Getting the sack is almost as much fun as being in the office

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 15 October, 2009 to the design and art subset

Melbourne advertising creatives Shane Dawson and Ben Birchall who recently lost their jobs now occupy their time making videos of their out-of-work (or would that be funemployment?) antics and efforts to find new work.
After 5 years at the same agency, a creative team is given their pink slips after a big account walks. They [...]

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How to spot a “creative person” at ten paces

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 22 August, 2008 to the comment subset

An interesting article that explores the ten traits that make up a “creative person”. I think there may be more creatives about than we suspect…
Creative people alternate between imagination and fantasy, and a rooted sense of reality. Great art and great science involve a leap of imagination into a world that is different from the [...]

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DiK Connect – find creatives worldwide

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 21 May, 2008 to the design and art subset

DiK Connect is a brand new initiative from the Design is Kinky crew to help narrow down the search for creatives worldwide for your next web or advertising project.
If you work for an agency, studio or company and regularly need to source illustrators, photographers, designers, animators, motion or Flash people then Connect is for you. [...]

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Creatives don’t wear suits

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 28 April, 2008 to the comment subset

Creatives don’t wear suits because they’re cool right, and only suits wear suits.
So if it’s unacceptable to wear a suit, and you may only dress causally, where’s the individuality in that? (Just wondering, that’s all…)
To demand that one wears a suit when sitting at a computer all day that’s a bit harsh. If clients are [...]

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[weAREtheIMAGEmakers] issue 15

Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 10 March, 2008 to the design and art subset

Issue 15 of [weAREtheIMAGEmakers] hits the streets.
issue 15 is now online featuring interviews with meggs, rome torti, simon degroot, glenn manders and william ‘grohl’ harden. the artwork gallery includes new work by trent whitehead, kill pixie, buff diss, hawaii’s rdh, matthew on and more. and the photo gallery features images by baden pailthorpe from sydney.

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[weAREtheIMAGEmakers] issue 14

Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 17 January, 2008 to the design and art subset

Issue 14 of [weAREtheIMAGEmakers] is online and features interviews with Akina (aka Lang Leav), Andrea Innocent, Kareena Zerefos, Mel Stringer and Smitten by Stephanie. (I know a smitten-able Stephanie, I wonder if she’s the same one?). All five artists are also participating in the GRRRLs Exhibition next month.
Speaking of Miss Lang Lee’av, she has created [...]

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Nona

Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 8 August, 2007 to the design and art subset

Edition #9 of OnVoiceOver has (finally) left the building!
It took far longer than intended to produce, but the last couple of months have been kind of busy.
Anyway, we’re done, and in this edition you can read about Brisbane artist Andre Piguet, Sydney comic artist Matthew Huynh, and Justin McMurray’s Hidden Lives project.
Check it out!

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Vocal

Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 9 December, 2005 to the design and art subset

Ok, so it’s been a little quiet around here lately, but I’ve been working on something new, and it’s name is:
OnVoiceOver
The first edition features write ups on Openskills, Mameintosh, and the Three Stones Calendar.
Check it out!

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