“Welcome to Winning Country,” a contender in the AICP Post Awards’ Regional category, promotes the Colorado Lottery’s game Lotto+. The spot is made to look like a beer commercial from the 70s with smiling cowboys and cowgirls, snow-swept mountains and icy streams, set to a kitschy country music anthem.
Agency: Cactus, Denver. Joe Conrad, Founder, CEO; Norm Shearer. Partner, CCO; Shea Tullos, Creative Director; Hailey Simon, Associate Creative Director; Andy Bartosch, Copywriter; Martha Douglas, Senior Integrated Producer; Summer Duncan, Account Director; Leah Glazer, Account Manager.
Production: Picrow. Sergio Cilli, Director; Anthony Ficalora, Executive Producer; Dal Wolf, Executive Producer; Peter Sprouse, Producer.
Post: 11 Dollar Bill. Wayde Samuel, Editor; Clark Jackson, Colorist; Lisa Effress, Executive Producer.
Music: Barking Owl
Audio: Coupe Studios. Greg McRae, Sound Engineer; Aaron Lasko, Producer.
The Undeniable Voice of Art
Creative Growth, the first organization dedicated to supporting artists with developmental disabilities, has teamed up with creative marketing company, John McNeil Studio to unveil its new brand. Representing 50 years of elevating the work of artists with disabilities within the arts community, Creative Growth’s new brand campaign includes a new identity and logo, new positioning, brand film and a redefined strategy centering on the ‘undeniable voice of art.’ Creative Growth’s evolved brand is at the forefront of a shift towards art that stands for the inherent reveal — the power of artistic expression to bring understanding and connection to us all. The brand’s new expression includes unobtrusive color and design choices that purposely don’t compete with the voice of the artist and instead, serve as a container for the art to have a voice of its own. Executive Creative Director, Gerald Lewis of John McNeil Studio explains “We needed to create a powerful, distinctive voice for the brand. But, it couldn’t compete with the voice of the artists because in the end, the art has to speak. It had to be simple, honest and genuine, in line with the mission of Creative Growth. Artists will spend 30 years making work, honing their craft and following their voice inside this space. We wanted to celebrate that. So, while the mark, the brand, is simple and honest, it’s also expansive and energetic.” Kicking off the new brand campaign is a short film capturing the voice of artist William Scott as he walks through downtown Oakland and enters... Read More