The Wall Street Journal has a strange way of seeing things sometimes.
The biggest independent on the scene, with billions in annual billings, is still small change to the WSJ.
Here’s the scoop on the new building Ogilvy NY will occupy beginning next year, on the West Side.
The building at 636 Eleventh Avenue was built in 1913 and originally housed the Auerbach Chocolate factory. Ogilvy is calling its new space the “Candy Factory.” It has high ceilings on the first floor, a courtyard and a roof-top terrace that Ogilvy plans to design as a garden space.
Thanks to Google Maps, here’s a sneak preview:
What would David Ogilvy think of this?
According to Creativity, Fred G. Sanford’s old pal Grady is a comedic and creative inspiration of sorts at the New York office of TBWA/Chiat/Day, thanks to Gerry Graf’s appreciation of the sitcom.
I’m in Boulder today, so I thought I’d take a drive out Diagonal Highway toward Longmont to see where Crispin Porter & Bogusky has set up shop in a nondescript office park. And look, there are a bunch of cars in the parking lot. On New Year’s Day. Which leads me to believe it takes extraordinary drive to reach the top and even more to stay there.
This is personally sad. Not because I knew the guy but because I read a book of his (one of the few ad books I’ve made time to read) and feel like I know him. Yes, Phil Dusenberry, a…
Amazing chilean design studio DAF recently launched their spanking new website.
Check their motion reel also ‘cuase it’s red hot.
Much respect to these compatriots who really know how it’s done.
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