http://cargocollective.com Rob Franks copywriter / creative director Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:13:31 +0000 http://cargocollective.com en http://cargocollective.com/franks/Azek-Decks http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Azek-Decks Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:13:31 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4412389 Azek makes the world’s most durable decking material. Unlike wood, it’s virtually maintenance-free and won’t warp, fade or crack. It’s also extremely workable, giving you infinitely customizable options. <img src="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/Azek4.jpeg" width="670" height="867" width_o="670" height_o="867" src_o="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/Azek4_o.jpeg" data-mid="23375993" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/6a00d83451ccbc69e20168e7c024cc970c.jpeg" width="670" height="867" width_o="670" height_o="867" src_o="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/6a00d83451ccbc69e20168e7c024cc970c_o.jpeg" data-mid="23376000" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/6a00d83451ccbc69e20168e7c0269b970c.jpeg" width="670" height="867" width_o="670" height_o="867" src_o="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/6a00d83451ccbc69e20168e7c0269b970c_o.jpeg" data-mid="23376002" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/6a00d83451ccbc69e2016301c929da970d.jpeg" width="670" height="867" width_o="670" height_o="867" src_o="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4412389/6a00d83451ccbc69e2016301c929da970d_o.jpeg" data-mid="23376006" border="0" align="left"/> Azek makes the world’s most durable decking material. Unlike wood, it’s virtually maintenance-free and won’t warp, fade or crack. It’s also extremely... http://cargocollective.com/franks/tumblr http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/tumblr Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:56:37 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4408651 On occasion I like to create things - art, short humor pieces, what have you - that do not advertise products or services. Here is where I put such things. <img src="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4408651/photo-4.JPG" width="670" height="505" width_o="1951" height_o="1471" src_o="http://payload105.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4408651/photo-4_o.JPG" data-mid="26419481" border="0" align="left"/> view site On occasion I like to create things - art, short humor pieces, what have you - that do not advertise products or services. Here is where I put such things. view... http://cargocollective.com/franks/Design http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Design Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:33:27 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4510754 BENEFIT COSMETICS In-store display for a new highlighting powder that promotes a radiant appearance. <img src="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/benefit_big.png" width="670" height="852" width_o="786" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/benefit_big_o.png" data-mid="24027828" border="0" align="left"/> HUNT ADKINS HOLIDAY GIFTS <img src="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/HA_Red_1_640.jpeg" width="640" height="853" width_o="640" height_o="853" src_o="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/HA_Red_1_640_o.jpeg" data-mid="23954226" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/hobo_wine_04.png" width="670" height="893" width_o="670" height_o="893" src_o="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/hobo_wine_04_o.png" data-mid="24029416" border="0" align="left"/> EISNER MUSEUM OF ADVERTISING & DESIGN Large display made for the museum's exhibit of the American Red Cross' history. <img src="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/Eisner_banner_01.png" width="670" height="521" width_o="670" height_o="521" src_o="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/Eisner_banner_01_o.png" data-mid="24128599" border="0" align="left"/> MINNESOTA ROLLERGIRLS / poster For a March bout, we played up the theme of St Patrick's Day, because it's rumored Irish people like to fight. The eyes of each poster were custom "blackened" by a Rollergirl using mascara, then signed. <img src="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/Rollergirls_1.png" width="526" height="680" width_o="526" height_o="680" src_o="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/Rollergirls_1_o.png" data-mid="23954256" border="0" align="left"/> MINNESOTA ROLLERGIRLS / trading cards Each pack came with a band-aid instead of gum, and the backs of the cards had a large puzzle image that was revealed when you put them all together. <img src="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/Roller_Girls_cards.jpg" width="670" height="489" width_o="800" height_o="585" src_o="http://payload110.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4510754/Roller_Girls_cards_o.jpg" data-mid="24037129" border="0" align="left"/> BENEFIT COSMETICS In-store display for a new highlighting powder that promotes a radiant appearance. HUNT ADKINS HOLIDAY GIFTS EISNER MUSEUM OF ADVERTISING... http://cargocollective.com/franks/Print http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Print Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:28:10 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4477799 BUCA di BEPPO <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Buca_01.jpg" width="670" height="585" width_o="1000" height_o="874" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Buca_01_o.jpg" data-mid="23758188" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Buca_01.png" width="670" height="1102" width_o="670" height_o="1102" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Buca_01_o.png" data-mid="24128761" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/BucaDiBeppoPoster.jpg" width="538" height="642" width_o="538" height_o="642" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/BucaDiBeppoPoster_o.jpg" data-mid="23758193" border="0" align="left"/> MILWAUKEE BREWERS / newspaper <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/CARDSBrewers.jpg" width="670" height="524" width_o="900" height_o="704" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/CARDSBrewers_o.jpg" data-mid="23950832" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/REDSBrewers.jpg" width="670" height="520" width_o="900" height_o="699" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/REDSBrewers_o.jpg" data-mid="23951596" border="0" align="left"/> This series of ads ran 5 consecutive days in the same spot in the sports section. <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Reprint_Brewers.jpg" width="670" height="922" width_o="2048" height_o="2818" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Reprint_Brewers_o.jpg" data-mid="24182321" border="0" align="left"/> QUARLES & BRADY A series of newspaper ads done for a law firm specializing in business, private equity and venture capital law services. <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/LAW_02_medium.png" width="590" height="797" width_o="590" height_o="797" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/LAW_02_medium_o.png" data-mid="24030357" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/LAW_03_medium.png" width="590" height="797" width_o="590" height_o="797" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/LAW_03_medium_o.png" data-mid="24030364" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/LAW_01_medium.png" width="590" height="797" width_o="590" height_o="797" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/LAW_01_medium_o.png" data-mid="24029084" border="0" align="left"/> BIG BRAIN COMICS Big Brain is a great comic book store in Minneapolis that specializes in small press comics and art books as much as the usual superhero fare. They bought ad space in "The Onion," so we decided to reinforce the store's alternative bent by not referring to comics at all in the headlines. <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/BigBrain_All.png" width="670" height="770" width_o="670" height_o="770" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/BigBrain_All_o.png" data-mid="24128567" border="0" align="left"/> PENTAX <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Screen Shot 2012-11-27 at 3.41.59 PM.png" width="670" height="386" width_o="1062" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/Screen Shot 2012-11-27 at 3.41.59 PM_o.png" data-mid="24035049" border="0" align="left"/> UNIVERSITY CLUB TOWERS Built along Milwaukee's lakefront, this edifice to high-end living offered residents the best of everything, with an unmatched view of Lake Michigan as the cherry. <img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_01.png" width="670" height="799" width_o="670" height_o="799" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_01_o.png" data-mid="24128813" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_03.png" width="670" height="799" width_o="670" height_o="799" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_03_o.png" data-mid="24128824" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_04.png" width="670" height="799" width_o="670" height_o="799" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_04_o.png" data-mid="24128831" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_02.png" width="670" height="799" width_o="670" height_o="799" src_o="http://payload108.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4477799/University_02_o.png" data-mid="24128836" border="0" align="left"/> BUCA di BEPPO MILWAUKEE BREWERS / newspaper This series of ads ran 5 consecutive days in the same spot in the sports section. QUARLES & BRADY A series of... http://cargocollective.com/franks/Capital-City-Comics http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Capital-City-Comics Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:49:23 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4458278 There are scores of otherwise normal folk out there that have trouble processing all the subtlety and nuance crammed in the 4-color leaflets known as comic books. This poster / newspaper campaign aimed to rectify that. <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCthor.jpg" width="648" height="1023" width_o="648" height_o="1023" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCthor_o.jpg" data-mid="23640794" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCsilversurfer.jpg" width="648" height="1023" width_o="648" height_o="1023" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCsilversurfer_o.jpg" data-mid="23642394" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCdoom.jpg" width="648" height="994" width_o="648" height_o="994" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCdoom_o.jpg" data-mid="23642401" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CChulk.jpg" width="621" height="984" width_o="621" height_o="984" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CChulk_o.jpg" data-mid="23642409" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCredghost.jpg" width="648" height="1000" width_o="648" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCredghost_o.jpg" data-mid="23642416" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCantman.jpg" width="648" height="984" width_o="648" height_o="984" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4458278/CCantman_o.jpg" data-mid="23642424" border="0" align="left"/> There are scores of otherwise normal folk out there that have trouble processing all the subtlety and nuance crammed in the 4-color leaflets known as comic books.... http://cargocollective.com/franks/The-Minnesota-Twins http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/The-Minnesota-Twins Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:15:43 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4444685 How do you get people excited about a talented group of unknowns? Our answer was a campaign that comically exaggerated the attributes and personalities of each player and invited fans to "get to know 'em." TV Minnesota Twins: Koskie from Rob Franks on Vimeo. Twins Guzman from Rob Franks on Vimeo. Twins Radke from Rob Franks on Vimeo. Twins Milton from Rob Franks on Vimeo. OUTDOOR <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444685/twins_outdoor_01.jpg" width="670" height="426" width_o="1100" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444685/twins_outdoor_01_o.jpg" data-mid="23643904" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444685/twins_outdoor_02.jpg" width="670" height="426" width_o="1100" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444685/twins_outdoor_02_o.jpg" data-mid="23643911" border="0" align="left"/> RADIO "Mientkiewicz" Mientkiewicz by r_franks 'The Ballad of A.J. Pierzynski" The Ballad of AJ Pierzynski by r_franks "Koskie" Koskie by r_franks "Joe Mays" Joe Mays by r_franks How do you get people excited about a talented group of unknowns? Our answer was a campaign that comically exaggerated the attributes and personalities of each... http://cargocollective.com/franks/Icarus-Films http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Icarus-Films Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:01:26 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4444714 A director friend was bemoaning his dearth of commercial work but also wanted to promote himself in a light-hearted manner. With apologies to All Jaffee, we created some Mad Magazine-style "fold-ins" to mail directly to agency producers and creative departments. I also worked on the illustrations for these pieces. <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_wallet1.png" width="666" height="846" width_o="666" height_o="846" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_wallet1_o.png" data-mid="24060021" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_wallet2.png" width="360" height="846" width_o="360" height_o="846" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_wallet2_o.png" data-mid="24060024" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_cake1.png" width="666" height="846" width_o="666" height_o="846" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_cake1_o.png" data-mid="24028669" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_cake2.png" width="360" height="846" width_o="360" height_o="846" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_cake2_o.png" data-mid="24028673" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_stomach1.png" width="666" height="846" width_o="666" height_o="846" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_stomach1_o.png" data-mid="24059988" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_stomach2.png" width="360" height="846" width_o="360" height_o="846" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444714/Icarus_stomach2_o.png" data-mid="24059990" border="0" align="left"/> A director friend was bemoaning his dearth of commercial work but also wanted to promote himself in a light-hearted manner. With apologies to All Jaffee, we created... http://cargocollective.com/franks/Hamilton-Wood-Type-Museum http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Hamilton-Wood-Type-Museum Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:29:28 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4444670 In Two Rivers, Wisconsin, there is a museum dedicated to preserving the lost art of movable type. They do not have free wi-fi. <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWood_WoodShop.jpg" width="535" height="899" width_o="535" height_o="899" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWood_WoodShop_o.jpg" data-mid="23952013" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWoodtype_Poem.jpg" width="535" height="800" width_o="535" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWoodtype_Poem_o.jpg" data-mid="23648099" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWoodtype_Sans.jpg" width="541" height="800" width_o="541" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWoodtype_Sans_o.jpg" data-mid="23648104" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWoodtype_Ax.jpg" width="533" height="800" width_o="533" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/HamiltonWoodtype_Ax_o.jpg" data-mid="23648110" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/Reprint_Woodtype_9.5.jpg" width="670" height="474" width_o="2048" height_o="1449" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4444670/Reprint_Woodtype_9.5_o.jpg" data-mid="23914985" border="0" align="left"/> In Two Rivers, Wisconsin, there is a museum dedicated to preserving the lost art of movable type. They do not have free wi-fi. http://cargocollective.com/franks/Hi-Wire-Post-Production http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Hi-Wire-Post-Production Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:58:23 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4441004 A technological Xanadu set amongst the dreary post-apocalyptic skyline of Minneapolis, Hi-Wire post-production studios offered bleeding-edge technology not in the service of bettering mankind, but in the noble assembly of advertisements. PRINT <img src="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4441004/HiWire_02.png" width="670" height="849" width_o="670" height_o="849" src_o="http://payload107.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4441004/HiWire_02_o.png" data-mid="23928530" border="0" align="left"/> VIDEO We also created a series of videos to send to agency producers and creative departments featuring Cranius, the all-powerful but sorta lonely sentient supercomputer who runs the Hi-Wire facility. CRANIUS Hop from Rob Franks on Vimeo. CRANIUS baby from Rob Franks on Vimeo. CRANIUS Jag from Rob Franks on Vimeo. A technological Xanadu set amongst the dreary post-apocalyptic skyline of Minneapolis, Hi-Wire post-production studios offered bleeding-edge technology not in the... http://cargocollective.com/franks/Medtronic http://cargocollective.com/franks/following/franks/Medtronic Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:39:23 +0000 Rob Franks copywriter / creative director 4438950 A suite of 14 iPad apps designed for Medtronic employees to use in order to demonstrate the Fortune 500 medical device company's state-of-the-art products and therapies to vendors and potential partners. Each app told it's own story while working under the Medtronic brand theme of "Innovating for Life." All told more than 150 pages of content were developed. CASE STUDY VIDEO <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_03.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_03_o.png" data-mid="23966864" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_02.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_02_o.png" data-mid="23966853" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_09.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_09_o.png" data-mid="23966906" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_04.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_04_o.png" data-mid="23966875" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_01b.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_01b_o.png" data-mid="23927036" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_05.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_05_o.png" data-mid="23966896" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_08.png" width="670" height="525" width_o="1250" height_o="980" src_o="http://payload106.cargocollective.com/1/2/64083/4438950/Medtronic_08_o.png" data-mid="23966890" border="0" align="left"/> A suite of 14 iPad apps designed for Medtronic employees to use in order to demonstrate the Fortune 500 medical device company's state-of-the-art products and...