If you’re like us, you grew up hearing mommy and daddy talk about the old days, back when TV advertising meant a half-page, black & white tune-in ad in TV Guide. But now, even a casual drive down to Taco Bell reveals how much television has come to dominate outdoor advertising in our fair city.
So, join us if you will, in flinging a heaping pile of steaming poo at the Key Art Advisory Board for failing to create an awards category for network and cable TV outdoor and print advertising.
Wow. Moving the event to MOCA. There's an "improvement" if I ever saw one. Maybe next year they'll do it in the MTA transit yard. And they could manufacture the 'pointy thingys' out of recycled plastic bottles to save even more money.Since the judging is all done online, why don't they just webcast the show and everyone can stay home!
Posted by: MooVeeNut | Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM
Add categories? No thank you. I for one applaud the advisory board for keeping the show that much shorter. If I were going to fling poo at them it would be for not dropping a few. I think they could do without these:
Theatrical Print
Posters
Standee Display
Print - Special Recognition
Theatrical Audio/Visual
Trailers
TV Spots
A/V - Special Recognition
New Media
Best Digital Campaign
Best Website Design
Best On-Line Banner Advertising
Special Recognition - Most Buzzworthy
Home Entertainment
Home Entertainment Print - New Release Packaging
Home Entertainment A/V - Trailers
Home Entertainment A/V - TV Spots
Electronic Print/Jumbotron, All Genres
DVD Menu Design, All Genres
Video Box Animation, All Genres
Posted by: Cappy | Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 01:26 PM
By the way, kudos to the Key Art Awards for turning to the Henry Pool Is Here poster for inspiration for their website's art direction.
It's amazing how many people are riffing off that poster. I see them everywhere. Even Obama copied it. And now the Key Art Awards. Score one for the Henry Poole designer!
Posted by: Cappy | Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 01:36 PM
It would be in their best interest since so many on the advisory board have cable clients and BLT has ABC.
Maybe the theatrical and home entertainment people is a-scared of having some competition.
Posted by: Photoshopaholic | Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 06:43 PM
the campaign for the key art awards (aka movie marketing awards) is fucking retarded. whatever agency handled that gets the balls across the chin award.
Posted by: don doozy von stroozy | Wednesday, March 11, 2009 at 06:58 PM
what night is The Duck Factory on, it doesn't say...
Posted by: Les Morizless | Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 10:34 AM
Hey, that girl in the poster's not wearing a top...
Posted by: Little Photoshop of Horrors | Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 12:13 PM