Saatchi & Saatchi Design and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery have released details of a new global art museum brand brand as the New Plymouth institution prepares to open its doors with the Len Lye Centre in July.
Fast Bauer put Axis mag onto agency desks by 9am
Last night’s excitement at the CAANZ Axis Awards may have seemed like a fast-fading memory to many of the participants as they woke this morning – but when they got to work, a surprise awaited them: Last Night, a magazine commemorating the occasion in all its lurid glory, was waiting for them on their desks.
Arrivals & Departures
THE POND EXPANDS: Creative talent agency The Pond is ramping up its permanent placement capabilities with the addition of senior talent agent Melanie O’Callaghan.
Australia’s AWARDS taps Kiwis for jury duty
Six senior creatives with strong links to NZ have been named as jury members for Australia’s AWARD Awards. One of them – FCB’s Auckland-based Asia Pacific ECD James Mok – has been appointed a jury chairman (chairing the Branded Entertainment & Content jury). And DDB Sydney ECD Toby Talbot, formerly ECD in Auckland at Whybin\TBWA and DDB, will chair the Print, Poster & Outdoor jury.
Women to the fore as Cannes names 2015 jury presidents
The Cannes Lions Festival has announced the presidents who will lead juries at the 2015 awards. “We have always selected the most awarded, respected global creative leaders to guide our juries,” said Lions Festivals chairman Terry Savage. Sadly, no Kiwis made the cut (although there’s one Aussie).
Child-sex images case still hangs over every freelancer
The Solicitor General has decided not to appeal an earlier court decision that permitted a senior Auckland adman to retain permanent name suppression on child-rape image charges. M+AD now knows this man’s name – uncovered with some basic research.
Critics challenge adman’s name suppression in child-rape image case
Like most ad-trade media, M+AD generally does not generally dwell on lesser criminal charges involving ad people. But we cannot ignore the recent case of a senior Auckland adman’s name suppression after his conviction on charges of exporting child rape images.
Inspirational architect to star at CAANZ speaker event
Auckland architect Nat Cheshire – the creative thinker who recently gave what has been described as the most engaging, inspirational and emotional talk in the 10-year history of Semi-Permanent – should be a strong attraction at the next CAANZ First Five Rungs speaker event later this month.
Swear words + kids connects for Contact
JWT Auckland’s new campaign for power company Contact Energy brings to the screen the complexities of home life, with doses of humour, and illustrates the brand’s vision to help New Zealanders live more comfortably with energy.
Need a star intern? Read this
Conquering New Zealand’s tertiary institutions one city at a time, CAANZ industry development manager Marlen Smith has been on a quest to find the country’s top graduates to intern at your agency. Applications for the 2015 CAANZ Intern Programme are now open.
