by Luke Sullivan | Aug 13, 2012 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness
Over the course of my 33 years in advertising, I must’ve been handed a hundred “program ads” to write – you know, the kind of ad a company runs in an event program to express support for, say, the dizzying Everest of achievement of the local curling squad. As a junior...
by Luke Sullivan | Jul 9, 2012 | Advertising, Commentary, Thirty Rooms To Hide In
Hey folks: I had the nicest time in Orlando being interviewed on a fun podcast called Celebration of Imperfection. Give a listen, maybe in the car. I really liked my interviewers, George Kedenburg the THIRD, and Steve Carsella. Nice guys. And it’s fun listening...
by Luke Sullivan | Jun 7, 2012 | Commentary
My favorite writer died yesterday; Ray Bradbury, dead at 91. Posting this only a day after his passing, I still find myself way at the back of the line of people extolling their love of the man online. Actor Rainn Wilson tweeted: “R.I.P. Ray Bradbury. You made...
by Luke Sullivan | May 12, 2012 | Advertising, Commentary
I’m just finished reading a very good book by the guy who founded Behance – Scott Belsky – titled Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles between Vision & Reality. We’ve all seen our share of creative directors who believe that critiques should...
by Luke Sullivan | Apr 30, 2012 | Advertising, Commentary, General Crankiness
In my book Hey Whipple, Squeeze This, I propose that creativity is exactly like washing a pig. Because it’s messy. It has no rules. No clear beginning, middle, or end. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, and when you’re done you’re not sure if the pig is really clean or...
by Luke Sullivan | Apr 19, 2012 | Commentary, General Crankiness, Thirty Rooms To Hide In
Podcast in which host Jeremy and I chat about a previous post on this site — the one about infinite resignation and about how keeping your hunger and anger at a slow boil can help keep you from burning out in a tough...