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On Award Shows

Our friends at The Denver Egotist have a great opinion on the state of award shows:  Award Shows Need to Evolve or Die.

And just in case you were wondering what their opinion really was, here’s a short snippet from the piece:

The problem with award shows right now is that although they celebrate creativity, most of the time anyway, they rarely consider context or effectiveness. And often, it’s not possible to really know the effectiveness of a big-budget branding campaign. So at the end of the day, the judging criteria is wide-open.

Take the time to read the entire piece.  Then, whether you agree or disagree, leave a comment and let Felix know.

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Job Opening: Web and Flash Designer

An unspecified employer in Coeur d’Alene has an opening for a Web and Flash Designer.  From the Craigslist post:

We are looking to add an experienced web and flash designer to our existing award winning web team.

A perfect candidate will have the following:

Full working knowledge of HTML and CSS

Great proficiency in the following software:

– Photoshop CS or later
– Illustrator CS or later
– InDesign CS or later
– Flash 8 Professional and intermediate knowledge of ActionScript 2.0
– Able to work comfortably in Mac and Windows environments
– Knowledge and Interest in new/social media (facebook, twitter, etc.)

All the details you might need are available on the original post.

P.S. For the employers in the audience, don’t forget that you can also post your job openings on the Idaho Ad Agencies Job Board.

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Open RFP: North End Neighborhood Association

The North End Neighborhood Association in Boise is soliciting responses for the NENA Branding RFP.

From the RFP description:

The primary use of many of these materials will be to educate prospective and current residents about our role in the community and provide easy access to pertinent information.  Therefore, they will be informational in nature and usable over a large demographic.  

The printed materials will be used in local, North End businesses as well as community-wide events in which NENA participates.  (i.e. – Hyde Park Street Fair, Idaho Green Expo, etc.)

More details, including budget, response requirements and such are available on the NENA site.

Responses to this RFP are due by Monday, August 24th.

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PortlandOnline – The Update

For those playing along at home, Silicon Florist has an update on the hub-bub surrounding the design contest for PortlandOnline.

Rick has already explained it much better than I can, so I’ll let him take it from here.

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Quick Hits: Headline Roundup for August 6th

Here are a few headlines from around the interwebs that caught our attention recently:

Ad Biz Faces the ‘New Normal’ – via Adweek

Agencies Get Social– via Adweek

Advertiser Outcasts– via Adweek

Timing is Everything: Handing Off The Baton As A Team – via MediaPost