ADCO’s Lora Prill named to board of East Point Academy

Feb 17

body billboards

Some companies have taken billboards to an entirely new, decidedly personal, level. Check out the article here. It's no secret that billboards have been a hot topic of debate in the Midlands. Wonder what kind of local zoning restrictions body billboards like these would incite?
Feb 10

unmatchedstyle.com

Our fabulous friends and partners over at Period Three are the creators of an excellent site for graphic and Web designers as well as Web developers and anyone else interested in the Web. The site's called unmatchedstyle.com, and the folks at Period Three just re-launched a newly designed version of... read more →
Feb 02

interactive advertising to the senior market

The folks at MediaPost Publications maintain a number of blogs and email newsletters, many of which I subscribe to and read religiously. One such blog is Email Insider, which you can read and subscribe to here. Today I received in my inbox a very interesting Email Insider blog post giving... read more →
Jan 20

www.whitehouse.gov

With the launch of the new www.whitehouse.gov, President Barack Obama is continuing his cutting-edge use of new media channels as well as his commitment to open communication and transparency. The site features a blog, pages and pages of useful content about the Administration's agenda, and plenty of interactive features about... read more →
Jan 15
Jan 02

happy new year…and happy ADDYs!

For all of us at ADCO, a new year means new deadlines, starting with the 2009 ADDY Award entries! With January 6 (the deadline for entering...eek!) quickly approaching, things are busy, and everyone here at ADCO is bustling and hustling in a massive effort to get the submissions ready by... read more →
Dec 19

reduce, reuse, recycle

Every now and then, an opportunity will come along to work on a project that you get to do just for yourself, just because you're interested or passionate, just because you care. That opportunity came along the other day when the ADCO Creative team was asked to create and submit... read more →
Dec 04

a headache for Motrin

Last week, Johnson & Johnson's Motrin got a bit of a headache after outraged moms responded to an ad on their website which is part of an ad campaign currently running in magazines. The ad, which was read aloud by a 20-something, implies that moms carry their babies as fashion... read more →
Nov 26

why simon cowell only drinks coke

What kind of car does Jack Bauer drive?  If you answered Ford Expedition, you’d be right.  You would also be making the folks at Ford Motor Company very happy.  That’s the beauty of product placement.  Because of TiVo and DVRs, advertisers have been forced to get crafty when it comes... read more →
Nov 11

the mystery of web banners

Have you ever noticed how Web banner advertisements go to extremes to get your attention? I have seen such crazy tactics to get my attention when I’m surfing the Web that sometimes I can’t help but laugh (or cry)! But as a designer, and a human being, I often find... read more →