AUCKLAND, Today: Phantom Billstickers kicked off the 2020 festive season – and unveiled significant changes to its team – during a year-end celebration at the QT Hotel in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour on Tuesday evening.
M&C shoots Countdown Xmas spot
AUCKLAND, Today: Shortland St-based M&C Saatchi – with Assembly and Liquid – has shot Countdown’s new Christmas spot, Reverse Fairytale.
New ECD at Augusto
AUCKLAND, Today: Creative agency/production house Augusto has appointed Adam Thompson as executive creative director. With experience working in London and New York, as well as a stints at Saatchi and DDB in NZ five years ago, he joins Augusto from London content agency VCCP.
oOh! spotlights kids’ art
AUCKLAND, Today: oOh!media has launched a new art project in schools around NZ, giving Kiwi kids the opportunity to have their artwork displayed in their local community, across oOh!’s street furniture network.
Back at Clemenger
AUCKLAND, Today: After a decade at Colenso, and a brief stint with Little Giant, Aaron Turk has returned to the Clemenger Group as creative director of newly transformed 99.
No more death by a thousand edits
AUCKLAND, Today: Family-formed video production company One Day Video has launched a new video to celebrate their “amazing growth despite all odds”.
Welcome back, Mr Chips
AUCKLAND, Today: Ponsonby creative agency Sugar & Partners and North Shore design shop Unordinary have relaunched classic Kiwi brand Mr Chips.
DDB & New World celebrate Xmas (Updated)
AUCKLAND, Today: New World has released its 2020 Christmas campaign, through DDB Aotearoa, encouraging New Zealanders to enjoy the Christmas they deserve after a tough year.
FCB Best in Show
AUCKLAND, Today: FCB won Best in Show, and MBM Agency of the Year at the 2020 IAB NZ Digital Advertising Awards at The Wharf on Thursday night.
Art, function, form intersect in type design
AUCKLAND, Today: Formist Editions has launched a Kickstarter campaign to publish Kris Sowersby’s upcoming new book: The Art of Letters – a visual feast of letterforms by one of the world’s leading type designers.
