Schulson and Aviram off to Y&R, New York

Lora Schulson (pictured) and Nathy Aviram, the former TBWA/Chiat/Day/N.Y. senior producers behind the agency’s much-celebrated work for Combos, Skittles, Starburst and Sprint-Nextel, will be reuniting with former colleagues Ian Reichenthal and Scott Vitrone at Y&R, New York. » Read more

Rate the Ad: T-Mobile: Cow Last time, we threw Walmart’s new, light logo out to the crowd and were delighted that dozens of Rate the Adsters spoke up. The retail giant is switching out their highly recognizable navy block lettering and star, the symbol of the company since 1992, for a brighter blue, lowercase and a sunburst. This week, we look to what’s been deemed offensive by ad viewers in the U.K., where banned ads have grabbed recent attention. We want your perspective on the new T-Mobile spot, which revolves around a veterinarian searching for cell phone minutes up a cow’s rump. » Read more

Only three days left to enter Penguin and Creativity’s book cover contest Designers, artists, illustrators, this Friday, July 18, is the deadline for the Creativity/Penguin Book Cover Competition. Along with Penguin Books, patrons of some of the most eye-catching book covers of the last few years, we are inviting you to create a cover for British author Sam Taylor’s upcoming novel The Island at the End of the World. The winner will be selected by Penguin editors, creative director Paul Buckley and the editors of Creativity and will become the official cover of the book, to be published in 2009. The winner will also receive a cash prize comparable to the going cover fee rate. The competition is open to all artists, whether you are just starting out or are an established name in the business. » Read more

People news from McCann, Wieden + Kennedy and more McCann Worldgroup, San Francisco appointed ex-Leo Burnett, Chicago creative directors Josh Denberg and Paul Hirsch (pictured) as GCDs. … Wieden+Kennedy, New York hired AKQA alum Jerome Austria in the newly created position of interactive creative director. ..