Are you an EPFL student looking for a semester project?
Work with us on data science and visualisation projects, and deploy your project as an app on top of GraphSearch.
Concept
Allen Kay
Summary
Allen Steven Kay (November 25, 1945 – November 27, 2022) was an American advertising executive and businessman. He created a television advertisement for Xerox that aired during the 1976 Super Bowl, featuring a monk called Dominic Kay is also known for his "See Something Say Something" advertising campaign for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Kay co-founded Korey Kay & Partners advertising in 1982 and served as its Chairman and CEO for 32 years. Kay was active in several advertising industry associations.
Allen Kay was born in New York, to Estelle and Samuel Kay. His mother was a finance professional and his father was the comptroller at Grey Advertising in New York. Kay began studying art at the age of six at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and continued his fine arts education at The Art Students League of New York. Before starting high school, he moved from Washington Heights, Manhattan to Fair Lawn, New Jersey. There he attended Fair Lawn High School, graduating in 1963.
Kay attended the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. During the summers, he worked at Grey Advertising, sold encyclopedias, and freelanced for his instructors at The Art Center College of Design. He earned a BA, with honors, and graduated in 1967. Two days after graduation, Kay joined the McCann Erickson advertising agency in New York.
At McCann Erickson, Kay worked as an art director, writer and producer. His work included ad campaigns for Coca-Cola, Exxon, and Nabisco. In 1970, Kay left McCann Erickson to join Jack Tinker's Interpublic agency. There he won a Clio Award, in 1971, as the Art Director and Producer of advertisements for Nelson Rockefeller's last gubernatorial campaign. Kay joined Needham, Harper & Steers in 1971 and created ads for Amtrak, Frigidaire, Xerox and AIG. While at Needham, Kay attended a six-week advanced management program at Harvard University, earning an AAF diploma in Professional Studies in 1978. During this same time Needham, Harper & Steers became Needham Worldwide.
Official source
About this result
This page is automatically generated and may contain information that is not correct, complete, up-to-date, or relevant to your search query. The same applies to every other page on this website. Please make sure to verify the information with EPFL's official sources.