INTERNET EXPLORER
AGENCY: BaM (Bradley and Montgomery)
ROLES ON THE PROJECTS BELOW: CONCEPTOR, ART DIRECTOR, SOMETIMES WRITER, ILLUSTRATOR, ANIMATOR, EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN, SHIRT DESIGNER, FAKE OPERATING SYSTEM NAMER
INTERNET EXPLORER 8 - BROWSE BETTER
Internet Explorer had its moment. It was the most-used browser, until it wasn’t.
Microsoft gave it a glow-up with some pretty cool-for-the-time features, and we jumped in to help change a few minds.
So we made a series of spots about completely made-up internet conditions. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, featuring a 2009-era Dean Cain, and leaning into all the weirdness the internet had to offer.
Internet Explorer 8 - Browse Better • Art Directors: Noah Meadors & Rachel Frederick • CDs: Brian Harris & Craig Moore
THE ONION AT SXSW
Microsoft sponsored The Onion for SXSW that year. We made some lemurs yell about rocket cats and gave businessmen cat heads. And apparently, people really liked those rocket cats. The banner had a ridiculous click-through rate.
Shout-out to Tom Fawbush and Steven Lemaster on these :)
INTERNET EXPLORER & SXSW
One of our Microsoft projects turned a dry developer demo into an arcade game
about marshmallows kicking creatures to avoid dying of boredom.
In 2012, Flash was fading, HTML5 was rising, and Internet Explorer actually handled it pretty well (surprise!). We debuted the game at SXSW in a real arcade cabinet, only to reveal it was all running on a basic laptop in IE.
Inspired by Jason Steele’s Marshmallow People, we got his blessing, added new characters, and threw in some narwhal-kicking for good measure. I came up with and illustrated the additional characters.
BORED TO DEATH • Art Director & Illustrator: Noah Meadors • CDs: Brian Harris & Craig Moore • And a handful of talented developers at BaM
INTERNET EXPLORER 9 - THE WEB YOU LOVE
When Internet Explorer 9 came around, Microsoft tapped us to show off a new feature: pinning websites to your taskbar for easy access.
So we rounded up some internet celebrities like Kari and Tory from MythBusters, Brian Posehn, Alison Haislip, and the dude from Epic Meal Time.
The internet seemed like such a happier place in 2011. Plus, we got to make a Baconham Lincoln.
THE WEB YOU LOVE • Art Director: Noah Meadors • CDs: Brian Harris & Craig Moore
INTERNET EXPLORER 8 - MIX DEVELOPER CONFERENCE
Back in 2009, we made a video for a Microsoft developer conference about the history of the internet, styled like one of those VH1 talking-head shows.
We brought in comedians and early internet celebrities, including Janeane Garofalo, Dave Hill, and the ninja from Ask a Ninja, to reminisce about dial-up, internet memes, and the Hamster Dance.
A little time capsule of the internet before it became... whatever it is now.
“down to earth, clever and self-deprecating.”
Los Angeles Times
IE8 Net History • Art Director: Rachel Frederick & Noah Meadors • CDs: Brian Harris & Craig Moore
