Hugh MacLeod
Cartoons drawn on the back of business cards
November 9, 2009
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I'm a cartoonist.
I sell limited-edition prints.
I wrote a book.
I'm CEO of Stormhoek USA, which markets South African wine in the States.
I also draw private commissions.
Prints |
Opening | Current |
|---|---|---|
Bluetrain |
$900 | |
We Need to Talk |
$650 | |
Portfolio #2 |
$300 | |
NY NY |
$275 |
So blunt?..
On a second thought, no one’s fucked cos we were all given crayons in elementary school.
“The world still needs ditch diggers, Billy.”
With how conservative both clients and agencies have gotten, and the amount of layoffs this last year, I think the people who are creative are the ones being fucked. The non-creatives are moving on to middle management and higher paychecks.
Sooner or later, someone will need something new and different. Besides, the middle managers in the current economy are now unemployed.
Hey, you guys should work in financial marketing/comms. In the past two years, the less creative you are, the more you’re rewarded. Talk about risk aversion! I’m starting to look enviously at the cleaners… at least they can vacuum in the opposite direction just to see what it’s like.
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