W+K London

December 18, 2008

perkins in shanghai: the finale

Ian writes:

Well, it's almost time for me to leave wk shanghai after an unforgettable
experience. (Shanghai hen nanwang. 上海很难忘 .）

It's been an up and down ride.

Today's pictures:

Chiewling's shoes. Little mice. Ahhh.

The icon for non-recyclable – nice – I'd not seen this in the uk.

I xi shanghai (double happiness).

Nike and China propaganda. (Hey, isn't advertising product propaganda
anyways…?)

Dixon, one of the guys from our office, who had to be our Nike athlete
as we couldn't find an appropriate model in Shanghai… He is tied to a shopping
trolly by a yachting harness while we photographed his "jumping" feet…
That's the Chinese "can do it" mentality…

I'm sad to leave. The office has so many lovely people who are working so so
hard. I'm very impressed with them for their effort. I'd love to come back
sometime. Great experience.

Thank you, wk.

Ian

December 11, 2008

Pink Squash Studentastic!

Lucy writes:

Over the last couple of weeks there has been a true advertising workshop frenzy here at W+K. The workshops have been great with all students involved really getting stuck into the creative brief set.

I was pretty evil and set the latest two courses, Bucks and Gloucestershire Persil soap powder as the brief, not exactly the simplest task on earth. But the guys and gals rose to the challenge. Dennis made us laugh. Aaron baffled us with stories of his enigma code complex washing machine dial.

Some of the students won W+K T-shirts some of them didn't but I think we all came out of the experience having learnt a lot.

I learnt it's pretty much a Guinness World Record to fit 30 students, 30 chairs, myself, a tutor and a large plate of assorted biscuits into the pink room. I shall take that piece of wisdom forward with me for the next round of student visits in 2009.

The guys and gals of Bucks Uni and the ever so lovely Julie Wright.

The gals and guys of University of Gloucestershire and their tutor

behind the camera, Mr Frank Holmes.