It's Junior's End of Financial Year WHIP! That's right, this week Stan's got advice that'll have you working in no time. Freelance opportunities - out they go! This is the time to get your folio in order and hurry into your nearest agency. HURRY! This amazing window of opportunity MUST END SOON! With the end of the financial year coming rapidly to an end brands are looking to spend the money in their annual budget that they have yet to spend. They do this because if they don’t spend ... Read More! »

“The air is full of ideas. They are knocking you in the head all the time. You only have to know what you want, then forget it, and go about your business. Suddenly, the idea will come through. It was there all the time." -- Henry ...

Tony. He hangs out with rock stars, wins a shit load of awards, and I'm sure gets mocked for being a little bit 'Special'. Ha! Oh, we're so clever. A talented Art Director by trade, Tony is the ECD of one of NZ's top ad agencies, and is kicking goals left right and center in the creative scene -- the world over. We don't quite know where he fitted in a beer or three with us in the midst of all that, but we managed to ask him a few questions while we could. Junior: Where did it all begin, ... Read More! »

When speakers take our simple brief of ten tips in ten minutes and change it to however they see fit, it's so much better than sticking to the rules. Rules = Lame, buster. Paul Marcus Fuog, from Coöp, gave us one simple tip at our Melbourne event last week: 'Learn from others'. We then had special appearances from all kinds of designers, including Sagmeister, telling us a stellar little tip or two each. It was like ten speakers in one! Bonus! If only we gave out pencils (which would have ... Read More! »

We think Stan might have been on a little Beatles binge this weekend whilst writing his WHIP. Listen to this while you mull over how to approach his words -- if anything it'll put you in a great mood on a Monday! If you want to be a creative you have to love what you do. Because if you don’t it shows. It shows every time you make a half-arsed excuse. It shows every time you settle for good enough. And it really shows when you produce a piece of work that you know you ... Read More! »

"I will solve your problem for you, and you will pay me. And you don't have to use the solution -- if you want options, talk to other people. But I'll solve your problem for you the best way I know how, and you use it or not, that's up to you -- you're the client -- but you pay me". -- Paul ...