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Swissted

While we’re on the subject of music this morning, we are totally digging this throwback mash-up of vintage Punk Rock and Swiss Modernism by NYC Designer Mike Joyce. Melding the two unlike genres results in some stunning poster work and … Continue reading

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Marlin Thunder

Just get a load of the lightening strike out Marlin’s back door. Boom! ^BC

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Badvertising

Ah advertising, how we love you so. But sometimes you can be so naughty. Sometimes you can go astray. And not only cause people to change the channel but even cause businesses and brands to… how should we say it… … Continue reading

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My eyes! My eyes!!!!!!

BMW has come up with a new piece of advertising trickery that literally is designed to get inside the head of anyone who watches it. The car and motorcycle company worked with lighting manufacturer Profoto to produce a commercial with … Continue reading

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Before this there was that

This is a pretty interesting article tracing media trends and what came before what we have now. Like before YouTube there was America’s Funniest Home videos. Before blogs there were zines. And before Notchweiner there was just a big gaping … Continue reading

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Finding time to roast some wieners

Last week we were able to take time out of our (insanely) busy schedules to head out to Marlin President Michael Stelzer’s picturesque 150-acre ranch and roast some delicious wieners for our annual agency meeting. Needless to say, there was plenty … Continue reading

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Rolling Q-style

Not only does Marlin designer Quentin Brown (known simply, powerfully as Q) own the world record for fastest stock GTO, he also owns this badass 1932 Ford Roadster. And not only does he own said Roadster, this crazed monkey of … Continue reading

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Breaking world records

Records are made to be broken. If you don’t believe us, just take a look at our dad’s old LP collection the day we got into his toolbox and played “smashy” with his hammer. That was a dark, dark day … Continue reading

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Is it getting hot in here, or is it just us?

We at Marlin decided to start a new tradition this Easter. It’s called “Barely keep the office from burning down by smelling the smoke caused by a short in a bathroom fan.” Thanks to the sensational olfactory sense of Marlin’s … Continue reading

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