['‘Art Director’ is an unhelpful title. It has nothing to do with Art\xa0and very little to do with directing. Some think it’s about making stuff look cool, I think it’s about communicating at speed. We work in a medium people are actively trying to ignore, so we can’t hang around. Art Director’s can only communicate quickly if the understand: a) Their basic toolkit;\xa0photography, film, illustration, editing, cropping, fonts, colours and the rest. b) The world around them: how humans behave,Read more', '‘Art Director’ is an unhelpful title. It has nothing to do with Art\xa0and very little to do with directing. Some think it’s about making stuff look cool, I think it’s about communicating at speed. We work in a medium people are actively trying to ignore, so we can’t hang around. Art Director’s can only communicate quickly if the understand: a) Their basic toolkit;\xa0photography, film, illustration, editing, cropping, fonts, colours and the rest. b) The world around them: how humans behave,Read more']

['The arc of most creative agencies tends to be very similar; start idealistic and creative, become less principled and duller over the years as the realities of finance, earn-outs and fatigue start to kick in. Adam Eve are like the Benjamin Button of ad agencies. They started burdened by the financial realities due to a situation called ‘Sorrell’. Having come through the early sensible years they seem to grow more creative as each year goes by. They won noRead more', 'The arc of most creative agencies tends to be very similar; start idealistic and creative, become less principled and duller over the years as the realities of finance, earn-outs and fatigue start to kick in. Adam & Eve are like the Benjamin Button of ad agencies. They started burdened by the financial realities due to a situation called ‘Sorrell’. Having come through the early sensible years they seem to grow more creative as each year goes by. They won noRead more']

['Former rent collector, bull-fighter, porn director, klacker salesman, Judas Priest manager, account man, copywriter, art director and Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy Worldwide. (Warning: Some areas of the recording may have been adversely effected by a rioja.) BLACKER HYDE ASSOCIATES Ltd. An early Neil French concept. HOLMES KNIGHT RITCHIE. BATEY SINGAPORE. THE BALL PARTNERSHIP. The only known picture of Neil without a cigar. My tattered copy of Neil’s book. I recommend it.Read more', 'Former rent collector, bull-fighter, porn director, klacker salesman, Judas Priest manager, account man, copywriter, art director and Chief Creative Officer of Ogilvy Worldwide. (Warning: Some areas of the recording may have been adversely effected by a rioja.) BLACKER HYDE ASSOCIATES Ltd. An early Neil French concept. HOLMES KNIGHT RITCHIE. BATEY SINGAPORE. THE BALL PARTNERSHIP. The only known picture of Neil without a cigar. My tattered copy of Neil’s book. I recommend it.Read more']

['Sometimes, it’s difficult writing about people you know. On the one hand, you don’t want to offend them with a flip remark, like ‘no filter between his brain and mouth’, or ‘certified nut-job.’ On the other, and probably worse, you don’t want to get all gooey with guff like ‘only about the work’ or ‘incredibly consistent* since day one’. So I won’t bother, I’ll just let you listen and make your own minds up. (*Except for ‘Captain Chaos’.) STUDENT. BMP.Read more', 'Sometimes, it’s difficult writing about people you know. On the one hand, you don’t want to offend them with a flip remark, like ‘no filter between his brain and mouth’, or ‘certified nut-job.’ On the other, and probably worse, you don’t want to get all gooey with guff like ‘only about the work’ or ‘incredibly consistent* since day one’. So I won’t bother, I’ll just let you listen and make your own minds up. (*Except for ‘Captain Chaos’.) STUDENT. BMP.Read more']

['The best ads\xa0appear effortless. As if created accidentally, the result of a chance corridor meeting by people letting off steam\xa0on their way to different, grown-up,\xa0\xa0serious\xa0meetings, probably ones\xa0involving charts, numbers and mashed-up new words they get the gist of but aren’t 100% confident of their meaning. The truth is that it’s hard to create work like that, it’s like catching lightning in a bottle. A few creatives have been\xa0in the right place at the right time to grab a bolt, barelyRead more', 'The best ads\xa0appear effortless. As if created accidentally, the result of a chance corridor meeting by people letting off steam\xa0on their way to different, grown-up,\xa0\xa0serious\xa0meetings, probably ones\xa0involving charts, numbers and mashed-up new words they get the gist of but aren’t 100% confident of their meaning. The truth is that it’s hard to create work like that, it’s like catching lightning in a bottle. A few creatives have been\xa0in the right place at the right time to grab a bolt, barelyRead more']

['Starting out as a creative is tough. Most days are divided into two parts, first you\xa0squeeze out as many ideas as you possibly can,\xa0second you\xa0try not to give up when your creative director tells you they are all crap. Occasionally you may get a ‘nice’, that will keep you going until maybe two months later when you may get a ‘cool’, even an ‘ok’ buoy the spirits. Encouragement is crucial. The first person of any note to say nice aboutRead more', 'Starting out as a creative is tough. Most days are divided into two parts, first you\xa0squeeze out as many ideas as you possibly can,\xa0second you\xa0try not to give up when your creative director tells you they are all crap. Occasionally you may get a ‘nice’, that will keep you going until maybe two months later when you may get a ‘cool’, even an ‘ok’ buoy the spirits. Encouragement is crucial. The first person of any note to say nice aboutRead more']

['I was just about to write ‘the business I joined 30 years ago is unrecognisable today’. But then it occurred to me; that’s bullshit. Take today, either side of writing this I’m\xa0working on a global brief. The\xa0brand has an\xa0existing line that needs to be given new meaning, its felt to be a little too heavy, and possibly a bit esoteric in certain markets. We need to make it lighter, more upbeat and positive. Also, it’d be handy if we couldRead more', 'I was just about to write ‘the business I joined 30 years ago is unrecognisable today’. But then it occurred to me; that’s bullshit. Take today, either side of writing this I’m\xa0working on a global brief. The\xa0brand has an\xa0existing line that needs to be given new meaning, its felt to be a little too heavy, and possibly a bit esoteric in certain markets. We need to make it lighter, more upbeat and positive. Also, it’d be handy if we couldRead more']

['My 7th\xa0boss. Former hitch-hiker, copywriter, Frankenstien re-animator, ECD, David Abbott\xa0replacement, DAD President, ITV sitcom creator, Radio 4 drama writer and cousin of Showaddywaddy lead singer Dave Bartram. . DELANEY FLETCHER DELANEY. WOOLAMS MOIRA GASKIN O’MALLEY. WCRS. ABBOTT MEAD VICKERS. CREATIVE DIRECTOR. TBWA. WRITER.Read more', 'My 7th\xa0boss. Former hitch-hiker, copywriter, Frankenstien re-animator, ECD, David Abbott\xa0replacement, D&AD President, ITV sitcom creator, Radio 4 drama writer and cousin of Showaddywaddy lead singer Dave Bartram. . DELANEY FLETCHER DELANEY. WOOLAMS MOIRA GASKIN O’MALLEY. WCRS. ABBOTT MEAD VICKERS. CREATIVE DIRECTOR. TBWA. WRITER.Read more']

['Chris Palmer. My 5th boss. His 1st\xa0job was as John Hegarty’s writer. He won 5\xa0DAD silvers in his first in his first year. Set up and agency in his 4th\xa0year. Become one the most in demand directors\xa0of the last\xa025 years. Launched, arguably, London’s\xa0No 1\xa0production company over over the last two decades;\xa0Gorgeous. Also,\xa0Mark Denton says Chris\xa0can draw better than him. Annoying isn’t it? We had a great chat, hope you enjoy it. BBH with John Hegarty. BBH with Mark Denton. LOWERead more', 'Chris Palmer. My 5th boss. His 1st\xa0job was as John Hegarty’s writer. He won 5\xa0D&AD silvers in his first in his first year. Set up and agency in his 4th\xa0year. Become one the most in demand directors\xa0of the last\xa025 years. Launched, arguably, London’s\xa0No 1\xa0production company over over the last two decades;\xa0Gorgeous. Also,\xa0Mark Denton says Chris\xa0can draw better than him. Annoying isn’t it? We had a great chat, hope you enjoy it. BBH with John Hegarty. BBH with Mark Denton. LOWERead more']

['After years of being amazed at what was on the net, I’m now increasingly surprised at\xa0what’s not. Three years ago I was trawling\xa0for a particular\xa0ad of Tom’s, not only\xa0couldn’t I find it I could barely find any of his work. Outraged, I gathered together as much of his\xa0work as I could lay my hands on and put out a post called ‘Hands Up Who’s Heard Of Tom McElligott’. I was trying to be snarky and ironic, like you may writeRead more', 'After years of being amazed at what was on the net, I’m now increasingly surprised at\xa0what’s not. Three years ago I was trawling\xa0for a particular\xa0ad of Tom’s, not only\xa0couldn’t I find it I could barely find any of his work. Outraged, I gathered together as much of his\xa0work as I could lay my hands on and put out a post called ‘Hands Up Who’s Heard Of Tom McElligott’. I was trying to be snarky and ironic, like you may writeRead more']