Monthly Archives: July 2012
Is this a load of Twollocks?
I’m guessing we’re in a renaissance right now – with all the stuff people are creating. But are the people who love most to call themselves ‘artists’ being left behind? What are they on about? To rob a few words from Alain de Botton: We look at a giant neon … Continue reading
Burn your books. Murder by the state. And is advertising evil?
Said David Ogilvy: Advertising is a business of words, but advertising agencies are infested with men and women who cannot write. They cannot write advertisements, and they cannot write plans. They are helpless as deaf mutes on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. It’s also a business of psychology. And … Continue reading
Sometimes there’s magic in procrastination
You know that job you’ve been putting off… Maybe don’t bother doing it. It might sort itself out. Like this engine did: …….. Some other blog posts: ➜ Little Pig, Let me in. Advertising that passes the so-what test ➜ What can you learn from 5-year-old art directors? ➜ Why … Continue reading
How to chew sweets
I hear email can be addictive – like chewing on sweets. But with email we don’t know what flavour sugar-buzz we’re going to get when we flick tabs to the inbox… maybe the not-knowing is part of the addiction… Booting the habit is, I guess, about figuring out a way … Continue reading
