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Maia Swift
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The Good $#!T

Women were the first to brew beer. Unfortunately, so many dismiss the idea of women even drinking beer, let alone brewing it.

In large part because of beer ads... our ads.

So we bought back all of the sexist beer ads we could find and transformed them into something good and directly support Women working in the beer industry today.

A history lesson, but make it Miller Time.

Cheers to Fertile Earth Worm Farm and The Pink Boots Society for bringing this shit to life in time for International Women’s Day.

Cannes Lions: PR Shortlist

Press:

Ad Age

Forbes

The Guardian

Nature Is Speaking

An awareness campaign for Conservation International gave nature a voice with help from some celebrity voices—and reminded everyone that nature doesn’t need us. People need nature.  

Each week we promoted a new film for viewers to watch online at NatureIsSpeaking.org.

Cannes Film Craft: Gold Lion

Role: Designer

Art Director: Laura Niubo 

Writer: Tim Geoghegan

Boss: Lee Clow

#BeerYourSelfie

Miller Lite offers a standing invitation to keep things real. And as a sponsor at SXSW, we had a bigger opportunity than many brands to do just that.

People aren't going to South by Southwest to hang out with a brand, but they’re always happy to a hang out with a Miller Lite in hand. So we created a tool to bring our brand positioning to life, and debuted the BeerYourSelfie at SXSW Interactive.

We connected, prototyped, printed, and first teased the BeerYourSelfie through Miller's social channels on New Years Day. And got it into the hands of our influencers in time for the event. 

CW: Drew Shields

BETTER WITH SWEAT

The best beer is the one you’ve earned.

With this iteration of The Mark of a Fighter campaign we shifted the focus away from the struggle to focus on the payoff: that moment when you can finally enjoy a Modelo.

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary isn’t a shelter—it’s a sprawling haven for hundreds of companion animals.

It’s also not just a roadside diversion. They share a backyard with icons: The Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Zion…

The brief said to create a campaign that would showcase the sanctuary as a vacation destination, so we designed a series of classic travel posters and positioned ourselves alongside the neighboring national parks.

Role: Art director, illustration

Copywriter: Drew Shields

Time Trials

Buying your first new car is a big step as an adult. We wanted to remind drivers how their first cars, however old, have been with them through the trials of time. And when that old hoopty finally kicks the can, Nissan Sentra is is there for the journey ahead. And after countless hours of pixle-pushing we released this 8-bit game on YouTube’s home page.

Copywriter: Drew Shields

TamaCare

In 1995, the Tamagotchi digital pet was easy to take care of. Now, with every distraction imaginable at their fingertips, todays teens often forget to give the attention their digi-pet needs to survive. TamaCare is a resource that allows them to connect and enables responsible parenting through modern technology.

Prayer For Change

With every new heart-stopping headline–politicians continue to offer “thoughts & prayers” as a call to end gun-violence in our schools, instead of implementing real change towards meaningful gun reform. So we used the power of voice recognition to turn their prayers into tangible action.

This online tool allows elected officials to become our very own ambassadors for change, enlisting an unsuspecting bunch of influencers that happen to be responsible for shaping policy today.

Notes

I’ve always taken lots of notes. Whether as a reminder or a resource to refer back to, I believed they were worth taking. Little did I know I’d use these notes even out of context. They would, in fact, become my philosophy.

Role: Note taker

The Good $#!T

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Nature Is Speaking

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#BeerYourSelfie

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BETTER WITH SWEAT

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Best Friends Animal Sanctuary

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Time Trials

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TamaCare

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