Martyn Dean has joined Chicago area agency Rhea + Kaiser as sr. VP, executive creative director. Dean began his career in London as an art director with Cogent Elliot and AMV BBDO before becoming a creative director with such agencies as EuroRSCG London and OgilvyOne Worldwide. Dean moved to Chicago in 2001 and held group creative director positions with OgilvyOne Worldwide, Razorfish and EuroRSCG. Most recently, Dean had been a creative consultant with national and Chicago-based advertising and digital agencies. He has led creative development for such global brands as American Express, Kraft, Sears, Allstate and Volvo.
Designer Dan Formosa will preside over the Product Design jury at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Formosa, a consultant in design, was a member of the team that designed IBM’s first personal computer. More recently he established two design collectives–4B, focusing on design and gender, and Brainpool, focusing on perception and our emotional connections with products and brands. Cannes Lions introduced the Product Design category last year, acknowledging that as a global awards celebrating creativity in communications, it was essential for the industry that product design and the part it plays in brand communications is recognized. The category focuses on the applied use of physical products in aiding the communication of a brand ethos as well as its use to have a positive impact on improving people’s lives. To recognize the complexities and time taken to bring products to market, Cannes Lions has introduced a two-year eligibility date range for the Product Design category (March 1, 2013-April 30, 2015). The products the section caters for have also been extended this year, with two new categories for Toys and Promotional and Bespoke Items. Cannes Lions takes place from June 21-27….
