Christmas is a time that has inspired artists the world over to represent Christian iconography through their own eyes and the nativity is a particularly potent subject matter, as this post-modern classic shows us in the 21st century zeitgeist.

60 Watt has been briefed to create a recruitment advertising campaign for a range of sales personnel, including Telesales and Field Sales Executives, as well as positions in Admin and Sponsorship for The Scotsman Publication’s. The ads, which will run for the foreseeable future, capture the can-do attitude that The Scotsman looks for in its [...]

I was rooting through my old Leith files the other day in order to write a piece for the Drum forum (if you’re interested, you can read it here) when I came across a copy of the invitation to the Leith agency launch party, way back on December 6th, 1984.
For those of you who weren’t [...]

This is the new gizmo Amazon.com are so excited about.  It’s going to replace books, we’re told.  I’m not surprised they’re excited. First of all, it costs all of £200.  TWO HUNDRED POUNDS! You could buy a half decent book shelf, including the books, for that.  And then once you’ve forked out all that loot, you still don’t have [...]

A little known, to us anyway, and Google-unfriendly design group in South Africa has designed the 2010 poster for the FIFA World Cup. It’s a cracker (and rumoured to be based on Samuel Eto’o).
Shame about the logo.

Who put the dick in Janice Dickinson? Some of you might suggest it’s not who, but how many?
She’s one of a kind.
Those of you who have been watching I’m a Celebrity Get me out Here! will have spotted her. Or heard her at least.
Oh man!
Oh man!
Oh man!
But the bookies have her as one [...]

Facebook is not known as a particularly political animal, however it may be about to upset world order through its latest petition. A group has been set up to celebrate the fact that England have drawn Kazakhstan in the qualifying groups for the World Cup in South Africa in 2010.
So, a petition has been started [...]

This is a marriage made in heaven by Rock Legend Robert Plant (Mr Led Zep himself) and The Queen of Bluegrass, magnificently produced by T Bone Burnett.
Should it work? Dunno?
Does it work. Oh yes. Oh yes indeedy.
It’s 13 tracks of magnificence. Probably running out as the crtitics’ choice for album of the year when the [...]

The modern day Scottish advertising family tree started here. This recently unearthed document, in the shape of Hall advertising’s 1984 telephone list, is a who’s who of the industry today.

Mill, Denholm, Stanier for a start (they of Leith and 60 Watt fame). Then there’s creative luminaries such as Gumm and [...]

This little beast and scores of his pals up and down the country generates an incredible £216million in revenue from fines every year.  A couple of weeks ago, I threw in my sixty quid’s worth by foolishly doing 40 in a 30 mile limit on a two lane road with nobody in sight.  Nobody, that [...]