Monthly Archives: April 2010

VCU Brandcenter Week: Natalie Hammel

Natalie will graduate from VCU in May. Her portfolio site is titled DIE FAT: “Die Fat is an attitude, approach toward life and a social experiment. I was put on this planet to be a sponge and I won’t be satisfied until I soak up every bit of curious matter in my surroundings and non-surroundings. Like creative chlorophyll, I get my breath from absorbing the world’s ecstatic experiences. Die Fat is how I want to live every day until the day I die fat.” 

Portfolio: nataliehammel.com

Casey Rand

Casey is a copywriter at BBDO NY. In the year-and-a-half since she graduated from VCU, she’s put together a really fun portfolio, including that AT&T spot with the Jr. Assistant who runs around getting stuff for Mariah Carey. Love when he kicks the elevator button. Perfect ending. She’s also got a killer blog called People Who Deserve It. Getting punched in the face, that is. Soon to be a book. 

Portfolio: caseyrand.com

Mike Lear

Mike is a copywriter/VP/ACD at The Martin Agency in Richmond, CP+B and WestWayne (under Luke Sullivan) before that. His site is a straight-up, old school Blogger blog with zero extra fanciness. That’s what you can do when you have a portfolio like Mike’s portfolio. Which, if you haven’t guessed, is just absolutely, completely awesome. 

Portfolio: mikelearportfolio.blogspot.com

Amy Hollrah

Amy is a copywriter/ACD at Hoffman York in Chicago after doing time at Leo Burnett, Cramer-Krasselt and Arnold. She wrote a spot for the Broan Ultra Silent Fan that I’ve seen about a zillion times (yes, I watch HGTV), and there’s a moment at the end that cracks me up. In the version on her site, they let that moment play out. Fun.

Portfolio: writesomethingnow.carbonmade.com

Marcin Markiewicz

Marcin is a freelance copywriter in Los Angeles, TBWA Chiat/Day and Euro RSCG before that. His portfolio is just sick. I wish I could have featured his Energizer print campaign above, because the writing is absolutely hilarious, but the type is too small for my blog. So, go check it out. And the Pedigree Adoption spots. And Tap Project. And … just go.

Portfolio: marcinmarkiewicz.com

Creative Circus Week: CW Grads

Adam Jackson – adamjacksontheperson.com

Ashley Cagle – ashleycagle.com

Ben Bliss – benblissed.com

Brent Weldon – brentweldon.com

Caroline Smith – carolinesmith.me

Chrissy Deem – cmdportfolio.com

David Cooper – cooperwrites.com

Devon Ament – devonament.com

Erica Donovaro – dandychick.com

Erin Collins – erincollinscw.com

John Anderson – johnranderson.net

Katie Brinkworth – katiebrinkworth.com

Kevin Still – stillkevin.com

Liza Behles – lizabehles.com

Mark Pantsari – mark-pantsari.com

Mary Money – itsmarymoney.com

Mehgan Levesque – mehganlevesque.com

Nattavut Leekulpitak – who-is-oo.com

Rich Black

Rich is a senior copywriter at Mullen in North Carolina. The biz card above is so cool I wanted to feature it in his post, but it’s not really representative of Rich’s work. He’s a headline writer. A good one. That’s so rare these days, I feel like I should put it in all caps. ALERT. AWESOME HEADLINE WRITER. 

Portfolio: cargocollective.com/brightblack

Martin Peters Ginsborg

Martin is a freelance copywriter in NYC, after having spent time at McCann, mcgarrybowen, Cliff Freeman, D’Arcy and Wunderman. Lots of big idea visual print campaigns in his book. My fave is his Sketchbook (in Extras, third column down). You get to see inside Martin’s brain. Which, no coincidence, is full of big idea visual madness, and I mean that in a very good way. Wish more copywriters included sketchbooks – or something like them – on their sites. How great would it be to see a Janet Champ, Brock Davis, or Max Godsil sketchbook? 

Portfolio: unclemartins.com