Rory Sutherland: Life lessons from an ad man

You’ve got to take a few minutes to watch this TED talk by Rory Sutherland. It is relevant to advertising creatives like me, but it cuts a much wider swath and provides humorous commentary on our culture, our values, and our thirst for an escape from materialism. Terrific examples of the difference between perceived and intrinsic value. The advertising [...]

Still loving stills, but appreciating the authenticity of video

It seems to me, on balance, that high-def video ought to be the medium of choice whenever a company wants to convey gravitas and credibility; small video cameras are the best way to deliver photo-journalistic impressions. For dramatic storytelling, cinema is still the king… But for sheer artistic impact and the crystallization of imagination or reality, still images have regained a lofty place near the center of the visual pantheon.

What I see when I turn away from my task

Here’s the panorama from left to right… See and download the full gallery on posterous Sent from my iPhone

Little guys filling a big dumpster

Adi and Dani were learning how to help today. And it was kinda fun! Download now or watch on posterous IMG_1155.MOV (1189 KB) Sent from my iPhone

The Fun Theory http://bit.ly/3SocDb

Thanks to Anthony Hewson of The Copywriter’s blog for making my day: http://bit.ly/3SocDb I like watching people experiment, and I like watching them discover something fresh and unexpected. Most of the folks don’t smile even though it’s pleasurable to them. But there’s a great shot of a kid smiling. Of course, music — especially music [...]

Round-filing the remains of my days

Finally, disposing of the detritus of my first 10 years of business has become a priority. Hundreds of trays, 10s of thousands of 35mm photographs… Each photo part of an existential thought process on behalf of clients; each tray, the product of uncounted hours of animation camera work and multiple projector programming; each 1-inch video [...]