Honest and True

In swinging 1960s London, scanning the property pages of the Evening News for a new pad, you might have come across descriptions like this:

“Do not be misled by the trim exterior of this modest period res with its dirty broken windows; all is not well with the inside. The decor of the nine rooms, some of which hangs inelegantly from the walls, is revolting. Not entirely devoid of plumbing, there is a pathetic kitchen and one cold tap. No bathroom, of course, but Chelsea has excellent public baths.”

AGENCY PROFILES

BBH Asia-Pacific, Singapore
After starting up using Simon Sherwood’s (Simon is now BBH’s Global CEO) apartment as its humble base of operations, the agency has now moved into an old warehouse right by the Singapore River where 88 people come in to work every morning.

AKQA, San Francisco
While the majority of San Francisco’s ad agencies inhabit skyscrapers stretched along Battery Street (the “Madison Avenue” of San Francisco), AKQA is located in SoMa (South of Market, for the rest of us non-natives.

Sid Lee Amsterdam
It seems like everyone who works in advertising has at one time or another thought about opening their own agency. I know I have.

EDITOR'S PICK

How to Train Ideas to Come When They’re Called: Notes and Advice for Young People in Advertising PART ONE
In this article, I’m hoping to impart some useful information about advertising ideas and how one arrives at them. I’m hoping this information will bring comfort and peace and a touch more confidence.

How to Train Ideas to Come When They’re Called: Notes and Advice for Young People in Advertising PART TWO
Let’s talk about another process for idea generation. This process isn’t specific to advertising, but it can work very well for what we do. It’s called SCAMPER, and it is attributed to a writer named Bob Eberle.

How to Train Ideas to Come When They’re Called: Notes and Advice for Young People in Advertising PART THREE
What happens if you do something unexpected with your product or your medium or an everyday object? Many years ago, Volkswagen found a way to make the shape of their car say something about thrift in tough economic times.