Outlive Yourself
In the world of advertising, the opportunities to do great work that does great good are often few and far between. (Excepting cause agencies, of course. Or hopefully.) Pro bono work, which often offers the promise of creative freedom wrapped in noble purpose, too...
Dear Banksy, Shut Up
It’s hip, especially in the ad world, to dig, laud, enshrine, lionize and bestow sainthood upon the British graffiti artist known as Banksy. Of course, as anyone can judge simply by looking at the way I dress, being hip has never been one of my life’s...
Jimmy Kimmel’s “Movie: The Movie”
I have kids. Three. All four and under. To me, late night TV is whatever airs at 9 p.m. So, I don’t see a lot of Jimmy Kimmel’s show unless it’s in clip form on the Gorenet. Instead, I get to sit through 3 ½ hours of the Academy Awards to find...
Outdoor for Africa
For all the talk of traditional media being on the decline if not outright kaput, people still manage to do some amazing things with it. In this case, Britain’s MicroLoan Foundation – an organization that grants small loans to women in sub-Saharan Africa...
Mining Genius From the Rank and File
How many of you creatives out there think you’re good at your job? Most of you? That’s what I figured. And, with a couple of exceptions I won’t name because I’m nicer than you think, you’re all probably right.Or are you?Have you ever had...
Outlive Yourself
In the world of advertising, the opportunities to do great work that does great good are often few and far between. (Excepting cause agencies, of course. Or hopefully.) Pro bono work, which often offers the promise of creative freedom wrapped in noble purpose, too...
Dear Banksy, Shut Up
It’s hip, especially in the ad world, to dig, laud, enshrine, lionize and bestow sainthood upon the British graffiti artist known as Banksy. Of course, as anyone can judge simply by looking at the way I dress, being hip has never been one of my life’s...
Jimmy Kimmel’s “Movie: The Movie”
I have kids. Three. All four and under. To me, late night TV is whatever airs at 9 p.m. So, I don’t see a lot of Jimmy Kimmel’s show unless it’s in clip form on the Gorenet. Instead, I get to sit through 3 ½ hours of the Academy Awards to find...
Outdoor for Africa
For all the talk of traditional media being on the decline if not outright kaput, people still manage to do some amazing things with it. In this case, Britain’s MicroLoan Foundation – an organization that grants small loans to women in sub-Saharan Africa...
Mining Genius From the Rank and File
How many of you creatives out there think you’re good at your job? Most of you? That’s what I figured. And, with a couple of exceptions I won’t name because I’m nicer than you think, you’re all probably right.Or are you?Have you ever had...