15/12/08
ADVERTISING FEATURE.
Brian Griffin is now available to shoot.
After spending the best part of fifteen years doing all manner of arty, high brow stuff like installations and art films he’s now available to shoot for people like us.
In fact he’s just shot this campaign for us.
It’s for the BTAA and History of Advertising Trusts massive online archive. (Hello Barry!)
The little pink and blue squiggles say-
‘What influenced those who influence you.’
Just in case there are any readers out there who missed him first time around here, a brief selection of his work.
Brian can be contacted at brian@briangriffin.co.uk
14/11/08
WILL WE LIVE TO SEE A BLACK D&AD PRESIDENT?
It looks unlikely.
There are no black people on the executive committee.
There are what seven black people working in our business?
As for the students trying to get into our business, they’re probably 90% white, 10% Asian, 0% black.
Let me rephrase that, it sounds like I can spot what the genetic composition of a person is merely by looking at them.
For every ten students I see, nine will be Caucasian, one will be Asian, and all will have spikey hair and wearing jeans halfway down their arse.
In fact, I can’t ever remember seeing a black student.
If pushed I can only remember four black creative people in the business since I started back in 1985 – Alex Ayuli, Ray Barrett, Cordell Burke, and Trevor Robinson.
Why?
The numbers just don’t add up.
2% of the country is black. So statistically there should be eight black people at AMV alone.
White people are generally more privileged?
Maybe in account management and planning, but surely not in the creative department. There you are judged on your ‘book’, regardless of race creed or religion.
So why oh why are we so white?
This is the first in a series to focus on minorities in Advertising or whatever we call it this week- Communicatising?
Marketinations? Advertisineutralating?
Future subjects include ‘Women In Advertising’, ‘Albino Into Design Doesn’t Go!’ and ‘The Lactose Intolerant in The Digital Domain.’
