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Monday, August 9th, 2010
Mode Project has won a Gold Metal in the PromaxBDA North American Design Awards competition for “David Plouffe: The Art of the Possible”. The video, created as an introduction to President Obama’s campaign manager Plouffe at the 2009 Cannes Festival, was a finalist in two categories: Music Video or Short Subject and Sales or Internal Marketing Presentation (for which it won Gold). Mode Project shared these nominations with such competitors as Optimus, Sony BMG, Fox Broadcasting Company, Showtime Networks and MTV On-Air Promos. An industry standard in excellence, PromaxBDA 2010 is “where the world’s most innovative creatives, marketers, strategists, designers and thought leaders gather”. Mode Project was asked by DDB to highlight Plouffe’s point of view on personal connectivity in political campaigns while introducing him to an international audience that otherwise may not have been familiar with his role in the campaign. Mode Project dug deep into the 400 hours of campaign footage and built a story arc using candidate Obama’s powerful oratory and Plouffe’s YouTube messages to supporters.
Tags: Awards, BDA, Promax
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Mode Project has been selected as a finalist in the PromaxBDA North American Design Awards competition for “David Plouffe: The Art of the Possible”. The video, created as an introduction to President Obama’s campaign manager Plouffe at the 2009 Cannes Festival, is a finalist in two categories: Music Video or Short Subject and Sales or Internal Marketing Presentation. Mode Project shares these nominations with such competitors as Optimus, Sony BMG, Fox Broadcasting Company, Showtime Networks and MTV On-Air Promos. An industry standard in excellence, PromaxBDA 2010 is “where the world’s most innovative creatives, marketers, strategists, designers and thought leaders gather”.
Mode Project was asked by DDB to highlight Plouffe’s point of view on personal connectivity in political campaigns while introducing him to an international audience that otherwise may not have been familiar with his role in the campaign. Mode Project dug deep into the 400 hours of campaign footage and built a story arc using candidate Obama’s powerful oratory and Plouffe’s YouTube messages to supporters.
Tags: animation, david plouffe, design, editorial, obama, promaxbda finalist
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Mode Project received a Silver World Medal on May 3rd at the 2010 New York Festivals International Television & Film Awards for their 2-minute film: “David Plouffe: The Art of The Possible.” DDB tapped Mode Project to create an opening title sequence which preceded Barack Obama’s campaign manager David Plouffe, at a DDB-sponsored lecture for the 2009 Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
Mode Project was asked by DDB to highlight Plouffe’s point of view on personal connectivity in political campaigns while introducing him to an international audience that otherwise may not have been familiar with his role in the campaign. Mode Project dug deep into the 400 hours of campaign footage and built a story arc using candidate Obama’s powerful oratory and Plouffe’s YouTube messages to supporters. As Mode Project founder Colin Carter explains: “It was exciting for us to be able to summarize Obama’s historic campaign in a creative, cinematic way and we’re honored to receive this award.”
The New York Festivals Television & Film Awards recognizes “The World’s Best Work” in documentary, entertainment programming, music videos, promotion spots, openings and ID’s. The 2010 competition received entries from thirty-five countries around the globe.
Tags: award, campaign, ddb, design, editorial, motion design, new york festivals, obama, plouffe, presidential, silver world medal, the art of the possible
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Mode Project couldn’t be more excited for the Chicago premiere of Mike Diedrich’s documentary “Ballhawks” . The film, narrated by Bill Murray, tells the story of a group of regulars who chase batting practice and home run baseballs on the streets outside Wrigley Field.
Screening Memorial Day Weekend (Fri, Sat & Sun) at the Gene Siskel Film Center, tickets are available at the box office or via Ticketmaster.
We’re honored to have been a key creative and production partner from the start and we wish “Ballhawks” best of luck on the festival circuit. A special “walk-off” congratulations to Mike Diedrich for his passion and persistence in completing this film.
Check out some “Ballhawks” press to date:
cubs.mlb.com
Pioneer Press
theheckler.com
speakeasymag.com
Tags: ballhawks, documentary, production, Wrigley Field
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
We’re working closely with Razorfish and JCPenney these days, helping to produce videos featuring fashion tips and style ideas for women. Mode Project handled on-camera and voiceover casting as well as sound design for these latest JCPenney web video series, highlighting hot trends for spring and summer.
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Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
President Obama signed health care reform into law this morning. So we dug through the archives and pulled this clip from 2007, when Obama was battling for the nomination. Sent the clip to barackobama.com, and they’ve posted it on YouTube.
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Friday, March 19th, 2010
Mode Project just received word that our film David Plouffe “The Art of the Possible” is a finalist in the 2010 New York International Television & Film Awards under the category Introductory/Lead-In Title Design. The competition recognizes “The World’s Best Work” in documentary, entertainment programming, music videos, promotion spots, openings and ID’s.
We are excited to represent Chicago and honored to be in the company of the other esteemed finalists from around the world. Congrats to all.
Tags: award, New York International Television & Film Awards, obama, plouffe, the art of the possible, title design
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
We showcased our new 7D test footage – shot outside our office window – at the awesome ProGear event last night.
ProGear invited us to give a seminar on DSLR post work as part of their DSLR Video Nights series. Mode Project gave DSLR users a crash course in production and workflow for video DSLRs with Final Cut Pro. This worked out great for us, considering how much we love working with our new 7D.
The ProGear Video Nights seminar is intended to give photographers and videographers an overview of DSLR cinematography. Subjects range from importing and editing to data safety and Canon equipment.
Mode Project will also be presenting at the last night of the seminar, in which attendees will see an entire 30-second spot go from 3-camera shoot to final product. Awesome!
Check out the event page here!
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Monday, January 25th, 2010
Our awards for the Titanium and Integrated Grand Prix arrived today! In June, we announced that the work we did on the advertising and marketing campaign that helped propel Barack Obama into the White House had been honored with the two top prizes — the Titanium Grand Prix and the Integrated Grand Prix — from the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival. Mode Project was one of the main creative partners in the campaign, assisting its longtime client and the lead agency, AKPD Message and Media. Mode Project oversaw the design of the now famous Obama logo and produced more than 200 broadcast commercials and additional digital content during the course of the primary and general election. Of the Cannes win for Obama for America, Mode Project’s Colin Carter says, “We were honored to be a part of the Obama for America campaign and congratulate everyone on the Obama Media Team in this historic, game-changing endeavor. The Cannes honor is the highest in advertising and knowing we contributed to the successes of the campaign gives us a sense of accomplishment, second only to the election’s outcome.”
Tags: award, campaign, cannes, ddb, design, editorial, election, obama, presidential
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
You may have noticed in the last month that we’ve refreshed our brand here at Mode Project, and no brand refresh is complete without the addition of new business cards. They just came in, freshly printed courtesy of Rohner Letterpress. They arrived in the nick of time too; our supply of cards to use in the Chipotle free burrito drawing was getting scarcely low.
Tags: business card, identity, letterpress
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
We’re happy to announce that Kate Soczka joins us as staff Producer. She will be in charge of client services, bidding and project management for all design, editorial and digital content projects. She will also manage Mode Project’s marketing and business initiatives. Previously, Kate was an Associate Producer at DraftFCB working on agency accounts such as SC Johnson, Qwest and KFC. Her experience on the agency side will bring strategic and creative insights as Mode Project continues to grow. Check out the press release.
Welcome Kate!
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
As it turns out, some of the scenes shot here at Mode for HBO’s By The People: The Election of Barack Obama made the cut! You can see us editing one of the many spots we helped create over the two year course of the election. Film makers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams visited Mode Project several times during the campaign while shooting for the documentary. Be sure to check out tonight’s HBO premiere. We were lucky enough to be able to attend the Chicago screening at the Cadillac Palace Theatre last Friday night, and can’t recommend it enough. The trailer for the film is above if you haven’t seen it already. We’ll be on the lookout for the DVD release next.
Tags: by the people, cameo, documentary, hbo, mode project, obama
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Monday, June 29th, 2009
The advertising and marketing campaign that helped propel Barack Obama into the White House has been honored with the two top prizes — the Titanium Grand Prix and the Integrated Grand Prix — from the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
Chicago-based Mode Project was one of the main creative partners in the campaign, assisting its longtime client and the lead agency, AKPD Message and Media. Mode Project oversaw the design of the now famous Obama logo and produced more than 200 broadcast commercials and additional digital content during the course of the primary and general election.
Of the Cannes win for Obama for America, Mode Project’s Colin Carter says, “We were honored to be a part of the Obama for America campaign and congratulate everyone on the Obama Media Team in this historic, game-changing endeavor. The Cannes honor is the highest in advertising and knowing we contributed to the successes of the campaign gives us a sense of accomplishment, second only to the election’s outcome.”
Tags: akpd, award, campaign, cannes, chicago, editorial, grand prix, integrated, lion, logo, mode project, motion, obama, presidential, production, titanium
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
OK, you didn’t get a ticket to Cannes (neither did we) but you don’t have to be lugging a delegate bag to see our contribution to the festival. DDB asked Mode Project to create an introductory video and collateral (poster, web banner and print ads) for David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s campaign manager, and his talk on the Audacity of Successful Brands. Mr. Plouffe will be at the Palais in the Debussy Auditorium on Thursday, June 25 at 10:45 a.m. in Cannes. (We’ll be in bed here in Chicago because that’s 3:45 a.m.) Stay tuned, because we’ll post the video on Thursday just as soon as we finish our morning coffee run. It’s a piece that we think people will be talking about. You don’t even have to get on an airplane. Brilliant.
Tags: audacity of successful brands, cannes, ddb, editorial, lion, mode project, motion, obama, plouffe, poster
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Just spotted, the Recovery Act logos / emblems have hit the streets. Mode Project’s designs were unveiled by President Obama back in March. Find a ARRA project near you, take a photo and post it on the map. This specific project is for resurfacing 3.37 miles of U.S. Route 34 (Ogden Ave.) East of I-355 (Veteran’s Tollway) to Warwick Ave. in Downers Grove and Westmont, Illinois.
Tags: arra, chicago, draplin, emblem, glass, google maps, logo, mode project, motion, recovery, sign, tiger
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Creative director Steve Juras led designers Aaron Draplin and Chris Glass in the assignment to create two logos, one for projects completed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), and the second for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) team. Stay tuned …
Tags: arra, chicago, draplin, emblem, glass, logo, mode project, motion, recovery, tiger
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
As you can see our intrepid field reporter did make it to DC. Standing among two million of his closest friends, Carl witnessed the Inauguration of the 44th President of the United States (and managed to keep any comments about the “people smell” to himself). It seems that the experience may have snapped him out of his trademark mopiness. Before wandering off to a undisclosed location he told us, “I think things just might possibly be pretty good.” Good to hear, Carl. See a few pics from the trip on flickr or check out the Mode Project twitter feed as Carl makes his way back to Chicago.
Tags: carl, inauguration, national mall, obama
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
As you probably know, It was a rough New Year’s for Carl (check this out if you don’t). Now he’s back and ready for some low-key Inaugural action. But he’s not the most self-motivated snow monster. He’s been dithering at the airport for the past three days. So be sure to give him some words of encouragement at twitter.com/modeproject as he plods his way towards DC for the Inauguration of the 44th President of these United States (aka the President who we did the identity work for).
Tags: carl, inauguration, obama, presidential
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Hope you enjoy this little seasonal greeting we’ve put together. Thanks to everybody who made ’08 such a great year. Looking forward to all that is to come in ’09. See ya in January!
holiday08.modeproject.com
Tags: holiday, party
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Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
Experiencing the post-election blues? Trying to find your favorite political ads from the past two years? Look no further, my friends. Check out the new YouTube channel featuring selected Mode Project work from the Obama ’08 Presidential campaign.
Tags: obama, youtube
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Just five days to go before the election and this spot that Mode Project cut is off the charts: 162,177 views in a little over 24 hours. It’s #7 on the Viral Video Chart and, of course, they love it over at Daily Kos. Some other heavy hitters weighed in. Read what Richard Wolffe at Newsweek.com and Ben Smith at Politico.com had to say. Even FoxNews is talking about it.
Tags: obama, viral, wink, youtube
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Last week saw the unveiling of the pre-beta version of Project:32, a new experimental project here at Mode Project. With all this talk about design and interactivity we decided to pair our recent Processing explorations with video capture and data visualization. If that sounds too complicated, don’t worry. We’re exploring all of these things within the context of slot-cars (the things you either played with or broke as a kid). Check out the work section for pics and footage from the pre-beta launch.
Tags: beta, project:32, slot cars
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
The Obama campaign continues to rake in accolades from the advertising and design community. Ad Age named him Brand of the Year and Creativity cited the campaign as one of the top Creative Marketers of 2008. Mode Project has been involved not only in the design of the Obama campaign identity but also in the production and editorial work of numerious broadcast spots. We’re proud to contribute to an effort that is considered to be “a blueprint of political campaigns to come.”
Tags: award, campaign, chicago, editorial, logo, mode project, motion, obama, presidential
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Friday, September 26th, 2008
After two weeks of arm-twisting Mode Project was able to wrestle some good copy from David Stevenson, the President of Chicago-based agency twoxfour and lead organizer of the 2008 CCC Awards. Actually, that’s not true. David kindly offered these words a few days after the event:
“Mode Project captured what we wanted the event to be about, which is the Chicago advertising community. The work was elegant and seamless in its concept and performance.”
He then added:
“Mode Project’s design team did a great job of executing the work live. Everything appeared as scripted but the beauty of the processing approach is that it allowed room for spontaneous, unplanned moments that occur during a live show.
Thanks again to twoxfour for the opportunity. We’ll see you next year (at the award show bar).
Tags: arm, beatdown, ccc, twisting
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Friday, September 19th, 2008
Mode Project was on location in Oak Park, IL yesterday to shoot a spot for the campaign that does not include mavericks or hockey moms (no offense to those groups, of course). Watch your TV, check your favorite political blog or tune in to YouTube at some point in the next week to see the results. In the meantime, here are a few snaps from the shoot. Special thanks to the gracious homeowners and Pete Biaggi and his crew.
Tags: commercial, obama
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
We’re pleased to announce that the Siskel/Jacobs production “102 Minutes That Changed America,” premieres tonight on The History Channel. The program reconstructs the morning of 9/11 in real time, using only audio and video from that morning – no narration, interviews, or after-the-fact commentary. Mode Project did initial design for You Tube and website postings to bring in footage for the program. It’s being aired without commercial interruptions at 9 ET/8 CT.
Tags: 9/11, history channel
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Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Mode Project will be contributing motion design for the Chicago Creative Club Awards Show this coming Wednesday, September 10 at Soldier Field.
Our design and programming team is working with a dedicated crew from twoxfour to develop a unique take on this year’s theme, “You Are The Show.” If we don’t see you at the show (which we should, unless you’re Lewis Lazare) look for clips from the event next week.
Cheers.
Tags: ccc, chicago creative club, processing
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
You’ve either seen it on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Hard Ball with Keith Olbermann, or maybe YouTube. Perhaps you read about it in The Wall Street Journal. It’s “Ballgirl,” a viral video produced by Element79 for Gatorade. Mode Project provided design for the on-screen broadcast graphix and the endtag. If you’re real interested, check out the press release. Or check out the spot here.
Tags: ballgirl, gatorade, press, viral, web
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