Thursday, September 11, 2003

Penguins. I'm sorry. I'm still laughing. The movie on the left is from eclecticism and it's via Gary's Mediaburn Radio Weblog. And I'm still laughing. I can't stop. BTW, you can get a penguin at the Penguin Warehouse. Quick, before they're sold out. 10:49:06 PM     |

Invaders. Decorating your living room? Go on then. Via linkfilter. 10:21:05 PM     |

Jaws. Wow. A gallery. Via the fantastic Kosmonautentraum. 9:16:41 PM     |

Beware of Recruitment Agencies. I spotted this recent ad at mad.co.uk: A New Vacancy... Award winning conceptual team is required for this fantastic opportunity to join leading integrated agency to create first class brand led creative promotional advertising for a major drinks brand across UK, Europe and internationally. You'll have top SP agency experience and really understand all elements of the SP mix from ambient to sampling and even the odd on-pack, equally you could be working on TV. Booze or Fags experience ideal. So I thought: great! I've done lots of Sales Promotion in the past, I'm now more than 20 years in the business, this shouldn't be a problem at all. And I know a copywriter to team up with. Enter Bruzas & Graves, the recruitment agency. Jane Bruzas finally rang me back, after having trouble finding my CV, which I handed in personally as a print out, because apparently they can't read PDFs at their office (I sent my CV three times: a PDF; a stuffed PDF and as a zipped PDF. No luck there. And they work for ad agencies? They can't open PDFs?? Jeez...) The dialogue was as follows: Jane: You've done SP in the past? Me: Yeah, lots of it. Effem petfood, Reemtsma cigarette brands, Colgate-Palmolive - you name it! Jane: Was that in the UK? Me: No, that was in Germany. But I've moved to England about 10 years ago, have worked in the US, in Germany, in Belgium and of course UK. Jane: Nah, I'm sorry, I don't think you're suitable for the job. My client wants people with knowledge of the UK market. I don't think you're suitable. I'm sorry. Now who's mad here? I mean - an instore poster is still an instore poster. A shelf wobbler is still a shelf wobbler. A display is a display. There is just no friggin difference between the UK market and the continental market. B & G don't know anything about the job. So much for my rant. Sorry about this. I just had to get it out. Injustice. Recruitment Agencies. I hate them all. 5:18:27 PM     |

The Library. It's a place where books are free. A song (Flash) by Cursor Miner for all the blogging librarians out there. Have fun. It's fun. Via xq. 3:36:16 PM     |

A repeat [30.04.2003] Wroom! Old Carrera slotcar catalogues from 1969-1972 are on Saschi's homepage. Just hope the link works - the website is heavily framed. 2:35:27 PM     |

A repeat [21.2.2003] rrr-rrr-rrr ... That's about the sound a compressor makes with an airbrush attached to it. Wonderful - how nicely that fits with the Radebaugh link! Here's a website about Airbrush History. And another one, not less interesting. Mind you, I still have two DeVilbiss Aerographs just next to me on the shelf. Perhaps I should get a new compressor. And inks. Or acrylics. Or ... maybe not. Think I'll stick to Photoshop and Apple. And a good old Magic Marker every now and then. 2:28:39 PM     |

Adam Ant, saving the gorilla. On Sunday, 21st September, 2003, Adam Ant will join the Great Gorilla Run - a 7km fun-run through the city of london, where everyone dresses-up as a gorilla - to raise funds to help SAVE THE GORILLA. Thanks to Annie Mole. 8:52:07 AM     |

Modern Day Ruins. More industrial photography. Modern Ruins by Shaun O'Boyle and Wendy Lewis O'Boyle. Thanks to Patrícia of bitlounge (the first website where I actually like the automatic music). 8:33:42 AM     |