As pop culture goes, so goes some advertising I suppose. It all started back in the summer when I was concepting new brand spots for a...

We recently relocated from Surf City USA to the Land of Enchantment. This move was for a few reasons, mainly lowering our cost-of-living...

I have two adorable, intelligent, feisty little girls who I’m lucky to share my life with. Not only do they provide unconditional love,...

Sure, I’ve had the pleasure of working on not just national, but international brands. I’ve had work recognized not just for creative...

In today’s job market, which is stronger? The need to remain loyal? Or the instinctual desire just to survive? Based on recent polling...

I love the English languange. And in this particular case, I’m talking about the Queen’s English. Recently, during a lull in freelance...

“Almost all words do have color, and nothing is more pleasant than to utter a pink word and see someone’s eyes light up and know it is a...

Tom Gauld | http://www.tomgauld.com/index.php As shared by an art director friend…. Granted, my “bees” are usually my sister Cairn...

What has been an eye-opening issue has been my relationship with the umpteen different temp agencies I’ve registered with over the past...

There’s an article in a recent issue of Wired where the author lists a whole bunch of “technology” that, despite being inferior in build...

Who needs 140 characters? For the past couple of months, I’ve been lucky to be included in a weekly Haiku exercise. It’s great to see how...

Of course, the natural progression was to evolve from snail mail to e-mail. So as my career progressed, it was easy to fire off a quick...

OK, I’m no Don Draper, nor am I Darren Stevens. (Though I don’t have a personal preference between the two Dicks, I guess I have more in...

During this recent spell of non-permanent work, I’ve been pretty darn lucky to work with some great agencies, albeit remotely. One in the...

It’s summer in SoCal, which means it’s sweeps time if you’re a spider. This translates to knowing that, no matter how careful you are, or...

there are days when diving into the creative process is as shocking as the water temperature here off the coast of southern california....

There’s no question that today’s consumers are a much more sophisticated lot. It seems everywhere you turn, men and women are constantly...

Perhaps I’m disillusioned? Or maybe I just don’t realize I’m wearing rose-colored glasses? But there is a big part of me that does find...

It always comes back to the same necessity: go deep enough and there is a bedrock of truth, however hard. (May Sarton) Finding the right...

whether it’s writing an auto brochure, an insurance company’s direct mail letter, or an educational institition’s web banner, approaching...