Russell Davies

worrytank

this is how brainstormings normally feel to me.

great bag of type

exactly the kind of authenticity brands would love to buy. look at the type on that bag. lovely

george's dad on the phone

this is a great idea. a walking tour of new york you get via your cellphone. this is symptomatic of the way ubiquitous technology will change/influence things.

the worst quentin

cliche

i just discovered the origins of the word 'cliche'. It was originally a combination of words so common that printers didn't bother breaking up the words in type-form. When you know that it somehow becomes a more interesting idea. Makes you think about the visual/advertising equivalent.

in mexico there are no rules

war room

brevity

I'm very skeptical of the value of brevity in doing ads and strategies. But when you find a fantastic bit of compression it's worth noting. Picnic, lightning is one of those. Billy Collins has turned it into a poem, and I think it's the title of a book, but it's originally from Lolita: 'my very photogenic mother died in a freak accident (picnic, lightning) when i was three....

manifesto

let's make planning the voice of provocation, rather than the voice of reason.
let's be idea-centric rather than consumer-centric.
let's be make planning something interesting to do, rather than a profession

films that are really about management

Crimson Tide "we're here to preserve democracy, not practise it"

Glengarry Glen Ross