Harold Moss and Tammy Walters, partners in New York-based multimedia design and animation studio FlickerLab, have launched MOSS (www.thinkmoss.net), a brand initiative that will focus exclusively on producing media across all platforms fostering environmental, social, and political awareness and change. MOSS is housed in FlickerLab’s Manhattan headquarters.
For nearly a decade, FlickerLab has concentrated on animation and storytelling for film, television, commercials, and the web. Along the way, the studio has gravitated toward environmentally and socially relevant projects. Among these were: an animated campaign for the American Heart Association featuring the Bad Fats Brothers and The Better Fats Sisters; a viral short, How Pregnancy Happens, for Planned Parenthood; anti-smoking campaigns for the American Legacy Foundation and Comedy Central; work for Michael Moore Productions (A Brief History of the USA, in the Academy Award-winning, Bowling for Columbine, and graphic design and effects for Moore’s Fahrenheit 911); a range of ads for Green Peace and MoveOnPac.org; co-creating and producing the web series This Modern World (which satirized political inequities, corruption, and environmental destruction); and Trouble The Waters (consulting Producer and graphics for this 2008 Sundance and Full Frame Festival Grand Jury Prize winning Katrina documentary).
“Launching MOSS allows us to more single mindedly pursue these kinds of projects while deepening and extending our commitment to this kind of work,” explained Moss who is creative director of MOSS. “Einstein once said something that gets to the heart of our project: ‘We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.’
“MOSS is our way to help develop and support those new kinds of thinking to surmount the critical challenges we face today as a planet,” he continued. “We are storytellers and are using those skills to inform, provoke thought and discussion, and galvanize people into concrete action around issues of the environment, poverty, peace, and social justice.”
Executive producer Walters added, “MOSS is fulfilling our mission through a broad range of projects including advertising campaigns for public service and non-governmental organizations working for social progress, original television series and films, and the creation of new fair-trade/green brands. Our first two series are currently being shopped to the TV networks.”
MOSS recently wrapped a one-minute animated short film,Dogsharks:Climate Change, that went online on Earth Day (4/22). The piece, which addresses global warming, was created by MOSS in conjuction with Robert Wurzburg, creator of the Dogsharks brand. In the short, a Dogshark demonstrates how easy it is to substitute an energy-saving compact fluorescent for a standard incandescent bulb. The Dogshark’s performance sparks wild applause and bouquets of flowers from an audience encouraged to act now.
MOSS is offering creative services to develop campaigns for important public service ideas; to develop brands that have an environmental message but are also proactive in rethinking the way things are made; and, in general, to be a change agent.
Britt Wilen Joins David&Goliath As Group Creative Director
As David&Goliath (D&G) celebrates 25 years, the agency is bringing on new creative leadership to help shape its future. Britt Wilen joins as group creative director, bringing her knack for big ideas, executional craft and a track record of work that resonates. In her new role, Wilen will partner closely with clients, diving deep into their challenges to develop work that’s bold, transformative, with high-impact solutions and cultural relevance.
David Angelo, D&G founder and creative chairman, said of Wilen, “She’s a true creative force--a Swiss Army knife of innovation--with an energy that’s as contagious as it is inspiring. We are looking forward to her creative leadership for one of our longest-standing clients, California Lottery, as well as the impact she’ll bring to our ‘Brave’ culture.”
Wilen stated, “Creativity is at its best when it surprises people, makes them feel something, or gives them a new way to see the world. That’s what I love about this industry, and that’s what drew me to D&G. They have a fearless approach to ideas and a culture that thrives on collaboration, and I’m so excited to be part of it.”
Wilen’s most recent staff position prior to joining D&G was serving as a global creative director at Saatchi & Saatchi where she led major campaigns for Toyota’s Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship, Expedia and Lexus. Before that, she held senior creative roles at BBDO Worldwide and Leo Burnett, helping shape iconic work for brands like Doritos, Ikea, Mars, and more.
Her work has been recognized with top industry honors, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, The One Show, Clio Awards, and Effies. In addition to her impressive professional career, Wilen boasts a rich and... Read More