Working in creative
A customer walks into a car dealership and says he wants the hottest looking, fastest sports car on the lot; cost is not an issue. The sales rep rolls up in a $1,700,000 Bugatti Veyron. “Holy &#$*,” says the customer. “That’s WAY too expensive. And I could kill myself going that fast.”
So goes today’s creative paradox.
"It takes emotional connection to create the work and emotional detachment to improve the work."
(Source: zhubi)
An awesome intern
- Me: There was so much sugar in that cupcake I fear I may vibrate off of my chair.
- Intern: Silver lining: you’ll probably crash so hard that you’ll sleep through your entire flight. In the meantime, I’ll keep an ear open for falling-off-chair sounds from your cube. I got your back.
- Me: We are an unstoppable team.
"You can’t schedule creativity from 3:00 – 4:00 pm: that’s a meeting, not an idea incubator."
~ My amazing CMO, Jill Tannenbaum, on brainstorms.
New (ahem) corner office at the new jobby job. Things to note:
- Giant basket ‘o cookies from my dear friend Matt Knell. Nicest human being ever. Sent them as a congrats on the new gig/you’ll need sugar/”to keep you sane”. Love him.
- This may be a corpo job, but I still gotta rock the red sneakers with a dress
- TONS of shelf space, to be filled with awards, framed articles and (soon) TOYS
- Midtown may be a far cry from Dumbo, but I carry the Brooklyn spirit with me (pour one out for my homies)
Need another reason why ad agencies are fun and creative places to work? Example:
Recently, Mat Williams hand wrote 288 of the lines Bart Simpson writes on the blackboard to open every episode. He used 20 white markers over 2 days to complete the work on the 22m long blackboard at Work Club, a London based ad agency. Clicking here will allow you to zoom in on any part of the blackboard.
DOPE.
Mad Men, Meet the Dumbo Crew
Carrot Creative gets some mad love from the Wall Street Journal. Booyah.
No Sleep In Brooklyn
Dear clients on conference calls, that is a dog with a smushed nose snoring, not someone on the line dosing off. http://twitpic.com/1kpnwf
Katy Kelley
Marinated in NPR, sauteed in Hip Hop, garnished lightly with Kung-Fu movies, washed down with a Guinness and served with a side order of cleverness. Has been described as “Mary Tyler Moore meets Pee-Wee Herman”.
Delightfully ambiguous with a dollop of intellect. Chilling in Brooklyn, NY.
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