Wieden + Kennedy’s First Advertisement

An obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, vintage Nike ads, life as a professional line-sitter and more in our weekly look at the web

The relationship between Portland-based advertising darlings Wieden + Kennedy and crosstown sports giant Nike is the stuff of legend, having led to some of the most iconic campaigns ever. This look at the agency’s recently unearthed first advertisement displays the promise and creativity of the then-young firm, highlighting their ability to captivate an audience from the first seconds of a spot. The ad also happened …

Birds of Plight

An obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, vintage Nike ads, life as a professional line-sitter and more in our weekly look at the web

London-based street artist ATM is painting rare and endangered British birds across the capital city in order to raise environmental awareness. Inspired by the work of 19th-century illustrators like John James Audubon and John Gould, ATM paints with great and scientific detail, but chooses a bright monochrome background as a way to attract attention not only to the unfamiliar birds, but also to their plight.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

An obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, vintage Nike ads, life as a professional line-sitter and more in our weekly look at the web

1. The Modern Day Pantheon One of the most memorable talks from this year’s TED conference in Vancouver was from Bran Ferren who spoke about combining art and engineering to create a modern-day Pantheon. The former Head of Research and Development at Walt Disney Imagineering and founder of Applied Minds, Ferren describes the brilliance behind the Roman temple built over 2000 years ago while citing …