Chairing the ADC Hybrid Award Jury for the 87th Annual Awards is Jon Kamen, chairman and chief executive officer @radical.media, a multi-disciplinary producer of television programs, feature films, branded content and theater. Originally a commercial production company, @radical.media has evolved into a premier producer of sponsored entertainment, award-winning commercials, and a multi-disciplinary integrated media company. The ADC Hybrid Award focuses on innovation and honors the year’s latest ingenious ways that brands are being communicated to the public. Jon, a long standing ADC member for many years, is a former Vice President of the ADC Board. We caught up with Jon to get his take on the ADC Hybrid Award, “innovative bones," his appreciation of time spent outside the office, his inability to pick a favorite “child,” and the absence of musical talent. Interviewed by Regan Murphy, regan@adcglobal.org.

JK: Well…I was hoping to be a photographer.

JK: When I was offered 25 bucks more a week to work in television.

JK: Obviously, a company working in all levels in all media, including advertising television and print. Not to mention our design and digital capabilities. I guess one can say I am always open for change.

JK: The talent is cross-pollinated throughout all the office and while each office is managed independently, we truly work together as a team.

JK: That’s a really tricky question. I love all my children the same.

JK: It clearly prepares me as the Hybrid chair. We have experienced and practiced so many of theses disciplines that it will be included in the judging process.

JK: We better be innovative on how we judge the category and the perspectives we put on the work…will become much more critical for us as a jury and also for the industry…helping to define and shape it.

JK: I love being able to contribute to both the public sector as well as an educational curriculum. Nothing makes me happier than to devote to all these various programs. Giving is perhaps the most rewarding thing to do in one’s life. And innovation is all about not being afraid... So many of the unusual projects we have worked on in the past several years required all of our resources and all of our collective knowledge as to how to succeed. Whether it's working on a pro bono campaign for an organization like ONE or Conservation International, or just sorting out the issues facing a school or institution, sometimes it requires every innovative bone in your body. That's what it took to put Humpty Dumpty together again...

JK: Not at all. Each of these projects came to us in various ways. Music is part my DNA, even though I can’t play a single note on the kazoo. My late brother, Michael Kamen, was a great composer and a huge influence in my life.

JK: I love to focus on a film on someone who has brought us joy and peace to the world.

Places you've been:
JK: Any place we don’t have an office.

TV shows:
JK: Too varied to pick the top three. Love what’s going with “Iconoclasts.” (I would be a fool for not promoting that). Certainly proud of what we started with “Mad Men.”

Places you want to go:
JK: Any place we don’t have an office.

Books:
JK: Clapton’s autobiography is an interesting realization.
Bill Clinton – “Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World”
“Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals,” to remind me of what not to eat anymore as I gobble it down.

Sporting events to watch:
JK: The Yankees when they were good.
An occasional round of tennis.
The Yankees when they were hitting the balls.

JK: A little bubbly on the beach and then back to work. We’re beginning to seriously roll out a bunch of our web/broadband initiatives in the New Year.

Join the ADC staff and Board of Directors for a festive night of food, drinks and gift-giving. Admission: $20 or a new, unwrapped toy to benefit The Children's Aid Society.



Schedule: 6-9 PM @ ADC Gallery
106 West 29th Street, NYC
Please RSVP here.

A selection of fifty posters from the exhibit The Graphic Imperative will be on view starting on December 4. The Graphic Imperative is a select retrospective of forty years of international sociopolitical posters. They utilize the powers of visual metaphor, and at times, savage irony and humor. The themes of dissent, liberation, racism, sexism, human rights, civil rights, environmental and health concerns, AIDS, war, literacy and tolerance provide a window to an age of great change.

The Graphic Imperative was curated and organized by Elizabeth Resnick and Chaz Maviyane-Davies, both associate professors in Communication Design for the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and Frank Baseman, associate professor in Graphic Design Communication, Philadelphia University. The exhibit will be up for viewing during the ADC Holiday Party on Thursday, December 6.

@ ADC Gallery
106 West 29th Street, NYC

Immerse yourself in design activism during a half-day event at the ADC with inspirational presentations, provocative conversation and a call to action uniting designers behind meaningful change. In addition, Selections from the Graphic Imperative will be on view in the ADC Gallery.

Designism 2.0: SEE
4:30-6:00 PM
Witness the next generation of design activism with presentations from three young designers who have made significant impact to society through projects focused on social causes. A panel discussion will discuss the designer’s role in provoking change.

Welcome and Introduction
Kay Sloan, president, Massachusetts College of Art + Design
Ellen Sitkin, designer, IDEO, and Project M
Andrew Sloat, designer, filmmaker, Drainage Ditch
Ji Lee, droga5, The Bubble Project
Moderated by:
Alissa Walker, writer and editor, UnBeige.com

6:00-6:30 PM Break and viewing, Selections from the Graphic Imperative

Designism 2.0: TALK
6:30-7:50 PM
A panel of leaders gathered from eclectic backgrounds will discuss the state of activism across all media, and how designers can amplify their roles as cultural leaders by creating a new kind of design career dedicated to social change.

Opening:
Tony Hendra, satirist and writer, Father Joe, The Messiah of Morris Avenue
Panel:
Milton Glaser, designer, Milton Glaser, Inc.
Janet Kestin, co-chief creative officer, Ogilvy Toronto and co-creator, Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty
Elizabeth Resnick, co–curator, Selections from the Graphic Imperative and associate professor, Communication Design for the Massachusetts College of Art + Design
Michael Wolff, journalist and columnist, Vanity Fair
Moderated by:
Steven Heller, co-chair of the Designer as Author MFA program, School of Visual Arts

Designism 2.0: ACT
8:00 PM
A presentation and call to action from Idealist.org, a project of nonprofit organization Action Without Borders. A reception will follow where designers will be challenged to make connections and put intent into action for Idealist.org and other causes.

A Call to Action: Ami Dar, founder and executive director of Action Without Borders and Dan Perlet from Corbis: Creativity for Social Justice.

Cocktail reception to follow.

4:30-9:30 PM @ ADC Gallery
106 West 29th Street, NYC
See Schedule and Register: www.adcglobal.org/adc/events/calendar#15

ADC Members $24.50
Non-members $35.00
Students and Non Profit Organization Members $20.00
Seating limited
Questions: 212.643.1440 x10

Don't miss the January 18, 2008 entry deadline for Professionals and the January 31, 2008 deadline for Students. It's your chance to win a Gold Cube in the 87th Annual Awards. Enter your Advertising, Design, Interactive, Photography and Illustration, even unpublished work in Playground. There are also breakout categories, ADC Hybrid and ADC Design Sphere, and sponsored awards from Corbis and Yahoo!

Enter here now!

This month the ADC is featuring The Mother Series, a collection of miniature books small enough to fit in your shirt pocket. But don’t let the size fool you. The Mother Series was conceived in collaboration with BlueQ, as an open-handed slap to the world of publishing. Created by writers and artists from around the world, The Mother Series is distributed globally and available at SoHo Papers, Urban Outfitters, Amazon.com, Ricky’s, Staghorn, Delphinium, and Random Accessories. The series also is for sale on blueq.com. Say goodbye to large, heavy books filled with actual information, The Mother Series is here.

It is the season for giving. Donate to the ADC Scholarship fund, in the name of your family, friends, co-worker or employees!

The ADC Scholarship Fund donation form is online for easy access. Just go to http://www.adcglobal.org/education/donate/ and donate today!

Saturday November 17th was the final Saturday Career Workshop for the fall. On the final day the students expressed their enthusiasm for the workshop and their disappointment that it was over. Along with building their portfolios each week and meeting creative professionals, the 50 High School students had their portfolios critiqued by admissions counselors from universities and art schools in the New York area.

The students went offsite one day to Noble Desktop, where each student was able to work on their own computer. Through the session they learned about the elements that contribute to successful web design.

If you would like to volunteer at the Saturday Career Workshop in the spring, or are interested in presenting a project please contact Isabel Johnson at isabel@adcglobal.org.

Maya Stendhal Gallery is hosting a solo exhibition of renowned artist and graphic designer Paula Scher, which runs from November 8 through January 26. Scher, an inductee into the ADC Hall of Fame in 1998, expands on her highly acclaimed maps series to create her most engaging work yet, depicting entire continents, countries and cities from all over the world that have been the critical focus of attention in recent headlines.

PAULA SCHER
RECENT PAINTINGS
Maya Stendhal Gallery
545 West 20th Street NYC
212.366.1549

In 2004, thirty-four young professionals were inducted into the fourth class of ADC Young Guns. Check out the work that made them winners here in the ADC online archive.

The Art Directors Club 85th and 86th Annual Awards Traveling Exhibition was hosted by Panamericana Escola de Arte e Design, São Paulo, Brazil, from August 16 through September 12. Below are two photos from the exhibition. The 86th Annual Awards Traveling Exhibition is currently being hosted by Columbia College Chicago, the Circulo de Creativos Argentinos in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Communications Design in Bangkok, Thailand.

The 85th Annual Awards Traveling Exhibition is also currently on display at the Fine Arts Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Between São Paulo and the current venues, the 86th was also presented by Faculdades Integradas Barros Melo in Recife, Brazil (Nov 7 – Nov 26) and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (Oct 17 – Nov 4).

ihaveanidea is Advertising's Intellectual Archive. It is a project with the mission of serving the advertising industry as a centre of self-analysis, intellectual growth and communications portal. The foundations of the project are based on the idea that disseminating and sharing creative knowledge will benefit all in the industry. Thousands of creatives from around the world visit the project each month. ihaveanidea was founded by Ignacio Oreamuno, a former art director from Ogilvy& Mather. Several creatives help make the project a reality. The ADC is a proud sponsor of ihaveanidea. ADC supports ihaveanidea's mission to promote and nurture the advertising industry, and will be part of ihaveanidea's events and educational initiatives for the coming year.

www.ihaveanidea.org

For the second year Corbis will sponsor the Creativity for Social Justice Award and the opening of the 87th Annual Awards Exhibition. The Creativity for Social Justice Award honors work driven by passion for social justice issues around the world. Corbis, who has a long history supporting social justice issues, is a creative resource for advertising, marketing and media professionals worldwide, helping to bring creative work to life with the highest quality photography, footage and rights services. The Corbis Creativity for Social Justice Award recognizes pro bono work driven by creative passion and talent in the service of making the world a better place. Two awards will be given – the first to professional work with a $20,000 prize for the client, the second a $5,000 scholarship to student work. Last year The Walker Agency won the award for its work on an Amnesty International campaign – “It’s Not Happening Here. But it is Happening.” Student scholarship winner, Jeanne Lee, was recognized for her creation of the “Plant a Seed for a Greener Apple” school project for Trees New York. Enter your pro bono work in the 87th Annual Awards.

Exclusively for ADC members, Adobe Systems now offers a 10 percent discount on anything in the Adobe store including Adobe products, third-party plug-ins, training and more. These discounts are just one of many programs Adobe plans to bring to members through its long-standing relationship with ADC. Adobe is proud to be part of the design community and will continue to work with ADC to create innovative programs that give members a voice and actively engage the community in dialogues about the important issues in the fields of design and technology. Take advantage of your 10 percent savings at the Adobe Store. Go here to log into your account on the ADC website and scroll down to Special Offers to access special discounts to Members.

Basic Corporate:
Karo Group: Calgary Canada
Oxford University Press

Professional:
Melisa Abe: NY NY
Zarmina Akhtar: Middletown CT
Sung Hean Baik: São Paulo Brazil
Liz Bauer: NY NY
Paul Bermudez:Brooklyn NY
Francesco Bertelli: NY NY
John Bilas: NY NY
Carole Bolger: NY NY
Florian Brey: NY NY
Jenna Crosby: NY NY
Ferdinand Daniele: Brooklyn NY
Kristin Daversa: NY NY
Madeline Di Nonno
David Edelstein: NY NY
Sarah Figueroa:Alameda CA
Bruce Gionet: Teaneck NJ
James Graham: Brooklyn NY
Sergio Gordilho: São Paulo Brazil
Laurent Hainaut: NY NY
Patrick Herold: Aumuehle Germany
Melanie Hughes: Savannah GA
Christina Jackson: Minneapolis MN
Yan Jiang: Xi’an China
Michael Jovel: Hagestown MD
Jesse Kaczmarek: NY NY
Rebecca Karamehmedovic: NY NY
kHyal: Black Rock CT
Hideki Kato: NY NY
Jesse Kuhn
Jimmy Lam: Singapore
Robert Lavoie: Pawtucket RI
Norma Jean Markus: Brooklyn NY
Andrea Liss: Evanston IL
Joseph Masci: Montrose NY
Vasilis Papadrosos: Hickory Hills IL
Nicole Parker: NY NY
Christine Patton: NY NY
Jessica Perilla: NY NY
Anna Ratman:NY NY
Anthony Rinaldi: Melvill NY
Jason Ring: NY NY
Giles Routledge: Winchester UK
Laura Saravia: NY NY
Usman Shaikh: NY NY
Anselm Skogstad: NY NY
Zach Smith: Phoenix AZ
William Tran: NY NY
Valerie Trucchia: NY NY
Francois van Schalkwyk: London UK
Christine Vecoli: Brooklyn NY
Ethan Vogt: NY NY
Dejan Vukelic: Belgrade Serbia
Sandra Wang: Westbrook ME
Craig Welsh: Lancaster PA
Ian Whelan:Ridgewood NJ
Adam Yazxhi: New South Wales Australia
Tim Zastera: Dusseldorf Germany
Andrejs Zavadskis: Riga Latvia
Jeff Zimmerman: Brooklyn NY

Student:
Adeel Asghar: NYC College of Technology, Brooklyn NY
Ping Chen: Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
Dilek Gursoy: Parsons New School of Design, NY NY
Medina Smith: Academy of Art University, Frankfurt Germany

The ADC would like to acknowledge Hilda Stanger Klyde of Kew Gardens Hills, New York for her generous donation to the Scholarship Fund.

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.

This is your space to share news of events, projects, comments and travels. The newsletter is published monthly. Send news to regan@adcglobal.org with the subject line Newsletter.

The ADC Gallery can accommodate up to 430 guests for your holiday party. For availability please contact: olga@adcglobal.org.

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