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Creative Bites: Andy Shortt
April 21, 2009 – 2:02 pm | No Comment
Creative Bites: Andy Shortt

ANDY SHORTT
AD MAN
HUXLEY QUAYLE VON BISMARK
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 7 TORONTO PARTICIPANT
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What are you hoping to experience at Portfolio Night?

“To meet some bright young talent that can create trans-media ideas.”

What single piece of advice would you give a young creative before he or she sits down with you at PN7?

“Have more work that crosses multiple platforms, and [...]

PN7 comes to Malaysia
April 20, 2009 – 4:24 am | No Comment
PN7 comes to Malaysia

Every year, ihaveanidea’s Portfolio Night has expanded to new cities and countries, and 2009 is no different, as we welcome Kuala Lumpur into the PN7 mix!
This cosmopolitan southeast Asian city has been making waves in recent years, and its ad industry has been blossoming. ADOI Magazine has been documenting this Malay creative emergence, and is [...]

Creative Bites: Ron Tite
April 17, 2009 – 2:41 pm | No Comment
Creative Bites: Ron Tite

RON TITE
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
SHARPE BLACKMORE EURO RSCG
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 7 TORONTO PARTICIPANT
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What single piece of advice would you give a young creative before he or she sits down with you at PN7?

“Don’t blow smoke up my ass. We’re there to talk about you and your work. Besides, the lingering taste of charcoal means I’ll only be [...]

Creative Bites: Roehl Sanchez
April 16, 2009 – 12:24 pm | No Comment
Creative Bites: Roehl Sanchez

ROEHL SANCHEZ
VP, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
COSSETTE (BLITZ)
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 7 TORONTO PARTICIPANT
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What are you hoping to experience at Portfolio Night?
“Find young hungry talent.”

What single piece of advice would you give a young creative before he or she sits down with you at PN7?
“Polish your book.”
Looking back, what was your own first portfolio like?
“Too big, too long, [...]

Creative Bites: Vinny Warren
April 15, 2009 – 5:04 pm | One Comment
Creative Bites: Vinny Warren

VINNY WARREN
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/FOUNDER
THE ESCAPE POD
PORTFOLIO NIGHT 7 CHICAGO PARTICIPANT
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What single piece of advice would you give a young creative before he or she sits down with you at Portfolio Night 7?
“Be ready to start over the next day. Don’t be precious about ideas. Bricklayers don’t get precious about bricks.”

Looking back, what was your first [...]

PN7 appears in Words & Pictures
April 14, 2009 – 9:26 pm | No Comment
PN7 appears in Words & Pictures

If you’ve glanced around the interwebs any time over the past few years, chances are you’ve come across Words & Pictures, a weekly webcomic detailing the exciting adventures of Graham and Jamie, creative duo extrordnaire.
We’re fans of their Words & Pictures, and its creators are fans of ihaveanidea, so it was only a matter of [...]