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Very, very good 27 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
(I believe this is the work of Gerry Graf.)
Everyday means ‘happens every day’ or ‘commonplace’. 26 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
It doesn’t mean ‘every day’. When you are absorbed in studying something you don’t pour over it, you pore over it. It’s remuneration, not renumeration. The new definition of literally (‘To acknowle...
Sex Cells 24 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Anna Denton (wife of Mark) has written her first play. I read it a while ago and thought it was excellent. It’s the story of the ladies (and a bloke) who work in the call centre for a sex aids compan...
Once a beautiful Miss america married mr right. They had a little baby girl born on the weekend. 23 Aug 2013 | 10:53 am
Funny statue interactions (thanks, C). Brilliant Beatles comic (thanks, T). Grass beatboxing (thanks, G): The Wire as animated gifs (thanks, T). Chicken McNuggets… Yum!: “You just don’t get it, d...
Help wanted 22 Aug 2013 | 02:19 pm
Hello, I’m giving a talk on the history of British advertising. Although I have a good structure and some great examples I don’t want to miss anything. So I ask you, dear readers: is there anything...
Very good New Nike Ad 21 Aug 2013 | 07:07 pm
I like the VO. It doesn’t sound like I’ve heard one like it before and is an interesting contrast to the Tesco one below. That could have had this kind of VO and been better (but that still wouldn’t h...
Bullshit jobs 21 Aug 2013 | 01:45 am
Read a very interesting article earlier today (thanks, W). I’ve long believed that in much of the world there isn’t enough work to go around. The process that keeps the world turning and its people f...
tesco 19 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
Here’s the newish Tesco ad (sorry, I’ve been away, so its launched kind of passed me by): My first thought was ‘Lurpak’: some lovely shots of food, a celebration of a actually giving a shit about foo...
What is multi-talented? 18 Aug 2013 | 02:36 pm
To be a good ad creative you have to be good at a lot of quite different things: generating ideas; having the tenacity to see them through; selling them in; choosing the talent to work with and gettin...
Unbreak my weekend, say you’ll love me forever. 16 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
What is the great American novel? Sharks make movies better (thanks, J). Scottish parenting (thanks, G): YouTube’s worst-rated videos all in one handy place (thanks, J). Great houses in films: Vi...
