Giant Media is now a part of lookthinkmake, a brand communications firm based in Austin, TX.
Our full service branding, marketing, and public relations team collaborates to create positive brand conversations. We connect people to ideas and reveal underlying stories.
Driven by the belief that good work matters, lookthinkmake creates interactive and integrated brand messaging that spans all media. Learn more about what we do here.
This month, Giant Media officially merged with branding and creative agency lookthinkmake. We’re excited about the new lookthinkmake team, which will allow us to offer our existing and new clients a one-stop-shop for all branding and communications needs.
Lookthinkmake offers brand communications and advertising services including brand identity and logo development, campaign planning, media planning and informal, interactive street marketing. The firm, which serves local, national and international clients has won twenty industry awards including a coveted national Gold ADDY.
Giant Media brings strategic and public relations services to lookthinkmake including media relations, content development and social media; and editorial services including writing and editing books, white papers and short-form content.
Read more about the merger and our new company at the lookthinkmake here.
The East Austin Studio Tour, which runs November 12th to 20th, 2011, was previewed last night during Art Night Austin E.A.S.T., an Art Alliance Austin hosted event. Venues included Domy Books, Peacock Salon (which hosted Haircuts by Children in collaboration with FuseBox), Delta Millworks and OK Mountain. Annie Simpson’s paintings, which were on display at Fisterra Studio, continue to be a Giant Media favorite.
A total of 145 studios and spaces are participating in this year’s tour. Information about E.A.S.T. is available at www.eastaustinstudiotour.com.
We’re back in the office today, wishing that we were still at the Alamo Ritz or The Hideout screening some of the shorts and narrative feature submissions to the Austin Film Festival, which is running through Thursday, October 27th.
Giant Media publicist Jordan Jeffus is leading the film festival public relations effort for Sironia, which sold out the Rollins Theatre at The Long Center on Friday night.
On Wednesday, October 26th there is a live musical performance during lunch by Sironia actor (and musician) Wes Cunningham at Whole Foods Market. Sironia screens again that evening at 6pm at the Rollins Theatre at The Long Center. More Sironia info here.
There was too much going on at the 18th annual Austin Film Festival to cover in one post. A few highlights follow:
Harold’s Going Stiff, the Narrative Feature Competition jury award winner (it’s screening again on Wednesday. Writer/director/editor Keith Wright created a charming film that marries humor with themes including loneliness and rejection. The film screens again on Wednesday at 9:30pm at the Regal Arbor.
Sal, a film written and directed by James Franco and written by Vince Jolivette and Stacey Miller. The film, which focuses on the last day of Mineo’s life, is based on a book by Michael Gregg Michaud. Val Lauren’s portrayal of late actor Sal Mineo was captivating.
The talent of the young actors in Seamonsters, a UK-made film illuminating the struggles of youth. The film screens again on Thursday at 7pm at the Regal Arbor.
For this year’s Austin Film Festival, Giant Media is doing PR for the film “Sironia” which makes its debut as the headliner for the Festival’s Texas Independents line-up. Inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Wes Cunningham who stars in the film, “Sironia” tells the story of a talented musician who impulsively relocates to small town Texas in search of authenticity and purpose in his life after being beaten down by the Hollywood music machine. The film is directed by Austinite Brandon Dickerson and features the music of Wes Cunningham, who scores the film.
There will be two screenings of “Sironia” during the Austin Film Festival at the Rollins Theater in the Long Center—Friday October 21st at 9:30 p.m., and Wednesday October 26th at 6:00 p.m.
Additionally, Wes Cunningham will put on two free musical performances that feature music from the film—Friday October 21st, 6:00 p.m. at Progress Coffee before the initial film debut, and Monday October 24th at The Highball from 7:00-9:00 p.m.
For more information about the film and to hear Wes Cunningham’s music, visit the film website http://www.sironiafilm.com
908 Baylor, designed by Mell Lawrence Architects (photo copyright 2011, Whit Preston)
The 25th Annual AIA Austin Homes Tour is happening today and tomorrow (Oct. 1-2, 2011) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The self-guided tour consists of 15 private homes designed by Austin architects.
TIL DEATH DO US PART by Annie Simpson
oil and india ink on canvas, 50 x 36.5″
image from Generous Art
Jennifer Chenoweth, who Giant Media considers to be a fairy godmother of the Austin visual arts scene, launched Generous Art last night at the downtown Austin office of Gensler.
Generous Art aims to help artists sell art while fund raising for nonprofits. How it works: the artist receives 40% of the sale price, a select non profit gets 40% of the sale, and Generous Art receives 20% of total.
Select works are on view at Gensler by appointment, now through Oct. 26, 2011. Shop online at www.generousart.org.
Last week, The Austonian, a real estate public relations client of Giant Media, won the Austin Business Journal “Going Green Award” for Multifamily Green Builder for its commitment to incorporating environmentally sustainable practices into the building design.
The downtown Austin high rise was also recently awarded an Austin Energy Four-Star Green Building rating, which is comparable to the U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold Rating.
Giant Media client The Austonian won a national “Best of the Best” award from McGraw-Hill Construction in the Multi-Family Residential/Hospitality category. The project has also won a Texas Construction “Best of” Award (this state-level award put The Austonian in the running for the national award).
The 56-story luxury condominium tower opened in downtown Austin in June 2010. Giant Media has provided public relations services to The Austonian for the past three years.
The November/December 2010 issue of Robb Report Exceptional Properties includes The Austonian in the feature article “Where to Buy Now.” Read the story about this Austin luxury condo here.
A great story about Wandering River providing single-stream recycling to local businesses ran on KXAN last week. Wandering River Recycling’s services fill a gap between city services and large hauler services. Single-stream recycling is easier on businesses because categorizing and separating materials requires more labor and extra space for sorting and storage. Wandering River’s business has grown more than tenfold over the past year.
