Daily writing: some dude.

So some dude called Gordon Comstock (I am sure there's a joke in that name there somewhere, just not sure what) got noticed by Scamp, and subsequently suffered a mini-digg effect. It wasn't enough to crash his site, but noticeable enough that he put up a post addressing new readers.

I can't help but wonder if it's a coincidence that scamp picked up on him after he embedded Scamp's ad on his blog.



Probably just a coincidence.

In other news my AD is driving me nuts. I'm starting to think he's a fucking retard.

Thank god the nabs book club is happening soon.

daily writing: a spot of Trott

Anyone who's anyone at all in advertising should be reading the blog of Dave Trott, thinker, advertiser and probable con-artist. Somehow or other everything that appears on his blog is either insightful or mind-blowing. Even when it isn't one of the two it's always incredibly well written and interesting. With a huge load of controversy surrounding a lot of the statement he makes.

I respect Dave Trott's as an advertiser. I don't see how anyone can't, but as a person I'm not so sure.

His latest post is titled "when is it okay to cheat?"

An observant person would notice that the title takes the form of a question. So does he provide an answer? Well, yes.

From my understanding it boils down to 'as long as you don't get caught'.

Now I'm conflicted. Sure the guy has done great work, and is revered in many circles, but it's hard to root for someone who thinks wrongdoing is fine as long as you can get away with it.

Sure "art is what you can get away with", but when art meant anything else other than what it means to the individual?

Maybe he's just defining stealing differently, as a "homage" is very different from "thieving", at least in my book.

"Hypocrisy of outraged morality"? Perhaps. Dave, perhaps.

Dave Trott, as he reveals more and more of himself to us, is starting to bear a startling resemblance to Cassidy, the Irish vampire. Instantly likable but incredibly hard to root for as time goes on.

Do I think he's right? I'm not sure. I don't think stealing is right. I think using elements from someone else's work to complement your own isn't wrong, just bad if someone finds out. "Gorrilla" was 'inspired' by a Canadian ad on youtube.

I do agree that getting caught is stupid, and if someone managed to pull a fast one under my nose I'll probably be impressed before I get angry.

But as Alan Fletcher pointed out: "1+1=3", meaning that something new will often arise with the sum of two old things.

I'm 22, unemployed, and probably stupid. So I'll settle on "It's okay to steal as long what you created was more than the sum of it's stolen parts".

Job hunting.

I still haven't given up though.

While I'm at it...

This blog is an EXCELLENT resource for creatives. I do not say that lightly. The caps were justifiably used. The previous 2 sentences were worth their time. So is this one and the previous one.

seriously. GO.

I now pronounce you, art director and copywriter.

I've been in the UK for some time now, and have worked with an art director for several months. My view that over here at least, the relationship between an art director and a copywriter is akin to marriage.

for those back home, you might say "what? surely that's abit extreme isn't it?" or "you siao ar?"

well sad to say but that's what it seems like here. for proof of that go over to here.

Did you see the photos? the references? I'm dead sure I'm not the first one to make the connection, but finding a right partner in advertising is alot like hunting for a spouse. They're like your second significant other. Many of the sam rules apply. Should you be happy that in Malaysia it's nowhere in fucking hell near the state it is here?

maybe.

A tinggling sensation tells me that marriages in the UK is the thing that helps secure the quality of ads. Or the incomprehensibility of it all. who knows.

What do you think.

I hate people who don't listen

Because it just means you can't communicate with them no matter how hard you try. It's futile and it's pointless. It's what keeps this the human race from moving forward.

Why not say that they're both of equal importance

and we're not doing enough of one then?

lousy manipulative arse.

HOw is it not the idea??

How is what you do with the idea more important than the idea?

manipulative arse.

It's not the idea?

It's not the idea but what you can do with it?

bollox.