Danny    Thompson,    Freelance    Copywriter


The world sticks to the paved roads. The roads are paths paved by industry. The paths are trails widened by the marketplace. The trails are hacked by the Weird, who leave the paved road for the sake of curiosity and wonderment. Where the Weird go, the world follows.

Archive for November, 2005

A Heaping Helping of Humble Pie

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005

I like to think of myself as pretty creative. I like to think I know a lot about creativity. Then there are days like today.
I was driving my sons to daycare this morning. My three-year-old had a spideman waverunner-type-toy. But he turned it upside down and it became his “Bad guy shooter,” which he used […]

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Welcome to Bland Atlanta

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Okay, so Atlanta, via Brand Atlanta, has adopted a new postitioning statement: Every day is an opening day.
I’m surprised that this came from Grey Global.
So, every day is an opening day. While, perhaps, it speaks to something about growth, it doesn’t capture the flavor of Atlanta to me. When I think Atlanta, I think dining, […]

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Cheating Creativity

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005

As I mentioned in my last post, I’m dealing with a stressful situation made even more so by illness. However, I worked through it and ended up with what I feel may be a couple of my best pieces of work yet.
Which brings me to the Lefthanded topic du jour: how do you stay creative […]

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