Piyush Pandey Interview

March 13th, 2010

Creative Director of Ogilvy and Mather, Mumbai, Piyush Pandey introduced us to his approach to cracking advertising concepts.

Design Indaba interviewed Piyush Pandey at this year’s conference.

Creative Director of Ogilvy and Mather, Mumbai, Piyush Pandey introduced us to his approach to cracking advertising concepts, and to a charming set of ads for Vodafone that have proved an enormous success in India.

In 2004, Piyush became the first Asian to be the president of the Cannes jury.

Piyush hates being called the Godfather of Indian Advertising, a title often thrust upon him. He would rather be known as the Minister of Fun at O&M Advertising.

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Design Indaba: Piyush Pandey

March 13th, 2010


At the Design Indaba conference yesterday, Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai creative director Piyush Pandey introduced the audience to a totally charming set of ads for Vodafone, that have proved an enormous success in India… Read the rest of this entry »

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Spot your Adland favourites

February 13th, 2010

Mark Denton and Seth Watkins co-directed this charming film to remind people that the 2009 Creative Circle Annual is ready and available to anyone interested in owning a copy. See if you can list all the classic ad references… Read the rest of this entry »

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Big Babol

February 12th, 2010

Advertising Agency: McCann Worldgroup, India
Regional Executive Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Executive Creative Director: Ryan Menezes
Art Director / Copywriter: Mayuresh Natalkar
Photographer: Studiorom
Account manager: Debarati Paul

Big Babol: Stretched Gum, Hurdles

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Logorama up for Oscar

February 12th, 2010

H5’s film Logorama has been nominated for a Short Film (Animated) award at this year’s Oscars…

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Matt Stuart’s Happy Accidents

February 12th, 2010

Photographer Matt Stuart’s show, Happy Accidents, opens tonight at the KK Outlet in Hoxton Square…

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What is Google Chrome OS

January 20th, 2010

Google Chrome OS is an open source operating system designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. Announced on July 7, 2009, Chrome OS is set to have a publicly available stable release during the second half of 2010. The operating system is based on Linux and will run only on specifically designed hardware. The user interface takes a minimalist approach, resembling that of the Chrome web browser. Because the browser will be the only application residing on the device, Google Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Internet.

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Opera does it again with version 10

January 19th, 2010

Opera 10

Opera has for long been a name feared by the other browsers, thanks to its cutting edge features. Recently, Opera announced its version 10, which is available online for free and is compatible with Linux, Windows and Mac OSX operating platforms. Like its predecessors, this one too has a whole lot of new features worth your time. Read the rest of this entry »

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Clicks for 2010

January 16th, 2010

This promises to be an exciting year as far as technology is concerned. A look at what you can expect -

3G in India

As the world moves towards 4G, let us hope India finally resolves the battle for 3G spectrum. We are all hassled by speed issues on our mobile phones, with the only good option now being the Tata Photon+ and Reliance NetConnect which manage about 1 megabit in the metros. It is about time we too got high-speed Internet on phones which will enable us to pull attachments as well as use value-added services and essential business apps with location specific data applications. Though 3G is unlikely to penetrate many sections of the Indian market, let us hope we still get the option this year. Read the rest of this entry »

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The History of the Internet

January 13th, 2010

If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you spend a fair amount of time online. However, considering how much of an influence the Internet has in our daily lives, how many of us actually know the story of how it got its start?

Here’s a brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from.

The History of the Internet in a Nutshell

While the complete history of the Internet could easily fill a few books, this article should familiarize you with key milestones and events related to the growth and evolution of the Internet between 1969 to 2009. Read the rest of this entry »

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