This past Tuesday, FARM hosted our second Skillshop of the season. Adam “Beav” Bauer led us through a 101 course on user experience (UX) and user interface (UI). He shared […]
By Tim Bouchard Patrick Hanlon has branding figured out. The lightbulb went off in while gardening in Connecticut in the early 2000s. What did all the most successful brand in […]
On Saturday, April 7, Villa Maria College hosted the annual 2018 Portfolio Review. As Part II of the AAF Buffalo Portfolio Series, this event focused on putting what students learned […]
Creative ideas take an interesting journey, each one unique. Some come from an organized ideation session full of tried-and-true brainstorm techniques. Others are a 2 a.m., wake up out of […]
Who are a few artists, writers, designers, or creatives you admire? Who inspires you to do better work? “Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” Paige Meckler Beyonce inspires me. She […]
By Tim Bouchard Well it snowed, but it didn’t stop 15 college students from walking the downtown corridor and visiting 6 agencies to learn what they do, what their office […]
By Josh Gumulak In what has evolved into an annual event, the third installment of our BrandHack event featured a local non-profit looking for an updated icon set and 11×17 […]
Due to a scheduling conflict we needed to move the date of the WNY American Advertising Awards show earlier than normal. In doing so we felt a rematch of last […]
By Shannon Silva Another great ADDYs Preview Night is behind us and what a night it was! The AAF Board of Directors and ADDYs planning committee were proud to have […]
In no particular order, here are the best big game ads in the opinion of our board members: Paige Meckler – Budweiser “Stand By You” I’m a sucker for heart-wrenching commercials […]
