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Although, Andy, you’re not the only one – I too have been asked to design an album cover… Although my brief was much more terrifying, consisting of a photo and the directions to “create what the album creates in your mind…”

After much procrastination I gave the band this…

As my payment for the “painfully gnarly” design I was made an inaugural Death Ray Ballerina.

Ah the joys of an open brief.

With the morning mist in Rotorua Sir Howard Morrison has left us to rest in peace.

A beautiful exit to a talented and giving soul. Thank you for your contribution to the world Sir Howard, your life has made it a better place, and you have helped New Zealanders search for a united cultural identity immeasurably. Thank you, and goodbye, you will not be forgotten by this Jaffa.

For those of you who don’t know much about him, here is his bio…
And for your listening pleasure… How Great Tho Art by Howie (There is an astounding live version of this song where he sings it to the Queen, but as I can’t find it on YouTube, I imagine it’s tied up in the archives of TVNZ.)

Some good links can be obtained from The Dominion Post

Is it really necessary for Play-Doh to celebrate its 50th? If I had kids, I wouldn’t want them playing with a 50 year old, no matter how brightly and child-friendlily presented.

Lets take a look at some of the brands that have stuck with us through thick and thin something to celebrate this year…  Air Korea is celebrating its 40th, MINI celebrates it’s 50th (with a new coupe no less), Marks & Spencer is 125 years old and Sainsbury’s is 140! Oh, and closer to home, St Pierre’s is 25.. I love the way marketing trends trickle down into our local brands.

What exactly is a 140-year anniversary anyway?
A quadecimus-centennial?

Good on Dave Dye for blogging about ‘the importance’ of a well-established brand in economic times like these. (read it) You’ve made my recession so much easier to bare more amusing.

So what about the newer companies? Do they get to celebrate? Or are these duodecimus and quart-centennial celebratory campaigns the supernovas of our baby-booming fore-bearers contribution to the worlds economy? The last bastion of their capitalist ideology, before they drown in their own economic quagmire…  I need a long cool glass of Milk.

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