Adam Cohen
Senior Vice President and Creative Director
Bona fide brand builder. Relentlessly pursues fresh ideas. Moonlighted as a cartoonist. And a TV creator. And a filmmaker. An award-winning writer, art director and illustrator, Adam has built a stellar reputation both locally and nationally. Before founding Distill, a creative boutique in Raleigh, he spent time on the West Coast helping shape brands like Bank of America, Taco Bell, Microsoft, Levi’s, McDonald’s and Apple. Adam’s creative ventures include syndication selection of his daily comic and an animated pilot for Cartoon Network. He’s been recognized by The New York Art Directors Show, the Clios, Graphis, Creativity, PRINT and the ADDYs, among others. Adam earned a BA at UNC-Chapel Hill and a master’s in illustration from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
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- Happy Birthday, Kelly! #agency http://t.co/fSORloDP
- Nice sleigh by Gate 3. @durhamite77 #agency http://t.co/pxTk417q
- Client plant tour! Who's Maverick? #agency http://t.co/PEQcjdal
- Filming a fun video for AAF...here's the crew. http://ow.ly/i/fzeJ #agency
- "Tall Painting"...mesmerising: http://ht.ly/5MQPY #design
- STUNNED!! http://ow.ly/i/ePRE #agency
- It's a new hovering world record!! @oddcoats @ZippyTheSlug @niceguy_dave @chaslup #agency http://t.co/m7tdzuW
- What makes a logo great. http://ht.ly/5y4DR #design
- Belatedly: Whoever created(and bought) the EXACT same aesthetic for TMobile's ads as "I'm a Mac" needs to be SHOT. #advertising
- Out with SEM, in with "search retargeting": http://ht.ly/4WCUj #media
- Amazing projection #video mapping from Hyundai (thanks, Cord): http://ht.ly/4vkrQ
- Sorry, but I have a hard time giving @ChristineWHall proper respect when she's pointing a Crayola at us. #agency http://t.co/Cu5JFpI
- @aburtch, the world's greatest producer. Dude will go to any (beard) length to see a job through!! #agency http://yfrog.com/h0in9tyj
- Ken and Kelly got the memo re: purple, did you? #agency http://yfrog.com/gygtzyrj
- Fire in the agency! Get out, and for God's sake, save the Chic-fil-A nuggets!!! #agency http://yfrog.com/h6dxwj
- RT @creativereview: Illustrator Christoph Niemann's take on the festive season, Let It Dough! #design http://crmag.co.uk/fPootA
- Just saw cut-out Will (@iliveinmycar) on Glenwood Ave exit ramp from 440! Awesome! #willhomeless
- Here's the story about Will on WTVD. http://ow.ly/3hTxF #willhomeless
- RT @iliveinmycar: Wrote an article late last night about my time yesterday with @UMofWakeCounty - http://bit.ly/hhxfSv #willhomeless
- @oddcoats @iliveinmycar Remember discussion about foods you can't eat anymore? That's gonna be Ramen for Will after this week. #willhomeless
- Just saw Will @iliveinmycar on WTVD! Good job! #willhomeless #agency
- “@Cord: The fabulous spread @capstrat Thanksgiving's lunch. http://yfrog.com/dyp82pj. #fb #web”#agency
- Looks like we found the right exit...here's to a full day's work! #agency http://yfrog.com/n38c8uj
- Great Conan AmEx spot! #advertising http://ow.ly/36qXS
- Don Draper says "What" #agency http://ow.ly/358ef
- These pictures are incredible. http://ow.ly/2Y2Qw #design
- Behold video mapping...Incredible! http://ow.ly/2U3x4 #design
- “@johnvlane: 10.10.10 deserves a viewing of Charles & Ray Eames classic "Powers of Ten" video: http://www.powersof10.com/” #design
- Smart hook: "Here's to the after-hours athlete" Good job, Droga5 http://ow.ly/2IF7s #advertising
- RT @heywhipple: WOW, cool product demo of a camera. World's smallest stop-motion animation. http://bit.ly/chgLGE #advertising
- Great use of Jeffrey Brown's comics in CD #design. (via CreativeReview) http://ow.ly/2HLko
- Dang...why can't we get these in the U.S.? (via Creative Review) #design http://ow.ly/2HLdt
- Just another high-brow, intellectual day at Capstrat. #agency http://yfrog.com/3uin0zj
- Just another high-brow, intellectual day at Capstrat. #agency http://yfrog.com/3uin0zj
- Overheard at Capstrat: "So this is a yodeling pickle?" #agency
- Just another high-brow, intellectual day at Capstrat. #agency http://yfrog.com/3uin0zj
- Haha RT @TheOnion: [audio] Hamburgler Urges Senate Subcommittee To 'Robble Robble Robble' http://onion.com/9CKCr5 #advertising
- Beautiful idea for public space in Spain. #design http://ow.ly/2zPz6
- Beautiful piece that took one couple 2.5 yrs to make: http://ow.ly/2xgW3 And here's the making-of: http://ow.ly/2xgWD #video
- Our 2 new interns are pretty lazy and whiny. But what do you expect from post-Millennials? #agency @benrequena http://yfrog.com/n85rvej
- RT @macTweeter: Steve Jobs is right: Flash is a flop on Android http://bit.ly/dkWOcK #mobile
- @jasonzada: After making 1.4 billion crayons, Crayola’s senior crayon maker's bombshell: He’s COLOR BLIND http://bit.ly/9baod0” #design
- RT @big_britches: #infographic OTD: Can We Date? Consult the flowchart. http://bit.ly/9ADpWj (via @flowingdata) #design
- I'm sure this tool will only be used for the good of mankind. http://www.pranktxt.com #mobile
- Great animation, adorable/great character: RT @BrantBarefoot: This is exactly what I'm talking about. http://bit.ly/blta32 #video
- RT @jimmountjoy: Book covers beautifully concieved and executed. http://bit.ly/wOZZs #design
- RT @big_britches: Don't say no to the panda. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olLp8Cssh_M #advertising
- Tony Millionaire's illustration for Elvis Costello's new album: http://ow.ly/2qSRX #design
- How did I miss this? Charmin ordered to show flecks of toilet paper on bears' butts: http://ow.ly/2q6WC #advertising
- How social media might have been presented in '50s #advertising: http://ow.ly/2mFWl
- These rare, color early-'40s photos make me feel like I'm traveling back in time: http://ow.ly/2mfmq #design
- (scroll down page) RT @CreativeReview: You've only got today left to enjoy this year's logo trends report: http://bit.ly/bnZ717 #design
- Wow, this little film was shot & edited in 48 hrs on the new iPhone. (Also see "making-of.") What a world. http://ow.ly/2hIwh #advertising
- These are cool murals. http://ow.ly/2fOjY #advertising
- RT @shanetjohnston: Dr. Seuss-themed Chucks? Sign me up! http://is.gd/dyBGk #advertising
- Virgin to launch iPad-only magazine: http://ow.ly/2cI8o #advertising
- RT @CreativeReview: Pretty. A new collectors' edition of Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back album: http://crmag.co.uk/a92fxu #advertising
- Very compelling article. “@mbagrrl: What does the fall creativity in kids mean? http://bit.ly/9RZ01w” #advertising
- At Duke's Perkins Library, a history of a Pond's cold cream #advertising campaign, featuring 30 yrs of society women. http://ow.ly/28Com
- Lunch for the new guy - Nice Guy Dave! #advertising http://yfrog.com/bclitpgj
- The story behind this week's @NewYorker Escher/Oil spill cover design: http://ow.ly/25iu2 #advertising
- Cool/crude outdoor board for Huggies! (Saw with @oddcoats and @chaslup at mall.) #advertising http://yfrog.com/j12fzyj
- “@heywhipple: Billboard powered by spy tech in Times Square. Pretty cool. : http://bit.ly/bFqOm9 RT @fastcompany:” #advertising
- Incredible video tribute to the jazz record design of Reid Miles. (via @UpsideUp) http://vimeo.com/4249739 #advertising
- It's official: Apple now worth more than Microsoft. http://ow.ly/22EJJ #financialservices
- RT @printmag: Today's Obsession: a slideshow of the World Cup soccer ball throughout history http://nyti.ms/cSaTgq #advertising
- This site is very cool and very inspiring. (Thx, Ryan.) http://ow.ly/20qI8 #advertising
- ha. RT: Cool, funny, pointless: iPad stand made of an original Macintosh Classic: http://bit.ly/dbdF8O [via CreativeReview] #advertising
- The secret power of time...this is an exceptional video, both in content and presentation. http://ow.ly/1ZbQZ #advertising
- Great premise by Budweiser for online reality show! RT @sunsetrearview: http://idek.net/1pyw #advertising
- Bet you've never seen a candy ad quite like this: http://ow.ly/1VMOE #advertising
- RT @big_britches: today's #infographic: SF crime mapped in elevation. thanks @flowingdata. http://bit.ly/911VZ8 #advertising
- RT @BrantBarefoot: "Who's gonna design the World Cup logo?" "No sweat, my nephew is a graphic designer." http://bit.ly/cEtSJj #advertising
- This is why I don't have WiFi at home: http://ow.ly/1V3yN #tech
- Meet the unkown third founder of Apple (who designed the original logo) and now lives on Social Security: http://ow.ly/1Uz6A #tech
- Great seatbelt ad! (Thanks, Terry Beal) http://capstr.at/auoKxJ #advertising
- Make sure you're not hiring a Spammer in PR clothing. http://ow.ly/1UfcZ #pr
- Very cool...takes "out-of-home" advertising to a whole new level. RT @heywhipple: http://bit.ly/aGZ0eo via Jefferson Burruss #advertising
- RT @ronwlim: RT @jasonzada: Adobe reveals magazine iPad-izer software. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20006401-264.html #advertising
- RT @ronwlim: Orson Welles drunk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvxwf1jxdaM <-- Ah, those glamorous commercial TV shoots... #advertising
- New Sherwin-Williams spot is an ice cream sundae for the eyes http://ow.ly/1QME0 #advertising
- A new high-water mark in Web design...stand in awe: http://ow.ly/1QJ2u #web
- Wow, Nike ad breaks views record. One of my best buds' little bro made this spot! I knew him when... http://ow.ly/1QINe #advertising
- What are they smoking at Japanese ad agencies? http://ow.ly/1Qiuy #advertising
- Fun tomato-splat DM piece from DDB Group in Milan. #advertising http://ow.ly/1POWm
- #advertising Billboards made out of worthless Zibabwean currency...powerful. http://ow.ly/1PgBe
- What's the most awesomest thing ever? #advertising http://ow.ly/1PepU
My Latest Posts and Articles 
- 02.15.2011 Super Bowl 2011 Ads: Failed Revolution
- 04.14.2010 Three little words
- 03.25.2010 Genius vs. Brilliant
- 02.11.2010 Collaboration, yes. Committee, no.
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