You only need to look up the flat roofs to discover them around. I ignore who they are or where they come from. They don’t move. They don’t respond to me when I shout at them. They’re just like angels from a Wim Wenders movie.

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I feel very honoured to introduce “The Piffles”. This movie is the first international release by 9 year-old animator Anoush Stanboulian, a young talent who, on top, is the daughter of my colleague Barret.

Check it out and watch this space to see what she comes up with in the future. :)

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I’m just back from one of the D&AD President’s Lectures by Dan Wieden and David Kennedy. I very much like the brilliant work that their agency has consistently delivered during the past 25 years and for that they’ve got all my respect and professional admiration.

The lecture was death boring though. It lacked of rhythm, both guys seemed to be pretty uninterested about it and I didn’t get much clear from their sometimes vague answers (the format was an interview conversation). I really had hoped for something more inspirational. Shame.

But the highlight of the night was about to come; when in the Q&A round Ron asked this in front of over thousand assistants:
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Act I

When Tchaikovsky composed the music for the Swan Lake back in 1876 no one could predict that these four acts would become the most famous classical ballet of all times.

The Swan Lake was his first commission as ballet composer and many didn’t trust on his abilities to make a good job.

In the highly competitive world of advertising many new agencies find extremely difficult to build a good reputation and obtain the credit they deserve. Often they are forced to face the establishment of an industry where the weight of your name is sometimes heavier than the quality of your work.

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