Nothing special, it’s just that yesterday I’ve posted the 100th post. When I started this thing last year in September I never thought that point would come so early. For me it was just an experiment and I started because I loved and still love to read Russell’s blog. I think I am not the only one who started this whole blogging thing because of him. Anyway, time passed by very quickly and I got to know a bunch of interesting and lovely people (you know who you are). What I am really happy about. Hopefully some of you actually did find some interesting, amusing, honest, lovely, nice or just silly things in the stuff I wrote and maybe some of you enjoyed reading my musings (copyright for this word is held by Rob, I’ve just lent it).
So this is my post no. 101 and if you like I will remain on this domain writing bits and pieces. Thanks for all the attention, nice words and stuff. I hope this was an adequate post for this occasion.
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This post was only published because of some heavy threat of force by Mister Marcus Brown. Now, go and have some fun with the funny money machine generously shared with the world by Mister Rob Campbell. Have to work on now, serious. Word to your mother.
My other bills can be found here, here and here.
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When you pass our office and you see our feet on the desk, don’t think we are hanging around on porn sites, reading comics or jiggling our balls. Actually it means that we are working. Because the brain feels better when being on one level with your feet. It works. So give it a try.
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This one is cute. A perfect example of how a good idea grows because of a brilliant execution. The story is quite easy to understand: a posse of food characters, looking like small vinyl toys, is following a guy around town throughout the day. Simple as that. Nice idea by DDB Sydney and a really good execution by directing duo Jonathan & Josh Baker as known as TWiN. Good one. Clap, clap.
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This year was somehow difficult. And, though I am not the one to judge, the outcome of this years D&AD Global Awards is somehow disappointing. Not in all categories. The commercials for Skittles for example are brilliant and therefore deserve a pencil. But the poster category was slightly disturbing. In the next to pictures there is one winning poster hidden and one who did not. Unfortunately it’s the “St. Wayne” billboard for Nike, made by the folks at Wieden+Kennedy London, that did not get a pencil. Not even a nomination. That’s a decision I simply couldn’t understand or, to put it in a rather adequate way, pissed me off that much that for one second I thought about quitting (don’t worry about the money, I’ve just renewed my membership). It was the best poster that has seen the shiny sunlight of 2006. Brilliant execution, great idea. All for nothing.
And then I see this. Worth a yellow pencil. That’s a poster I argued about with someone before. He thought it is a simple and nice idea. I though it looks like the entrant for some photoshop contest on Worth1000.com. And as much as I try, I still don’t like it. Not the idea, not the art direction. But maybe it’s because Wieden+Kennedy did a brilliant piece of work for one of their clients and I still can’t find LEGO on the client list of the agency behind that poster. Is it because it was done for award reasons only? I don’t know. Maybe I simply don’t like it.
Anyway if the judges at D&AD decided that “St. Wayne” wasn’t even worth a nomination and LEGO was, they will have their pros and cons. From my point of view it’s disappointing. D&AD always has been the award with the best judged work worldwide and hopefully always will be. But this year, I am counting on the guys and dolls in Cannes to do it better than some of their colleagues in London. Nothing more, nothing less. Thanks for the attention.
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Last night our very own art directing genius Maik was awarded with a black pencil at D&AD. It’s the first black one that has been awarded to a German advertising agency. What is brilliant. He got it in the category of illustration for this (it’s only one of three illustrations):
We’re all very happy and proud. Hopefully this great achievement will stop him sitting around frowning, like he does here:
If you like say something nice to him in the comments. Thanks for the attention and: HOORAY!
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The nice people at Wieden+Kennedy London, in person of Neil Christie, have written a post about the painting. Brilliant. There are some nice comments on it, some critical stuff and an interesting and quite supporting rant by Mr Campbell. Thanks, Rob (and everybody else who wrote something. Supporting or critizising.). Though I have to say, that maybe there is some misunderstanding in the aim of the painting. It was not supposed to scare Wieden+Kennedy. It was more some kind of personal journey. Because I was scared to do this thing and finally did some piece of work I like and what I think has some kind of meaning and message. Maybe not only to me. I was scared but I have turned it into something good and meaningful. That’s why scare is what you make of it. And that’s why it’s not supposed to scare somebody. It’s supposed to leave a “you’re so right. love it.”. Nothing more, nothing less. Though it is supposed to open one or two doors as well. Preferably the one to the office of Kim and Tony, ha (Neil said the picture is standing around somewhere there now).
Though while checking pros and cons about what I did, I have to say that it’s maybe a bit too complicated to get at first glance. You have to check this website to understand everything (start at the bottom, that should help as well). And busy people don’t have the time. Though if you’re interested have a look. On woweewow.com all the important thinks are linked (my two blogs, my pieces of work, my email). And you can see the post on Wieden+Kennedy London’s nicely written blog by clicking on the picture below. And if you have some minutes take a look and the other interesting things they write. Or maybe tell them to hire the charming and nice bloke who is writing this blog.
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