W+K PORTLAND

TSA Dan Wieden

Spotted at PDX last week by Eric Baldwin.

Craftsman of Perfection+Polish

 What do you do after you've worked in advertising for years but decided to retire at age 55? For advertising legend David Kennedy, you start another career from scratch: making sculptures. It's been a slow, steady ascent, a career 15 years in the making. 

Thanks DK Row for capturing in words the life of a man we all adore. Check out the huge 3 Page article in Sunday's Oregonian or Oregonlive.com. 

For David's November art show click here.

Photo by Thomas Boydd

Dan connects with Grant High School students

A herd of high school students came in last week to be inspired by Dan as he talked about the great work we have done with our long standing partnership with Nike. One future employee asked "How old do you have to be to work here"

Heavy Metal Artist David Kennedy

Our very own David Kennedy is a man of many talents and tales.
Hang around him for just a bit and you will be treated to many
 surprises. Sure he has proven his abilities in the art of advertising, (he is in fact in the Advertising Hall Of Fame) but he is also skilled in the finer arts- as a sculptor. David is a modest man and it took some coaxing but we were fortunate to convince him to share with us his passion for working with metal. The opening night was a splendid affair and many people got their first small glimpse at just what Kennedy is up to in his many daily doings. The show will be up for the month of November, viewing times are M-F from 9a-5p.

First Thursday

New Works in Metal by David Kennedy. Opening November 5, 2009

5:30 p.m. in our very own first-floor lobby. Open to the public.

We have royalty among us

No it's not Lebron James or Kobe.

It's even better than that--we have a woman who is a true American hero in our building today-- Myrlie Evers. She's chatting with Dan Wieden....how cool is that?

Damn this place is amazing!

And for you young kids who have spent too much time tweeting that you missed your history lesson....here's a little schoolin'.

Art & Copy

ART & COPY is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in ART & COPY were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

All you got to do is listen.

Dan Wieden's recent speech at the 4a's. http://www.calderaarts.org

LET'S GET DIVERSE

Last month Dan gave a impassioned speech on the topic of diversity in the ad industry at the 4A's. (The American Association of Advertising Agencies) Listen to the speech tomorrow Thursday, May 28th at 9:30am PST on WK Radio: http://www.wk.com/radio  Audio available for download in the podcast section of our website after the segment concludes. Adweek's write up here.

Dan is a big ad man

Well Dan received his Clio Award for a Life Time of Achievement at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas last Wednesday. At the ceremony we premiered the latest creative work by the almost as old, feted and accomplished Jim Riswold. Jim is just back from retirement for one week but has already written, approved, produced and starred (naturally) in a music video honoring Dan. Matt Hilber directed and edited with special assistance from Christin Spagnoli and Monica Raines.