[ paul isakson ]

A Few Worthwhile Reads

Some interesting things I came across yesterday and would like to post more on, but probably won't be able to for a day or two if at all, so for now, here are the links...

First, Dave Trott Live Chat via Scamp - Dave shares some great advice and thinking on how to get a job in this business and what he thinks makes for great advertising today. I also really liked Scamp's approach to this for two reason. First, Scamp wrote a post arguing that much of what Dave wrote 30 years ago on getting a job in advertising was irrelevant today and followed it up by allowing Dave to have a conversation with Scamp's readers to defend/explain himself on the Scamp blog. Second, I think using the comments section of a blog post to host an audience driven interview was a fantastic idea. Thanks to Alan (a.k.a. Tangerine Toad) for pointing it out via Twitter.

Second, Scholz & Friends has posted an interesting presentation titled Brands and Communication in the Era of Media Democracy that is well worth a look. For those browsing here, following is the slide show. For those reading this where it won't come through, here's a link.

Lastly, BMW has revealed some inspiring thinking on the future of car design that caught the attention of quite a few. I love that they ignored conventions and took a fresh look at things. A bit from the WInding Road post:

Chris Bangle, head of BMW Group Design, describes the philosophy behind this wildly innovative GINA Light Visionary Model as “Being flexible. Thinking flexible, acting flexible – context over dogma.”

Dan Wieden Talks About "Just Do It"

An excerpt from Dan Wieden on the origins of "Just Do It" which appears in the upcoming "Swoosh! Inside Nike," airing Tuesday, February 12th at 10p.m./1a.m. ET on CNBC.

paul budnitz blogs

I guess you could say that I'm a bit of a fan of Kidrobot stuff. So, I of course like this video by ReBo Labs a lot. But I'm even more happy to let you know that Paul Budnitz has a blog and is sharing all kinds of interesting things on it, including the above video.

Some of it is Kidrobot related, some is more personal, some is educational/informational, and possibly the best thing on it is that he openly shares some ideas he hasn't done yet. I especially like his post on perpetual creativity. Anyway, just wanted to be sure to share it. I highly recommend you check it out.

the outside in: female parkour

Parkour has always fascinated me. I'm sure that is part of why I found this interesting. I also like how you can take a lot of what she says and apply it to many things.