The Art Of Being Noticed

PEOPLE

Bernd Winter

Director

I love the sight of any ski field, but WOW! This one is blanketed in fresh powder.

I have learnt from the results of hundreds of campaigns. I know more than most that strong creative can stretch the possibilities for any budget.

Directing a campaign, I often find that the best way forward is to simply look at things from a different angle.

John Speers

General Manager

Strolling in from a successful meeting, I am brought crashing back down to earth when I'm told that my other presentation has been brought forward by two days.

I've always tried to grab the metaphorical bull by the horns, but my son has just challenged me to try and pull this off in real life.

Hmm, I think I've just discovered why people actually cook less whilst being increasingly addicted to cooking shows.

Galina Dixon

Senior Designer / Studio Manager

After spending hours designing a mind-blowing concept for a new campaign, Photoshop 'unexpectedly quits'... !!!!

I'm heading overseas. I can't believe my ears when the stewardess checking me in tells me that I've just been upgraded.

I've just started designing a campaign for reusable toilet paper. I'm sidetracked when I begin imagining the possibilities for the photoshoot.

Chris D'Arbon

Conceptualist / Writer

I'm sculpting some copy and the words are cascading effortlessly out of my pen. That's not all - I've just managed to use the word 'titillating' in a script.

I've just turned up to a garage sale. As if I don't own enough shoes already, I've just spotted a pair of Michael Jordan's personal sneakers for $2.65.

After days of research and development, I have finally landed on a concept for an integrated campaign involving some paper clips, an iPhone and the moon.

Tillie Stephen

Production Manager

I've got a big pre-production meeting today. Walking in, I discover the word 'mummy' has been scrawled across my shirt in very familiar handwriting.

I'm an expert multi-tasker and I've always managed to keep all of the balls in the air. I think a false sense of indestructability has led me to begin juggling with knives.

I've just received the latest and greatest paper stock samples. Yuck! One of them feels disturbingly like snakeskin!

Natasha Abbattista

Account Director

I've just read the Aquarian horoscope in the morning paper before I leave home and it warns me to 'steer clear of all grand pianos'.

It's Friday afternoon and everything has just been dispatched according to my artfully precise timing plan.

At a restaurant I have chosen for a client lunch, they've served up a whole sheep's head for the table. Forever the optimist, I'm trying to mask my hesitance.

Stuart Tremain

Digital Director

I'm on my Cannondale and I've just been cut-off by a souped up Corolla. I think I'm going to have to race this cowboy.

I've just presented an integrated digital strategy to a client and I told my classic joke about SEO & SEM strategies. It's hilarious! Why is no one laughing?

I've got an online marketing plan to present soon. This video of a skateboarding parrot has gone viral! Could this affect strategy?

Joanna Stokes

Account Manager

A brand-new dress is only as good as its accessories. I wonder if this shade is right?

It's the end of the day on a Friday and I must be doing something right in managing the Creative Studio because it looks like we'll be finishing on time.

The guys in the studio are joking around with me while I'm on the phone. Forever the professional, I produce my best silent retort.

Neal Galligan

Finished Artist / Digital Designer

Ireland have just scored a goal in the dying seconds to qualify for the final of the World Cup.

Producing impeccable finished art is all about attention to detail (and obsessing over the size of that copyright symbol right there).

Just finished slick-looking rich media ad and received word that the specs have suddenly been changed. Lucky I love my job!

Melissa Arasakumar

Account Director

My Portuguese background means food has always been a massive part of my life. The smells of the kitchen can put me under a spell.

I have a meeting to get to, but this 'loading' screen is intent on keeping me from it.

Effective Account Management means being an expert multi-tasker. I sometimes wish I was born with a few extra pairs of hands though.

Chelsea Nabors

Creative Manager

Being a Florida native, we certainly know how to kick up a pair of heels!

In a busy agency, I can sometimes become a human switchboard. It's important to keep my head in the game.

I find that communication is made a lot easier with a body of work that's as sweet as honey.

Ying Wang

Accounts

Friday afternoon can only mean one thing. It's about to rain three-pointers on the court!

Most people find it weird, but managing the agency's finances means I find an exciting challenge in always balancing my balance sheets.

Hang on, Excel's given me one answer and my calculator another - time to delve back into this and find the mistake.

Leonie Messner

Graphic / Digital Designer

I love trying food from all over the world. Southeast Asian cuisine is one of my favourites!

I love coming together with the creative team for a brainstorming session. It feels like a huddle of awesomeness!

Oh my! I accidentally changed the copy to Comic Sans and reminded myself why I like to keep a safe distance from this font.

Dale Smart

Web Designer / Developer

I've just spent the last week surfing some of the most amazing breaks in Hawaii. A clash with a piece of driftwood is imminent and this is going to be one epic wipeout.

I'm about to begin building a website. Before I start, I begin the age-old debate between the pros and cons of Flash vs HTML.

I've been sitting on an amazing idea for a new iPad App. Before I finally begin building it, I discover a different version has just been launched.


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