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The sanguine soapbox of Bjorn Borstelmann
December 9, 2010

World, meet the Tie Tee

Posted by : Bjorn Borstelmann
Filed under : Formalitees, Work

Well, it’s certainly been some time since I wrote here. I suppose the fact that I completely lack an audience probably discourages me… not to say that I particularly desire the responsibility of having one. Who cares what I think anyways? Not me, that’s for sure. Regardless, I know I have at least one reader [...]


July 29, 2009

I made Obama say cupcakes are good for your health!

Posted by : Bjorn Borstelmann

So… President Obama had a town hall meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina today. He was welcomed by a local cupcake bakery owner, and he bemoaned the fact that she hadn’t brought him cupcakes… then he recited the logline from a fake news video I made last February at Miami Ad School Minneapolis and sent to [...]


December 15, 2008

Slinging specialty tires

Posted by : Bjorn Borstelmann
Filed under : Work

The time has come to unveil what I’ve been busy working on for the last 6 months… SpecialtyTiresUSA.com is the sleekest tire store online, selling all sorts of tires, wheels, and accessories for specialty vehicles; there’s ATV tires, golf cart tires, lawnmower tires, wheelbarrow tires… lots and lots and lots of tires. The website is [...]


October 11, 2008

The natives are restless

Posted by : Bjorn Borstelmann
Filed under : Work

We recently squashed a Norse Warrior uprising at the local Nordic skiing fundraiser… it was found that they were easily pacified with cookies and apple juice. The Teton Nordic Club is a nonprofit organization that provides after-school nordic skiing programs for kids… This year, if the board of directors gets their $#*% together, we’re mixing [...]


August 4, 2008

Akwissasne

Posted by : Bjorn Borstelmann
Filed under : Work

Kelley and I are caretaking my family’s vacation rental place in the Adirondack Park near Sacandaga Lake in upstate New York this summer. Akwissasne, as it’s called, is a small Great Camp that was built by my great-grandfather in the 1920s. He used it as an escape from the city where he and his friends [...]


The Boooooooring Print Portfolio

Some results of the fun I had while confined in Miami Ad School Europe is available for your perusal in this PDF. Obviously, this is a compilation that will merrit a lukewarm reaction at most, and this student work is not germane to my current adventures – but these projects represented huge learning experiences for me and, I believe, merit noteworthiness. In other words, if you're a hypercritical creative executive, go outside and breathe or something.

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