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Blackwing Experience Christian Tamburr

Christian Tamburr’s Blackwing Experience Set Preview

On Tuesday, April 17th, Blackwing Featured Musician Christian Tamburr will perform a very special set at the Blackwing Experience in New York City. Today, Studio 602 is excited to present a guest post from Christian detailing the stories behind…
Advertising Campaigns Part 2

So Commercial: Our Favorite Advertising Campaigns, Part Two

In part two of our Favorite Advertising Campaign Series, Ann and Alex discuss advertising campaigns for Chanel No. 5 perfume and Apple computers. Our Favorite Advertising Campaigns, Part Two Ann Mazzaferro “Chanel No. 5 – A Bazmark…

Horseshoes, four-leaf clovers, pencils? Good luck comes in all shapes – PPC

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Pencils and Pop-Culture - Horeshoes, Four-leaf Clovers, pencils? Good Luck Comes in All Shapes Last week, Scott Stallings went to the 2012 Masters Tournament with a very particular good luck charm. While completing the PGA Tour earlier in…

David Rees and Blackwing: Artisanal Pencil Sharpener

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David Rees: Artisanal Pencil Sharpener The Art Director's Club recently shot a documentary video featuring David Rees, artisanal pencil sharpener and author of How to Sharpen Pencils (find it in a book store near you!). Check out this video,…
Blackwing Experience

The Art Directors Club Celebrates Blackwing and the Creative Process

The Art Directors Club Celebrates Blackwing and the Creative Process via The Art Directors Club  On April 17th, the Art Directors Club partners with Palomino Blackwing to present THE BLACKWING EXPERIENCE.  An opening party for the week-long…

Mad Men Water Cooler – “Mystery Date”

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Mad Men Water Cooler - "Mystery Date" Mad Men took a darker turn on Sunday night, with a feverish, hallucinating Don Draper finding himself in a metaphorical struggle with his philandering past, Sally getting scared out of her wits by the…
Oscar

Academy Awards have Oscar: Award Names Explained

Academy Awards Have Oscar: Award Names Explained Some award names make sense. The Golden Globes are, well, a globe that's golden. The Grammys are short for "gramophone," which makes sense given the fact that a golden one crowns the music industries…
Advertising Campaign

So Commercial: Our Favorite Advertising Campaigns

As part of our month-long look at branding and advertising, each Thursday through April we'll be bringing you some of our favorite commercials and advertising campaigns. It's not just about which ads were funny, or which commercials were memorable;…
Mad Men

Mad Men Water Cooler: “Tea Leaves”

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Welcome to our weekly "Mad Men" Water Cooler, where we use AMC's hit television show as an lens for exploring creativity in the arts. There will be spoilers from here on out, so read ahead for our take on this week's shenanigans from Don Draper,…

Pencil Artist of the Week: Kelli Swan

This week’s Pencil Artist of the Week is Kelli Swan, award winning pencil artist and owner of Cygnet Graphics. Her black and white pencil drawings feature subjects ranging from dogs and horses to people drawn in stunningly realistic detail,…