STUFF FROM THE LOFT - Dave Dye

['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']