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Duke — where John Wayne meets the Naidoos
by Herman Manson. Duke founders figured that, if they could save their business, they could save other businesses. And so was born the agency’s secret weapon: its Brains Trust.
3Verse — the tale of two suits and Ivan Johnson
by Herman Manson. A creative is needed, suits Kay Orlandi and Andrew Alexander discovered, to sell their offering to clients. Enter Ivan Johnson.
AdForum Worldwide Summit: A surprise visit from John Wren, Omnicom CEO
by Johanna McDowell (@jomcdowell) NEW YORK CITY: Day 5 was quite spectacular as our first meeting was a surprise — John Wren, CEO of Omnicom. The AdForum Worldwide Summit Forum has not seen him for a few years but he accepted the invitation to join and give us an update on the Publicis Omnicom merger.
Design Indaba 2013: John Maeda on the dissipating disconnect between art and technology
by Herman Manson (@marklives) John Maeda (@johnmaeda) describes himself as a “humanist technologist.” Through his love for art and technology, and his belief that together they can advance technology that acknowledges our humanity, Maeda has emerged as an important thinker in our approach to both.
Currently president of Rhode Island School of Design, Maeda is a leading proponent for expanding our focus from STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) to STEAM (by adding Art).
Formerly a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology he has published five books including The Laws of Simplicity (2006) and is an acknowledged artist and graphic designer. Maeda also sits on the board of ad agency Wieden+Kennedy amongst others.
Maeda is visiting South Africa as a speaker at the annual Design Indaba conference taking place Feb 27 – March 1. MarkLives spoke to him prior to his arrival in South Africa.
Design Indaba 2012: John Bielenberg is wrong (and right about it)
It seems like graphic designer John Bielenberg will not be defined solely by his creative credentials. And there are plenty of those, including arms-full of awards, exhibitions, honorary degrees and fellowships.
Detergent Company Successfully Aligns Staff Member to Brand
Detergent brand BlitzIt is already enjoying returns on its internal brand alignment strategy, as evidenced by the recent ‘brand alignment’ of a BlitzIt staff member. John Doe reports…
Small Screen ‘Sextravaganza’ set to replace Teleshopping
Commercial TV has announced a new focus for 2011. John Doe reports.
“Our growth has been phenomenal over the past year,” says Brent Doss, Commercial TV MD. “Our hard hitting news, socially focused documentaries and the pick of old US sitcoms and movies have clearly delivered what the public wants, and now we’re looking to build on this growth. Consequently, our programming will be moving heavily towards smut as the year progress.”
Creative Director Wears Beret to Disciplinary Hearing
Arthur Groenewald, Creative Director at TBW Smith Jones Wallace Broadbent and Ndimande, arrived at his disciplinary this Tuesday hearing wearing a black beret. Questioned by media journalists about his head gear Groenewald stated the item was ‘in line with his life as a conceptual revolutionary.’
Silver Loerie Winner Found
The advertising industry breathed a collective sigh of relief when copywriter Jason Smythe-Wallace returned to his desk at agency CBA Ford Smith Jones and Broadbent. Although the agency has declined to comment on Smythe-Wallace’s whereabouts over the last few weeks, reliable sources have indicated that the emerging young talent had been languishing in a remote North-West jail, one of several creatives caught on the wrong side of Loerie law.