It's time to get your creative on! As Stan tells us, there's always more hours in the day to do things for love, not money. As a side note, this WHIP is #111. It seems fitting that that's also the emergency telephone number in NZ. Please give a little to our Kiwi bros in need. Last weekend I caught up with an art director friend of mine, who told me about an interior design project he’d been working on. During the week I met two very interesting copywriters. One is about to have a book ... Read More! »

And! Another Mixtape by music extraordinaire Patrick Collins. This one will make you feel like you're in a time warp and live in a Donnie Darko-esque movie. Potentially. It could be just us. Happy Friday Dancing-time! [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5619898/Junior%20Mix%20Tape%2006.mp3] Or, right click here to download. Every month we’ll be profiling a young artist/designer/writer/etc via the mixtape cover. Luci Everett is a bit of a spruce-moose. We're not sure what ... Read More! »

Brendan McKnight is the fresh-faced editor of Desktop magazine. At just 26, the magazine is almost older than him - but that hasn't stopped him. Since stepping up from Online Editor, he pitched a new vision for the mag, which centred around a celebration of the 'culture of design'. We'd tell you more of the juicy goss, but Brendan swore us to secrecy when we caught up with him amid the craziness of the unveiling of the first issue. Which, by the way, goes on sale next Wednesday. Fact: ... Read More! »

Juniors, sometimes you have to think about the seniors out there. Not the pensioner, mobility cart wheeling kind, but those who know their shit -- who have the ability, and the experience to tell you what's makes a freakin' good ad, and what you should do if you ain't got one in your book. Stan tells us why we need to listen to them. This morning I am going to share with you some wisdom from Suzanne Pope, creative director of highly regarded Canadian agency John St. “A number of years ... Read More! »

The odds of being a success aren't as low as being struck by lightning. It can happen, but as Stan tells us, it's all about the hard yards. The class of 2011 has just been announced for AWARD School. And for every kid who got the thumbs up, there are sure to be two or three times as many who didn’t get accepted. If you are one of these people don’t fret. All you need to do is work harder. That’s easy for me to say, I’m sure you’re thinking, but it’s true. Talent is ... Read More! »

In all our 41 interviews we have never, not once, ever, done a junior interview with someone in Planning. Our friends who want to get into planning kept complaining. And complaining. And not getting jobs in planning. We felt like bad friends so we found Mark Pollard, Director of Strategy at McCann Sydney. Mark’s earlier years spent building websites give him bucket-loads of that digital savvy-ness -- all the kind stuff you need to get yourself strategising the shit out of digital. He also ... Read More! »