Darryl Strawser passed away Tuesday morning; we and the rest of the world have lost a lovely man. I never saw him without a smile on his face and his good humor was contagious to everyone. Everyone except perhaps the photo student who was being ripped apart for a poor photograph and who became a much better photographer because of Darryl's insightful criticism.

The inaugural class of Miami Ad School- New York started their two-year journey this past October and what better place to do so in New York than in DUMBO Brooklyn. In the tradition of finding cool spaces (the Miami location used to be a Masonic lodge; Hamburg was a hospital next to a WWII bunker; San Francisco is in the old Ghirardelli factory) Miami Ad School- New York has found a creative hub in a building right on the East River overlooking the Manhattan skyline.

Coming off a “School of the Decade” title last year, Miami Ad School Europe has won the YoungGuns School of the Year to continue their reign. With five finalists, five bronze, one silver and one gold, Miami Ad School Europe has the most “emerging leaders and influencers of tomorrow”.

After a handful of years in advertising, Industry Heroes Adam Puncochar, Nichol Hadler, and Jordan Hadler decided they wanted more. While they liked the agencies they had worked for, they couldn't find exactly what they wanted or needed so they decided to make it.