10 agency names we love

1 Wexley School for Girls Seattle: Sure, they look like the Monty Python version of an advertising agency-they'll act like it too, if you want. They even offer "362-degree introverted bipolar branding" for their clients. Please be aware, however, that they have a strict interoffice-dating policy that will result in expulsion if violated. Yes, sir, Mr. Headmaster, sir. 2 86 the Onions Venice, Calif.: It's a universal truth, isn't it? Onions and garlic are a bad idea when you're trying to make an impression. Rest assured, then, there will be no nasty niffs wafting up your nose when they deliver the latest course in their virtual pu-pu platter of yuk yuks. 3 Lemon Scented Tea Amsterdam, netherlands: You should remember that the Dutch are much more than their famous red-light district and lax policies on marijuana. They have tulips, too-and bicycles and canals and modernism. Who doesn't think of fresh, clean work when thinking about "lemon-scented tea"? 4 72 & Sunny El Segundo, Calif.: As if being a hotshop in California and having ?ber-hip clients like Zune, Quiksilver and stroller manufacturer Bugaboo weren't enough, they have to grind in the fact that they have perfect weather, too. Happy surfing, bastards. 5 Creature Seattle:They call it like they see it. Advertising is a big, amorphous beast trying to do all and be all for all. Is this Creature from the Black Lagoon? Is it a Mowgli-turned-gremlin? Any rumors confirming one possibility over another were probably started by Creature itself. 6 Launch Agency Carrollton, Texas: Imagine the conversation when this company was being formed: "What should we call this agency we're about to launch ...?" Notez bien: Launch Agency has yet to launch its own website. Hypocritical? Maybe. Ironic? Definitely. 7 Stick & Move Philadelphia: It's not really a contradiction in terms; it's a boxing move. Let's be honest: What agency hasn't felt like it needed a little bob-and-weave, a little one-two action? Hey, a win is a win, even if it is by technical knockout. 8 Acne Stockholm, sweden: It's a plague, we tell you, a blemish on the face of all that is tried and true in advertising! And yet, the agency is anything but ugly. Pockmarks or no, Acne is so cool one creative made some jeans sewn with red thread instead of gold and, voil?, they created their own denim/clothing company: Acne Jeans, duh. 9 Tokyo Plastic London and New York: "Los Angeles Plastic" brings to mind silicone boobs. "New York Plastic" seems like a reference to "The Graduate." But Tokyo, oh Tokyo: Godzilla, cellphones and trends so cool we haven't even thought of them yet. So what if "Tokyo Plastic" is an animation house in London? It helped launch Toyota's Yaris into a realm of utterly cool, bizarre and slightly odd. 10 McGarry Bowen New York: In an era of Nitros, Gyros and G2s, when others are shortening their names to an alphabetical jumble (er, BBDO, DDB, JWT, BBH, anyone?), it's damn nice to have some old-school last names to drop now and again. Don't let the gray hairs fool you: It was founded in 2002.

10 agency names we love

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