ask them for help if you want."
"I learned a lot through their presentations."
Many thanks to our volunteers who devoted their Saturday mornings to assisting at workshops: Jason Pacheco, Elisa Halperin, Karen Cohn, Lauren Cameron, Adam Jackson, Julie Ferrara, Kristin Youngman, Jon Morgan, William Chung, and Angela Chen. If you'd like to participate this fall, please contact Kate Farina at kate@adcglobal.org.
ADC Scholarships
The deadline for applications has been extended to May 18th. All materials must be received by then.
Any members interested in participating in the selection committee should contact Kate at kate@adcglobal.org
Members
ADC members represent a diverse and growing community of creative professionals including art directors, designers, new media innovators, copywriters, photographers, illustrators, and others interested in visual communications. We are pleased to welcome the following new members:
Professional Tom Christmann, New York, NY
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Student Angela Cooley, Goodlettsville, TN
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Member News
Kathy Delaney Is Hired as Creative Chief of Nitro N.Y.
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ADC member and 2007 Annual Awards Hybrid Judge, Kathy Delaney has been named Creative Chief of Nitro N.Y. Since 1993 Delaney has served as chief creative officer of Deutsch, Inc., working with clients such as Revlon, Bank of America, MCI, Tommy Hilfiger, and Snapple. Before hiring Delaney, that position was filled by Nitro founder Chris Clarke, handling clients such as Mars and ConAgra. She also lends her talent to do pro-bono work for organizations like the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Disease, God's Love we Deliver (GLWD), which provides meals to seriously ill New Yorkers, and the Fresh Air Fund, to name a few |
Careers By Design (CbD) Career Management
Careers By Design, partners with Roz Goldfarb Associates, provides career management to professionals working within the creative arena. CbD serves both seasoned professionals and emerging talent, providing a range of tailored career management options. Services include revamping your resume, editing your portfolio according to the latest trends, and freshening your presentation to help you present your best work in the most favorable light. To find out more about CbD Career Management, the services and fees, please contact Marion at 212.457.0099 x324 or at cbdcareers@earthlink.net
Send Us Your News This is your space to share news of projects, travel, events, etc. The newsletter is published monthly. Send news to: danielle@adcglobal.org.
In Case You Missed It...
Young Guns Live: The Back Story,
"The Woman Vanguard"
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On Thursday May 17th, the ADC held the first of its Young Guns Live: The Back Story series, "The Woman Vanguard." The evening's panel included five female ADC Young Guns: Tracy Boychuk, Leanne Shapton, Julie Hirschfeld, Deanne Cheuk, and Stella Bugbee. Moderated by Debbie Millman, they discussed examples of their work, answered audience questions and talked about their experiences working as creative leaders. The success of the evening would not have been possible without the help of ADC YG5 Series Advisors (named above), especially WSDIA (WeShouldDoItAll) and Jennifer Lew for their fantastic work on the series invitation and poster design.
Secret Lives: The Parsons Senior Thesis Exhibition
Parsons The New School for Design presented an exhibition of the best work of its graduating students, with an opening reception on April 24. The opening filled the gallery and the work was well received and highly lauded. In their pieces, students responded to the theme "The Secret Lives of..." and the work ranged from painting, to illustration, to sculpture, to toy design, and lightbox installations. Here are some photos of work by the talented seniors.
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ADC Paper Expo
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The ADC’s annual Paper Expo, which took place on May 9, was one of the most successful expos to date. It was attended by more than 300 people, with 17 paper and printing companies, including Aldine, Appleton Coated, CTI Paper, Crane, Curious Papers, Domtar, Gmund Paper, Finch Paper, Fox River Paper, Gilbert Paper, Litho-Art, LP Thebault, International Paper, Monadnock, Neenah Paper, New Page, Scheufelen, Stora Enso, and Yupo. From the food and drink to the great companies involved, the Paper Expo was yet another unique ADC event bridging those gaps in the creative community. Our thanks go out to Young Gun Tiziana Haug, who designed the poster which lured in the abundance of attendees, to New Page for providing paper, and to Litho-Art for printing. |
FYI
ADC Young Gun Featured on VH1
After visiting the ADC Young Guns 5 exhibition in November, head of VH1 broadcast design, Amanda Havey, asked Young Gun Asif Mian (Evaq) to give a talk in the broadcast design department. This led them to hiring Asif to do an opener for the show Lords of the Revolution, a rough cut of which can be viewed here, on the Evaq website, where you can also check out more of Asif's work.
Neenah Paper Joins Sustainability Panel at CRO Conference
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Neenah Paper will represent the premium paper industry on a panel on sustainability at the CRO Conference on May 10 in New York. Neenah Paper's green initiatives include using Green-e certified renewable energy, obtaining third party certifications from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), and the Chlorine Free Products Association (CFPA), expanding its FSC-certified offerings, producing papers watermarked with the FSC symbol and Chain of Custody, and reducing its natural gas consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by using Green Steam for energy. In addition to Neenah speaker, Trip Jobe, Interface Group will be a panel member, as well as two Fortune 500® CEOs, and the event will be moderated by CRO Magazine publisher and CEO Jay Whitehead. The entire agenda can be found here by clicking "CRO Conferences" at the top right. |
Eva Doman Bruck
It is with sadness that we note the death of Eva Doman Bruck on May 3, 2007 from leukemia. Eva, who served as a judge for the ADC 81st Annual Awards, was a leading design industry manager, and most recently oversaw Product Management Operations at Time Warner Cable. Eva began her career at Milton Glaser Inc., and worked for the International Design Conference in Aspen, Landor Associates, Time Warner's Full Service Network (interactive TV) trial, and Hearst Interactive Studios. She was a contributor to AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design: American Institute of Grahpic Art and published articles in Communication Arts, HOW, and AIGA Journal. She co-authored, with Tad Crawford, Business and Legal Forms for Graphic Designers, Business and Legal Forms for Interior Designers, and Business and Legal Forms for Industrial Designers, all for Allworth Press. Eva was a member of the faculty of the MFA Designer As Author department at the School of Visual Arts. A scholarship in Eva's name will be established in 2008 through the School of Visual Arts.
Avenue A | Razorfish Promotes Matthew Greitzer To National Search Lead
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On February 16, 2007 Avenue A | Razorfish, an operating unit of aQuantive, Inc. (NASDAQ : AQNT) announced that Matthew Greitzer has been promoted to national search lead. Based out of the company's New York office, Gretizer will oversee the search marketing practice. Prior to this, Greitzer was director of search engine marketing. "With Matt leading our national search efforts, I'm confident we will continue to extend and cement our lead in this very important area of digital media," said Clark Kokich, worldwide president of Avenue A | Razorfish. |
Old Annuals
The ADC will take your old or extra Art Directors Annuals. If you are in posession of extras or seeking to divest yourself of your annuals, please consider donating them to our collection. All donations to the ADC are tax-deductable and very much appreciated. Please contact Ann Schirripa at 212.643.1440 or ann@adcglobal.org.
ADC on Myspace.com
Become friends of the ADC on myspace.com. If you are a Myspace user you can now view the general ADC profile (myspace.com/adcnyc) as well as a specific page for the Saturday Career Workshops (myspace.com/saturdaycareerworkshops). A new, fun, and personal way to connect with ADC!
Your Next Event
The ADC Gallery accommodates up to 450 for private events, parties and exhibitions. For rental availability contact olga@adcglobal.org.
More photos can be viewed at www.adcglobal.org. Click on "Event Space."
Send us your news, comments and letters to danielle@adcglobal.org with the subject line Newsletter.