Dear Art Buyers, We have been working together for over 15 years now, have grown professionally together and have become good friends.
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 14, 2010
In this post, friend to Permission to Suck, Director/DP David McCarty describes in detail a micro budget DSLR shoot he Directed for Hamilton Jewelry complete with the finished video.
Continue reading...Sunday, November 28, 2010
Companies love predictable results because they can manage them. Creativity isn’t like that; it’s messy, surprising, and unpredictable with every stroke of brilliance. I’m much more apt to respond to a “creative culture” in a positive way than to “creative process”.
Continue reading...Friday, October 15, 2010
A good brand constitutes “poetic faith”. They tell a “semblance of the truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief”. The critical word here being: "willing".
Continue reading...Friday, October 8, 2010
In this interview Alex Bogusky talks about Design Thinking, the trend toward transparency (as opposed to proprietary or secrecy) as a power base, and "Triple Bottom Line" capitalism: People, Planet, Profit.
Continue reading...Monday, September 20, 2010
Monetize ideas not ads. The idea economy needs a new business model but I'm not sure a "model" will be the end result.
Continue reading...Monday, August 16, 2010
Here is a 1 minute marketing course - very well done by CakeGroup.com
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Dear Alex, I still wish I hadn't handed you the Lance Armstrong signed jersey his coach gave me during the "I Want To Die" campaign shoot, even though it was probably my best move at the time.
Continue reading...Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I had a chance to talk with Creative Director and Copywriter Mike Allen about his career in Advertising and get some of his thoughts on branding and creativity. Here are 10 minutes from that discussion.
Continue reading...Sunday, April 25, 2010
I can’t grip rational leverage on conceptual composites that look like photography but really aren’t even, though they defy any other category and have original photographic components. What are these things?
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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