“Why is it that all advertising people I’ve ever known want to get out? They all want to build their own schooners, plank by plank, and sail to the Tasman Sea. I know a copywriter at Creighton Insko Dale. At lunch one day he started to cry.”

Or so says a character in a book by Don DeLillo, former copywriter. 

The Awl profiles the before-and-after careers of DeLillo and five other authors who started in advertising.

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Dentsu London paints with iPads.

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Red fang video : $5k budget

Red fang video : $5k budget

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Hamburg’s Big Ol’ Bather, by Miami Ad School’s Oliver Voss. Via Daily Mail.

Hamburg’s Big Ol’ Bather, by Miami Ad School’s Oliver Voss. Via Daily Mail.

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HOTTEA. You’ve seen it around MPLS, now read the story behind it.

This image is from UNURTH. The story is on mplsart.com.

HOTTEA. You’ve seen it around MPLS, now read the story behind it.

This image is from UNURTH. The story is on mplsart.com.

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Sound Charge t-shirt converts sound into electrical energy.

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To promote the new Batman Movie, a hidden hashtag was embedded in the audio playback. 
Hidden Messages in Audio - Via Hack a Day

To promote the new Batman Movie, a hidden hashtag was embedded in the audio playback. 

Hidden Messages in Audio - Via Hack a Day

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Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse

Get A Kit,    Make A Plan, Be Prepared. emergency.cdc.gov

The CDC would like to know; Are you prepared for the coming Zombie Apocalypse?

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New cover series by Penguin. And read the story behind the cover of the story.

New cover series by Penguin. And read the story behind the cover of the story.

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