Face book

Has anyone noticed there are currently two high profile advertising campaigns running at the moment using exactly the same 'quirky' concept, buildings that have 'faces'?

Imagine the clients' disdain (a family car brand and O2 broadband) when they find their exorbitant marketing budgets have been spent on producing identical campaigns. Even worse, picture the carnage in the agencies' creative departments. For once the expression 'gutted' is totally appropriate, if the art directors haven't already committed hari kari, they must be dying of acute embarrassment having found their 'original' concept, being displayed in the same media at the same time.

Meanwhile, here's some of my 'originals' now consigned to the bin...

My mate Anthony

I recently had the privilege to visit Anthony Gormley's studio and was able to take several photographs. It was quite amazing to see figures of all shapes and sizes at different stages of construction or wrapped ready for transportation. Typically I found myself admiring the aesthetic qualities of everything around me including the welding equipment not to mention the welder himself.

Meanwhile ...lunch on the river

This is getting serious, registration is due today, my navigator has just declined the trip and I've yet to try out the car. There's only one thing for it - a spot of lunch to discuss plan B. The fine new Italian restaurant on the pier opposite the office is a perfect venue for getting things into perspective whilst watching the comings and goings at high tide.

Phorr! My brother

This is the reason I've started this blog. My brother suggested I take part in this rally and drive one of his Jaguars, on reflection I think after our long family lunch he must have been drunk and may now be regretting his offer. However, I'm going to take him up on it.