I’d like to start by saluting Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, for her yearly clinic of strategic writing that comes with the Color of the Year. She is truly the GOAT and I look forward to reading her 2024 press release. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming… Alex’s World Cup fever has broken and he is on the mend. Kevin keeps losing his soccer bets but will not give up, nothing has really changed. The fellas discuss AI Portraits, The Pantone Color of the Year, Pink Sauce, the Newman’s Own rebrand, MSCHF’s Art Basel ATM Leaderboard, The Cheto Duster, Coca-Cola x Parade, MTN Dew Fruitquake, and more!

Alex and Kevin are back in the studio to kick off  Holiday SZN, and they are definitely not distracted by the USA World Cup victory that happened while recording. The fellas talk about Budweiser's World Cup pivot, Steve Job's Birkenstocks, the repercussion of the KIA logo, Miller Lite’s Christmas Tree Keg Stand, Hidden Valley’s Ranch on the Branch, Mike Tyson x Evander Holyfield Holy Ears, and more!

GOBBLE GOBBLE BITCH! IT’S TURKEY TIME! Open up wide because here comes the airplane aka: Alex and Karen, I mean Kevin are spoon feeding you a full spread of Thanksgiving’s hottest brand moments. We talk about Campbell’s Soup’s State of Sides Report, Southern Comfort’s Drinking Pants, Frank’s Turkey Injector Kit, Jenny-O’s Turkey Hotline, White Castle’s Stuffin’ Muffins, Aura Bora’s Green Bean Casserole Sparkling Water, Brown Friday, and more!

STATE OF SIDES: https://www.paperturn-view.com/?pid=Mjg283443 

Alex and Kevin are live (previously recorded) from Greenpoint, Brooklyn! The two rad dudes learn about Castoreum, google it, and talk about Twitter going to shit, the First Creative Director of the New York Knicks, The FTX situation, a Philadelphia Man eating 40 rotisserie chickens, the Canada Dry refresh, Mom’s Spaghetti, Molly Baz’s wine, and more!

Fredrik Öst and Erik Kockum from Snask join Alex and Kevin to talk about their philosophy and approach to creative work. They tell us ​​about conquering the world through fine lookin’ design and real emotions, creating meaningful connections, dealing with clients, not caring about what people think, standing up for their beliefs and opinions, and much more!

KEVIN GOT A NEW SWEATSHIRT AND IT'S REALLY COOL! Hear the riveting audio only description before your two favorite fellas talk about how people eat candy corn (according to the National Confectioners Association (who knew that was an actual organization, certainly not us)), Orkin Pest Infested Pops, Halloweendy's, Airheads flavored floss, the McRib Farewell Tour, Hype Horse Shoes, Chrissy Teigan's Cravings, Microsoft x Oreo Thins, Single and Fat, Gen Z soda, and more!

Alex and Kevin are back in action, doing what they do best: talking about the hottest design and branding stories from around the world. The rad dudes talk about the Balenciaga x Lays clutch bag, Beyond Meat COO going off and slaying, Flip Whip sprayable ranch and blue cheese, Arbys x Pusha T part 2, The Big Unit’s photos, Monster Energy’s The Beast Unleashed, the first edition of Trick or Treat of 2022, and more!

Alex and Kevin welcome Madison Utendahl and Tori Baisden from Utendahl Creative: a Black founded, female led, anti-trend design studio who believes that stories are data with a soul. Madison, the Founder, and Tori, Partner and Creative Director, talk about meeting at the Museum of Ice Cream, starting a studio, and fundamentally changing the way creatives work. We also talk about their newest project Good Eat'n, a collaboration with GoPuff and Chris Paul. Enjoy!

https://utendahlcreative.com/
IG: @utendahlcreative

Good Eat’n
https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/9/14/chris-paul-and-gopuff-launch-plant-based-snack-good-eatn-with-design-from-utendahl-creative

SUBWAY IS BACK! Alex and Kevin discuss Kellogg’s insta-bowls, the Subway Shit Sandwich, Wingstop’s Chicken Sandwich rollout and provocative tweet, Sprite Plus, and more!