Brandie Tan's
(look at Filipino design and advertising.) This used to be all about Filipino design and advertising. Since I'm now in a Creative Director based in Malaysia, it only makes sense to also write about the industry here.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Hope & The Dream in Filipino
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Amazing Guests - Malaysian Games & Comics Convention
Leinil Francis Yu’s first mainstream comics gig was Wolverine in 1997, the no. 4 highest selling book at the time. He has also taken on other titles such as Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Highroads, Superman: Birthright, Silent Dragon, Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk, New Avengers, Marvel’s 2008 Epic: Secret Invasion. Leinil has worked on magazine covers and designed toy packaging as well as produced concept art for movies and video games. Most recently, Leinil is collaborating with Wanted and KickAss writer/co-creator Mark Millar on Ultimate Avengers and their creator-owned project, Superior.
Artist Billy Tan honed his skills at Top Cow Studios under the tutelage of studio founder Marc Silvestri. Tan soon became one of Top Cow’s most prolific artists, contributing work to Tomb Raider, Tales of the Witchblade and Spirit of the Tao, as well as the blockbuster Marvel Comics/Top Cow crossover event Devil’s Reign. In 2003, Tan joined Marvel Comics with X-23, the teamed with writer Reginald Hudlin for a run on Marvel Knights Spider-Man. Career-making assignments on Uncanny X-Men and New Avengers followed.
Filipino comic-book artist Carlo Pagulayan broke into the business as a contributor to Dark Horse Comics’ WTC Tribute Book, a charitable 9/11 project. His Marvel projects include Elektra, Academy X, Emma Frost, X-men Unlimited, Marvel Adventures Fantastic 4 and most notably on Marvel’s Planet Hulk event with Greg Pak. He designed Hulk’s son Skaar, paired up with Brian M. Bendis to bring Avengers Annual #2 and then lent his hand bringing back Agents of Atlas with Jeff Parker. He has also ventured into sculpting and in partnership with Bowen Designs released a Planet Hulk mini bust, with a few more to follow.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Robin Tomas for PENSHOPPE on Philippine Fashion Week
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
DOT "Tarsier" TVC (International Commercial)
(DOT) Department of Tourism's First International Commercial for the It's More Fun in the Philippines campaign.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Manny Pacquiao "What's your wild rabbit?"
Droga5's new campaign for Hennessy not only features the Manny Pacquiao, Scorsese and Erykah Badu as endorsers; the best ad in the lot was also shot in Manila.- Cynthia Dayco
Agency: Droga5 New York
Client: Hennessy
ECD: Ted Royer
ECD: Nik Studzinski
Creative Director: Maja Fernqvist
Creative Director: Joakim Saul
Copywriter: Feliks Richter
Art Director: Alexander Nowak
Head of Integrated Production: Sally-Ann Dale
Exec. Producer: Ben Davies
Associate Producer: Sarah Frances Hartley
Head of Strategy: Jonny Bauer
Prod. Co.: Hungryman
Director: Johnny Green
DOP: Linus Sandgren
Exec. Producer: Matt Buels
Exec. Producer: Kevin Byrne
Producer: Robert Bray
Editorial: Speade
Editor: Sam Sneade
Assistant Editor: Ellie Johnson
Post Prod: The Mill
Exec. Producer: Sean Costelloe
Producer: Rachel Stones
Colorist: Fergus McCall
Creative Director: Dan Williams
Lead CG: Jeffrey Dates
Flame: Iwan Zwarts
Flame: Danny Morris
Character Design: Tim Haldeen
Composer: Human
Sound: Wave
Sound Engineer: Aaron Reynolds
Sound Engineer: Joe Mount
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Kidlat 2012 jury members and initial speakers confirmed

THE PHILIPPINES, MARCH 8, 2012: The Creative Guild of the Philippines & Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) Kidlat Festival has released the list of judges for this year. Themed "Get Un-Uninspired", the festival will be on May 9-11, 2012 at the Philippines' most famous beach getaway, Boracay Island.
Judges who will be gracing the event are David Guerrero, chief creative officer, BBDO Guerrero; Raoul Panes, chief creative officer, Leo Burnett; David Ferrer, executive creative director, JWT Manila; Budjette Tan, creative director, McCann World Group; Kat Limchoc, executive creative director, ASPAC; Dominic Stallard, executive creative director, Lowe Singapore; Richard Irvine, chief creative officer, Publicis Malaysia; Joji Jacob, group executive creative director, DDB Singapore; Dan Matutina, graphic designer; Mike Sicam, creative director, Ogilvy One; Ompong Remegio, chief creative officer, Campaigns & Grey; and Marci Reyes, executive creative director, TBWA Santiago Mangada Puno.
Speakers of the event are highly celebrated fashion designer Rajo Laurel and Marvel comic book artist Carlo Pagulayan. KBP's Atom Henares will also talk about the birth of NU107 and the changing OPM landscape.
Additional speakers and activities will be announced as the even closes in. For more information on the rules and registration, visit www.kidlatawards.com.
News from Adobo Magazine
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Postura Project | Wear something Filipino everyday.





The hope for the Postura Project is to become a portal for Filipino branded fashion and locally inspired looks. Started by four fashionalism advocates Arriane Serafico, Knox Balbastro, Sarah Meier, and David Guison, it has a very simple mission. To get fellow Filipinos to start wearing something Filipino everyday.
To kick-start the movement, they are posing a challenge to themselves- to wear something Filipino everyday, for one whole month. This is to show how they’re loud and proud, and they firmly believe that “Made in the Philippines” can be young, fun, and fashionable. They show how it takes very little effort to incorporate a piece of Philippine fashion into your everyday outfit.
Send your own inspired look at Postura Project.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sandwich to play in Future Music Festival headlined by Chemical Brothers in Kuala Lumpur

The Future Music Festival Asia will be held in Kuala Lumpur's Sepang International Circuit (SIC) on the 17th March 2012 for the first time. Since its debut in Sydney in 2006, this 12 hour music festival is set to rock Malaysia with 40 over acts in conjunction with the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix 2012. Club music fans will be pleased to know that superstars Chemical Brothers, Sneaky Sound System and American rap legend and DJ Grandmaster Flash among the many acts will be performing at this music concert which will attract many people from around the region traveling all the way to Sepang, Malaysia for this mega show.
21. Ruby Rose
Festival Details:
Venue: Sepang International Circuit (SIC)
Date: 17th March 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00PM till LATE
Ticket Prices: Early Bird RM98
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thank you BBDO Guerrero
Usually when someone leave a company the common practice is they leave one last email addressed to ‘all’. Writing their thank you and good byes. I was still somewhat busy around the time of my last days in BBDO Guerrero and I wasn’t able to do this. Here’s my chance.
Thank you
My now ex-clients. Jojo, John, Tina, Steve, Winston, Malcolm, Laura, Shelly, Dean and all your managers. For believing in our ideas.
Studio department: Jun, Randy, Noel, for all the late nights working on our storyboards.
The messengers. For going above and beyond the call of duty. And try to use Fixed Gears.
To the guards. For keeping us safe.
Nelo. Restart.
Final Art Department: Cielo, Manny, Oliver, Vilma and Joy, for making those great final art on our print ads, posters, banners, flyers, sales kits, you name it. You all did a cool job at making out comps look even better.
Y-Com. I don't know how I would have survived the last three year without you all.
Production: Jing, Ino, Anj, Idda, Aldous, Al, Zeth, Xerg, JP L. For being people we can lean on when the timeline and budgets were leaning on us creatives.
The Account team: For barring with my ‘kasungitan’. Because of you I realized I can’t multitask - I can’t be art directing, photoshopping etc while listening to Ombet telling me about a problem which he has already solved.
To Rachel, Raymund, Eia, Meggy, Fran P., Knox, Red, Rey and Jao. For listening even if I didn’t know how to spell the headline I was suggesting.
To Dennis, Garry, Ian, Tim, JP, Ley, Corey, Karen, Claren, Monica, Sugar and Dale for being some of the best art directors and designers in town.
My Squad. Jeck, Rizza and Nikki. Kayo ang ‘Elvis’ sa buhay ko sa BBDO Guerrero. Continue to SHINE.
Jayr. For signing all those checks for awards.
Fran G. We never got to run.
Tony H. For your wisdom.
David. For giving me a chance.
Tin. For everything.
And so I move to LOWE Malaysia

Here' s the article released by Adobo Magazine.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
T-shirts. More fun in the Philippines


Team Manila drops new designs for DOT's 'It's more fun in the Philippines' campaign.
Friday, January 06, 2012
It's more fun in the Philippines

Our team at BBDO Guerrero has been working on this campaign for almost half a year now. It's a good feeling to now be able to talk about it. The Department of Tourism campaign must have been the most secret projects we've ever worked on. We couldn't even tell the other teams what we were doing.










