The Art Directors Club, the premier organization for integrated media and the first global creative collective of its kind, announces the launch of the ADC Young Guns 10 competition for creative professionals age 30 or younger.nnADC Young Guns is the industry’s only international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies today’s vanguard of young creatives, and is open to both ADC members and nonmembers. Last year’s competition drew entries from 43 countries, with 41% of entries coming from outside the U.S. (this year’s call for entries will be available in English, Chinese, Korean, Italian, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish). A total of 50 winners are selected each year by a jury of past ADC Young Guns.nnThe program is open internationally to creatives age 30 and under who have been working for at least two years, full-time or freelance. Eligible entrants can submit a combination of professional and personal work in graphic design, photography, illustration, advertising, art direction, environmental design, film, animation, motion graphics, interactive design, typography, architecture, copywriting, product design, package design, fashion design, furniture design, interior design, sound design and industrial design. nnOnline entries through www.adcyoungguns.org will be accepted starting on March 13, 2012 (entry fee: 135USD, 99USD if submitted by the early bird deadline of April 17, 11:59 pm EST), with a deadline of May 8, 2012, 11:59 pm EST. Late entries will be accepted through May 22, 2012, 11:59 pm EST, with addition of a 40USD late fee. nnADC Young Guns 10 “X” call-for-entries campaignnADC Young Guns recognizes creatives who excel at breaking boundaries and dare to be different on their path to success. This year’s call-for-entries campaign, created by Dress Code partners Andre Andreev and Dan Covert, leverages that spirit by focusing on the Roman numeral “X” (representing 10) as a mark of rebellion against mediocrity and traditional boundaries. nn”We’ve always viewed ADC Young Guns as representing the hungry, young talent that wants to make its mark on their industry,” said Andreev, who along with Covert is a YG5 winner. “The X imagery connects that rebellious energy and determination with this 10th edition of the program.”nnThe campaign kicked off with a viral video depicting the outside of the ADC Gallery in New York being “vandalized” with giant spray painted graffiti Xs. Subsequent print and video components continue the theme with appearances from 15 past YG winners including Scott Stowell, Emily Oberman, Kevin Brainard, Anne Paas, Lindsay Ballant, Menno Kluin, Silas Munro, Jessica Walsh, Elizabeth Weinberg, Mike Perry, Zach Gold, Lotta Nieminen, Tomi Um, Dora Budor + Maja Cule and Michael Schachtner.nn
nnADC Young Guns 10 launch party, original artwork from top creatives on exhibit at ADC GallerynThe “X” is also a major part of the ADC Young Guns 10 opening party with a show of original “X”-related artwork prints from noted creatives, including Barcelona-based typographer Alex Trochut, The New York Times Magazine design director Arem Duplessis, Amsterdam-based designer Irma Boom, former Ogilvy & Mather co-president/CCO and director of VCU Brandcenter Rick Boyko, director Tom Kuntz and others. The “X” prints, created with help of program sponsors Neenah Paper and Aldine Printing, will be on exhibit and sale the night of the launch party with proceeds going to ADC Education Programs. nnThe ADC Young Guns 10 launch party takes place on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the ADC Gallery, 106 West 29th Street, New York. Admission is free to ADC members, $10 for nonmembers, beer/cocktails and food will be available. To RSVP, please click here.nnADC Young Guns 10 jurynADC Young Guns 10 jurors, who are all past YG winners, are as follows:nKeira Alexandra, Employee Number1, New York, NY, USA (YG2/YG3)nMike Bishop, independent, Los Angeles, CA, USA (YG6)nKellie Campbell-Illingworth, Parallax Design, Adelaide, Australia (YG8)nAbby Clawson Low, HI + LOW, New York, NY (YG5)nKeetra Dean Dixon, independent, Baltimore, MD, USA (YG6)nKristofer Delaney, BBDO Designworks, New York, NY, USA (YG5)nJeremy Floto, floto+warner, New York, NY, USA (YG5)nSean Freeman, THEREIS, London, UK (YG9)nMichael Freimuth, Franklyn, New York, NY, USA (YG8)nCroix Gagnon, Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, OR, USA (YG9)nOwen Gildersleeve, independent, London, UK, (YG9)nBrian Michael Gossett, independent, Santa Monica, CA, USA (YG6)nJohn Hartmann, Freecell, New York, NY, USA (YG3)nNicole Jacek, KarlssonWilker, New York, NY, USA (YG8)nMasashi Kawamura, PARTY, Tokyo, Japan (YG6)nElle Kim, independent, New York, NY, USA (YG8)nJohn Kudos, Studio Kudos, New York, NY, USA (YG6)nSoren Luckins, Büro North, Melbourne, Australia, (YG5)nJoe Marianek, Pentagram, New York, USA (YG8)nSophia Martineck, independent, Berlin, Germany (YG8)nOliver Munday, OMG, New York, NY, USA (YG7)nLotta Nieminen, independent, New York, NY, USA (YG8)nEmily Oberman, Pentagram, New York, NY, USA (YG1)nSteve Peck, BBH, New York, NY, USA (YG8)nNana Rausch, QuickHoney, New York, NY, USA (YG3)nBonnie Siegler, Number 17, New York, NY, USA (Yg1)nEisuke Tachikawa, NOSIGNER, Tokyo, Japan (YG7)nRichard The, The Green Eyl, New York, NY, USA (YG9)nJennifer Tzar, independent, New York, NY, USA (YG3)nCassandra Warner, floto+warner, New York, NY, USA (YG5)nElizabeth Weinberg, independent, New York, NY, USA (YG9)nnAll 50 ADC Young Guns 10 winners receive the following:na unique version of the iconic ADC Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class;n> their work featured in an exhibition at the ADC Gallery in New York; n> their work included in the ADC Young Guns 10 Annual;n> their work added to their permanent profile page on www.adcyoungguns.org;n> complimentary one-year ADC membership;n> permanent membership in ADC Young Guns network;n> the chance to be featured in ADC Young Guns events, including presentations of their work at Apple stores around the world;n> an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from ADC Young Guns sponsors.nnPast ADC Young Guns include then-rising stars who went on to become leaders in their chosen fields, including AKQA global creative director and ADC board member Rei Inamoto, graphic designers Stefan Sagmeister and James Victore, illustrator Deanne Cheuk, photographers Jeremy Floto and Cassandra Warner (aka floto+warner), brand strategist and creative Alexander Gelman, film and video director Mike Mills, typographer Alex Trochut, animation artist Todd St. John and others.nnADC thanks Dress Code, BitFire Studio, Aldine Printing and Neenah Paper for their support of ADC Young Guns.nnFor complete details and to enter, please visit www.adcyoungguns.org.nnThe Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org) is the premier organization for integrated media and the first international creative collective of its kind. Founded in New York in 1920, the ADC is a self-funded, not-for-profit global membership organization serving as a hub for a broad range of creatives including creative directors, art directors, graphic designers, digital designers, environmental designers, copywriters, illustrators, photographers and others. The club’s mission is to connect creative communications professionals around the globe, and to provoke and elevate world-changing ideas. It focuses on the highest standards of excellence in communications for the industry, and encourages students and young professionals entering the field. ADC provides a forum for creatives in Advertising, Design, Interactive Media and Communications to explore the direction of these rapidly converging industries.For ADC Jack Mello Cell 201-981-5617 Contact Jack via email
Liz Charky Directs a Playful and Reflective Video For Henry Hall’s “Tiny Door”
Directed by Liz Charky, the music video for Henry Hall’s ‘Tiny Door’ is a playful and profound exploration of the song’s intriguing perspective on love. Silly moments and serious heartbreak are skillfully weaved together in a series of cheeky, dreamy, profound, and sometimes psychedelic scenes. “I am a huge fan of love songs that have an unusual, hyper-specific perspective on love,” says Hall. “That’s what I wanted to do with ‘Tiny Door.’ It’s about loving someone unconditionally while recognizing that love is something that isn’t always straightforward — I think that’s something we all attempt to come to terms with in our lives. I thought it was a unique yet universal detail about love and therefore an intriguing subject matter for a song. Even though the song is a ballad at its core, it still has a lighthearted sense of humor to it — that’s really portrayed well by Liz, and Ellin Aldana, our cinematographer.” Charky explains, “When I first listened to the song, I felt it was a love song full of longing with a kind of wishful melancholy. As I spoke with Henry about his intention behind the lyrics and sound, I was assured that I'd need to explore heartbreak in a nuanced way – with a degree of levity and playfulness. For me, falling in and out of love runs the full course of human expression. Love and heartbreak can be so emotionally intense and sometimes lonely, other times quite goofy or liberating. In developing the concept, I focused on both the literal and figurative ways that falling in and out of love might look like. So, you see Henry and co-star Franny Arnautou falling, flying, dancing, raging, winking, smiling, and... Read More