If you haven’t already, you should definitely make plans to see Art & Copy, playing this week at The Little Theatre. The film, directed by Doug Pray, details the creative genius of several relatively well-known and highly influential advertising creatives, such as George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney, and Rich Silverstein, [...]

Everyone is clamoring about the new iPhone 3Gs and, more importantly, the iPhone 3.0 software update. And with good reason. It’s a powerful new upgrade to one of the best smartphones on the market. Video capabilities, built-in turn-by-turn GPS, internal compass, FM transmitter, MMS capabilities (which Apple is actually late on as most other phones [...]

Photos from the red carpet at the RAF 2009 ADDY Awards are now available for viewing on the RAF’s Flickr photostream. You can get there through the RAF’s photo albums page or go directly to the set on Flickr.
Feel free to comment on the photos and share with others.
(And we’re all about privacy [...]

You were at the ADDYs right?
No? Well that’s a shame. You missed a great ceremony and an even greater party.
Yes? That’s great, but do you remember any of it past the coat check? I don’t. Well, maybe like 10% of it to be honest. The rest of the time I was downing Dundee and [...]

The Rochester Artech 2009 Digital Art Exhibition, one of the RAF’s fellow Creativity United organizations, promotes the expression of the arts through digital media and features pieces by high school and college students, and amateur and professional artists from across the Greater Rochester area. The exhibition’s entry deadline has recently been extended to March 6, [...]

Here’s a look at the trailer for “Beautiful Losers” starring Thomas Campbell, Shepard Fairey, Jo Jackson, Chris Johanson, Margaret Kilgallen, Harmony Korine, Geoff McFetridge, Barry McGee, Mike Mills, Stephen Powers, Ed Templeton, with Cheryl Dunn, Peggy Honeywell, Aaron Rose, and Deanna Templeton.

The RAF joined together with AIGA Upstate New York, ArtAwake, Rochester Artech, The [...]

It’s not often you see commercials that continue to make you laugh long after seeing them, but I’d definitely file this spot for Vault Energy Soda under that category.

Hilarious. I’m not sure who’s responsible for the creative, but I do know the first few commercials for Vault (owned by Coca-Cola) were done by Publicis New [...]

The AAF is launching a new organization-wide public service initiative—a three-week book drive to benefit the Books for Kids Foundation, which they hope underscores AAF’s commitment to education.
The AAF is encouraging individual members from all of their clubs, as well as college chapters and corporate organizations, to donate new books appropriate for kids ages kindergarten [...]