Stanley Johnson
@branddna.bsky.social
Creative director and corporate trouble maker.
Lovely drive to Healesville for a Film Festival screening. So nice to pay $7 for a beer rather than a huge mark up.
When I snapped this 10 or so yrs ago it was a terrible typo. Today we’d say it was probably intentional to show it wasn’t written by AI.
Deelish lunch at Babaji's in Belgrave today. This lunchtime curry bowl included rice, naan & a papadam for a mere $15. Absolute bargain especially when you consider they have a Hat in the Good Food guide.
Good overview of David Droga's recent talk in Australia. He shares some excellent wisdom.
David Droga: Agencies Secretly Like “Shitty” Clients as Alibi For Mediocrity | LBBOnline
Little Black Book, During an appearance in Sydney, the iconic Aussie adman covered the future of holdcos, swapping a 25% agency stake for a rug, and preferring to fly “middle seat in economy” than fir...
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Our village roundabout in full bloom says we are on the downhill run to springtime.
A deluxe For Your Pleasure is coming out in November. Cannot wait!
Roxy Music to release unheard tracks as part of For Your Pleasure deluxe edition
Bryan Ferry spoke of the pressure involved in creating the music.
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Nick Cave being interviewed by Roy & HG around the time of The Boatman's Call album. This is a really great watch.
Nick Cave Roy & HGs Planet Norwich 1998
YouTube video by Rolling Rockvideos (rollingrockvideos)
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Although mostly out of my budget, there are some lovely pieces in this auction of one of Melbourne's most respected furniture and design retailers. tinyurl.com/y4r43e9e
Spotted on Linkedin today. A futurist who's so future focussed she doesn't know what month it is.
Stole this from Harvard Biz Review: AI makes building easy. Choosing what to build Is harder.
Just asked my wife if this stuff rocked? She looked at me like I’m an idiot.
Walking Lilydale Lake at lunchtime whilst people with google map printouts are running about on a corporate away day treasure hunt.
If there's anyone who gets what a centre back does in the Premier League it'd be Rio Ferdinand. His thoughts on Liverpool signing Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona give some really good perspective.
It's 3pm on the afternoon before Census Day and we still haven't received our letter of instruction so I went on line and did it without instructions. Gulp....
One of the things I love about reading a book on my iPad is how easy it is to look up words that are not in general usage.
After that Saints performance I needed a little pick me up. Thank goodness for Jonathan.
Jonathan Richman - Now is Better Than Before (Later Archive 1994)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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Stumbled on bottles of Germany’s finest in a random grocery store in the outer eastern suburbs.
Outstanding set design for the new play Break Of Day with Kat Stewart at Malthouse theatre.
Oh man I can't believe William Orbit has died. He produced some great music including one of my all time favourite Blur songs.
Blur - Coffee And TV (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Blur
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OMG! Just heard the Massive Attack have brought Elizabeth Fraser and Horace Andy with them on their Oz tour. Can't wait till Tues!
BREAKING: Wise man of advertising says what we've all been thinking for years.
The agency finance department is 'stifling' creativity - AdNews
" ... their enthusiasm for using headcount never actually applies themselves."
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As a young creative cut my teeth in direct marketing. I won ADMA awards. I went on to judge at their award shows. And I even sat on the ADMA Agency Council. To learn that ADMA is no more is sad news. I'll be honouring its memory with a beer at lunch.
AANA and ADMA reveal the name of their merged industry body - AdNews
Marketing Association of Australia.
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