Thinking about your folio does not mean you're working on it. It took us a while to get that one, but we're better at it now. "Don't talk, just make. Everyday." Got it. Awesome. Tomorrow is a new day! Let's all make something new for our folio. It'll be fun. You in? Need more convincing? Stan has more to say... When was the last time you worked on your folio? If it wasn’t as recently as this week, then I’m guessing it’s not as good as it could be. Sounds harsh I know, but you need to ... Read More! »

Is this job cool enough? Will I be proud when I tell others its name? Are the people who work here good teachers or idiots? Is the boy/girl at reception handsome/cute? Will I get to work on the good stuff or will I just make coffee? Will I meet famous people? Will I be at work until 12am? Is there a good cafe nearby? Will this help me to get a better job later on? Will this job ruin my career? Am I getting underpaid? Is it open plan or a cubicle cave? Can we have beers in the office on a ... Read More! »

Balloons! We has balloons! Pretty cool huh? Yeah, we thought so too. What's that? This isn't a conversation? We're writing things and pretending you're answering? Shuddup! So what? We can do what we like. We can ask Mel Campbell from The Enthusiast to come along to our event and make an amazing presentation about writing, dogs' dicks and bogans. We can drink and be merry. We can take photos of you and stick them up here for everyone to see. We are the rulers of our kingdom! All bow before ... Read More! »

Ever been to see a Creative Director with a book full your precious scribbles only to have him say that your idea won a gold lion at Cannes the previous year?... Yeah. We've all been there. Don't worry one day when you get a job you can steal all the agency's award annuals. Problem solved. But in the mean time, Stan's got some advice to get you through. The ever uncheerful German philosopher Goethe once said that, “Everything has been thought of before. The problem is to think of it ... Read More! »

Remember that emo-kid at school who 'managed' the punk band? Let's call that kid ‘street smart kid’. 'Street smart kid' was the shit. He was creative, tenacious, focused, could get a hundred screaming kids along to some shitty gig in the sticks, and hacked up letterboxes with an axe after downing a bottle of Jimmy B at your fifteenth birthday. Where is 'street smart kid' now? Running that record label you want to work for, of course. This week we interview one such 'street smart kid' - ... Read More! »

How lame is the internet? Yeah, totes lameski, we know. It makes us lazy. So lazy in fact that we don't go to libraries anymore. Googler and Wikipediac are the modern resources of choice. To stand out these days, we gotta get old fashioned. So this week, Stan reminds us of the best old fashioned advice: Make phone calls. As a junior the best way to get your folio in front of potential employers is to ring up and make a time to go and see them. This isn’t always easy to do. In fact it can ... Read More! »