March 2009 – universal positive

At age 23, self-styled creative agency ATTIK keeps making “Noise”

April 3, 2024March 26, 2009 by Roger Darnell

Ask the world’s leading entrepreneurs, top-level marketers, and graphic designers what companies have inspired them the most over the past 20 years, and you will very likely hear the name ATTIK. In 2002, when Advertising Age reported that Toyota had “stunned” the automotive industry by naming a “little-known graphic design shop-cum-advertising agency” to handle its new youth brand, in validating their choice, ATTIK’s newest clients quickly pointed to the firm’s design aesthetic and its strategic thinking.

Under Armour Brings Drug-Free Drama Back to Baseball

April 3, 2024March 25, 2009 by Roger Darnell

Here’s a great story from Adrants.com’s Angela Natividad on a new commercial my clients at creative production company Shilo brought to life for Under Armour. “Instinct Fast” stars New York Mets All-Star Jose Reyes stealing two bases in one pitch. The spot also features a theatrical original score from Echolab….read more

Taking doing what you love to a whole new level…

April 3, 2024March 11, 2009 by Roger Darnell

The musical artist Squeak E. Clean, also known as Sam Spiegel, has a famous filmmaker brother, Spike Jonze. Though Jonze has grabbed the lion’s share of the family’s entertainment industry headlines in the past, Squeak E. Clean has come on strong this year by virtue of the Feb. 17 ANTI- Records release of “The Spirit of Apollo.” Mr. Clean is half of the group N.A.S.A. (North America/South America) – a creative collaboration between him and DJ Zegon, as well as their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes – and the project is the culmination of more than five years of hard work. Produced by Squeak E. Clean Productions, Spiegel’s award-winning LA commercial music and sound design venture, the goal of the ambitious “The Spirit of Apollo” project was to bring people together through music and art.

Making it to the big-time….

April 3, 2024March 5, 2009 by Roger Darnell

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