My first reaction was pleasure and admiration. 'That's great'. A second later, the jealousy kicked in. 'Wonder who did it... hope it wasn't someone I know.' And then the fear. 'Shit, I've got to work harder. Got to write better ads.'
So if I ask honestly what inspires me... the No.1 is probably good ads. Even if what they inspire is mostly jealousy and fear.
At No.2 I would put blogs. I've been exposed to more inspiring thoughts and concepts in the year since I started reading blogs than in three or four normal years.
At No.3 I'm going to put people. I'm lucky enough to have many people around me - colleagues, friends, family - who say inspiring things, and do inspiring things. Why they choose to hang out with me, I have no idea.
So - ads, blogs, people.
What are your 3?
Monday, November 27, 2006
What Inspires You?
Saw a great new ad yesterday, for the British Heart Foundation. Here it is.
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People who blog about ads.
;-p
Agencies.
People.
Music.
My past.
My past.
My future.
1. My scrapbooks (both physical and virtual) of found items & articles
2. Blogs (other peoples scrapbooks).
3. Lying in a hammock on a beach with a cold beer in my hand.
People - everyone has something interesting to say if you can listen
Blogs (self explanatory)
Fodder totally unrelated to what I'm working on (usually a clue for something new)
Art.
Life.
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