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How Brands Like

Manchester United

Are Getting It Wrong

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When honesty is your only option

I am not a big fan of laziness, as anyone who works with me will tell you, but this image below made me laugh (3rd row on the right). I guess if you are going to be lazy then honesty is the only option you have. It says, “I’m too lazy to make a website so please check out my work at FLICKR.” Agreed this took some time, effort and is an interesting approach. I love what people are doing with paper and typography at the moment as you can see i the 4th row on the right hand side

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When honesty is your only option

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Where will the internet take us?

The beauty of the internet for me is not the wealth of information available, although that is a blessing we should thank our lucky stars every day, but for me the internet was the original social media platform. Social media is a place where you can share with friends, colleagues and new acquaintances all the things that you are interested in or is happening in your life. Agreed, social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, myspace etc have made this easier but we should n

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Where will the internet take us?

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Why do I share all the pictures? well they are for me and to inspire

Someone asked me the other day why I created the blog. The answer is simple, I did it for me. You see, many people in a creative industry looks for inspiration around the world. Many great Advertising people like David Ogilvy, Bill Bernbach and Fairfax Cone all talk about having a box of things, lines, pictures or whatever that has caught their attention on a certain day. The box sits somewhere in a bottom drawer continuously being added to over the years. It’s the go to box

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Why do I share all the pictures? well they are for me and to inspire

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Don’t let someone live rent free in your head

Take a look at the first image, “HOLDING A GRUDGE IS LETTING SOMEONE LIVE RENT FREE IN YOUR HEAD.” I love this! How true you give someone so much attention and time that has upset you. A great quote to help people move on and just let things go. The joke of the couple in bed having sex and the girl texting is just funny, so I had to include that. Nothing inspires more than something that puts a smile on your face. Another favorite today is the poster for the Chicago Public Li

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Don’t let someone live rent free in your head

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A pause in blogging operations!

For those that have written to me over the last week I am sorry but I have been in the desert filming a TV commercial. I will be posting some pictures of the actual film production on here soon but you can see a few on my twitter account as that was the only thing I could do during the hectic schedule. We were up before sunrise and out filming until sunset to capture beautiful landscapes so here was little time for anything other than a few hours sleep. Hope you enjoy todays

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A pause in blogging operations!

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There is beauty in everything

Where and how we find inspiration is as diverse as the people we are which shows in the creative work we produce around the world. Embrace differences of opinion, different styles and different people; because that is what makes this planet such an incredible place to live. We look up at the stars and often wonder what is out there. Are we alone? What does it mean? Few take the opportunity to look around and appreciate what they have. This is human nature but something, as yo

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There is beauty in everything

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Why the best are the best

A new day, a new set of challenges. Over the years one the things I find most interesting is the habits of good creative people. I see many kinds of creatives in my line of work and some breeze in when they feel like it, have a coffee, read the paper and before you know it half the day is done. Great if you are a David Ogilvy but lets face it there are few of those around. The best creatives I have worked in many different countries is the work ethic of always working, and wo

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Why the best are the best

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There are those that want and there are those that do

I meet many kinds of creative people in my line of work and you tend to see certain categories. You have the ‘ones that want to be creative’ – These tend to talk a lot but rarely do anything. Then you have “the triers” – these tend to so some work but often look at every project as though it will take forever and by the time they actually start, and realize it wouldn’t have taken that long if they had started earlier, and end up with an average product. This time of person su

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There are those that want and there are those that do

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Time: A friend and a foe

Sometimes the tide of work seems so large that you just need to get work out as quickly as possible. But one thing you should always keep in mind when creating something is to take a step back, a very large deep breath and look at your work with an open mind. You have to learn to be brutally honest with yourself or you will end up getting some very harsh criticism that you will find hard to take. Remember there are design basics and there is also peoples opinion. Filter throu

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Time: A friend and a foe

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How photographers tell a story

I love the differences within the photographs from today’s collection. From the shot of the horse under water to the mystery of the sunken ship a story is being told. Some stories are a little more graphic like the concept of the girl being sick at a party, not really sick but with paper which I think is very cleverly done. Each tell a story in such a different and compelling way which is really what draws me to photography. Technique and the aesthetic look of a photograph ar

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How photographers tell a story