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i think i had a mild heart attack when i went to my site and found out that i had a ‘database error’. i touch upon databases but they’re still voodoo to me. thankfully, it was just a simple password problem since i decided to change it a day or so ago… apparently, i forgot to tell my database what the new password was. smart database.

anyway, here are the new ads for Laurier and Laurier Brantford. i’m happy with how the Laurier ads turned out. lots of colour and variations. the Focus Group add has a lot of text but the FREE FOOD announcement made me laugh. they honestly had that in their request. serious.my fav ad… the little green monster virus. i like the colours and how it stands out. i have a few most of those green monster tucked away in my iStock lightbox.

the Brantford ads aren’t too shabby but i needed to make quick work of them.

honestly, i’m happy with how it turned out as well. the mullet guy makes me laugh… too bad i didn’t have time to find some awesome 70s van art. a unicorn? a wizard? a wizard unicorn?!? oh yeah. you know what i’m talking about.

music: junkie xl - cities in dust

:: MyLaurier ad - 01.12.2009 ::

:: MyLaurier Brantford ad - 01.12.2009 ::

i have to say i really had fun creating some of these.

coming back to work last week was like starting off a race without a warm-up… like hitting the blocks running. haha. needless to say, work has been busy but at least it’s a good busy.

even though i had about 2 weeks off it feels like i didn’t have much of a break. i think i need a vacation. i think WE all need a vacation.

music: bloc party - helicopter

:: MyLaurier ad - 12.28.2008 ::

:: MyLaurier Brantford ad - 12.28.2008 ::

for the past year or so i’ve had to create mini ads for the front pages of the MyLaurier and MyLaurier Brantford sites and it has been loads of fun. they usually give me a bit of information with a title and tagline and let me go to town with it. from time to time they want a particular ad placed create by one of the departments at Laurier but for the majority i’m able to be as creative as i want.

i like having a weekly opportunity to create something different and interpret an ad in a way that i may see fit whether it’s funny, serious or off the wall. even though i might be ‘constrained’ within an ad/box i’m still able to think outside of it when it comes to imagery and layout… plus it’s fun.

i hope you had a Pogue-ish type of holiday. be safe and have fun.

… and live every week as if it’s shark week