It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…
Lesser known fact about Dickens’, A Tale of Two Cities, is that the novel is actually a story about the distant future, yet set in the mundane realm of the past. While terms like “blog” and “lolz” remain ahead of his time, Ol’ Charles’ opening lines to the great text are in direct reference to the current state of our beloved internet and the ease in which either a smarty pants or simpleton can help reduce workplace productivity.
A personal favorite (thanks to George‘s daughter Laura) are the daily updates of This Advertising Life. The brainchild of Atlanta based Copywriter Tim Turnquist, the site is a perfect example of what a .gif based “When I’m…” tumblr should be: funny, relatable, and time well spent. Here’s a few of our favorites.
pitching a bunch of concepts that nobody likes
trying to be creative even when all signs say not to
when I realize I’ve been working on the wrong ad for a while
when I open an email containing a mock up the client made to “show me what they’re talking about”
the moment I hear there might be weekend work
when I see something I made in the real world
when I’m told the project I just got put on isn’t going anywhere
when I suddenly remember I have something due by end of day
A big thanks to Tim Turnquist for being hilarious and making the darker days brighter, and a holla at Laura Simhoni for the introduction (and for getting a ‘TAL fist bump’ with the following submission).
when the client wants edgy concepts then gets too scared to run them
TGIW Freaks.
an’ if ya don’t know, now ya know…