Clik here to view.
art, the kinetic quality and social objects
Vinny Warren, a highly respected Creative Director in Chicago [He wrote the Budweiser “Whassup” ad campaign] has kindly hung his new “Bluetrain” print in a key focal point of his agency, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
the survival dance and the sacred dance
A friend just emailed me this excerpt from “Soul Dance”, by Bill Plotkin. I liked it so much, I thought I’d share it with y’all. It certainly resonates with my current day job. Brilliant. The Survival...
View ArticleClik here to view.
on finding "meaningful work"
Back in October, I wrote a relatively candid blog post, “Note to My ‘Tribe’: Where are we headed, Anyway?” And as our mutual friend, Seth says, every tribe needs a leader: The next frontier of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
the hughtrain mkii
THE HUGHTRAIN MkII 1. The market for something to believe in is infinite. We are here to find meaning. We are here to help other people do the same. Everything else is secondary. We humans want to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy gapingvoid Birthday! My Blog Turns Eleven…
Over the weekend, gapingvoid.com turned eleven years old. I won’t dwell on it too much, other than to say, 1. Yes, it has been an amazing trip, 2. Thank you very much for all the love over the years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"The New Certainties": Minimalism, Motivational Speakers & Looking For New...
[The “Hughtrain” cartoon, 2004] I’ve been seeing a pattern emerging. Here are some of the main ingredients: 1. That Marfa, Texas, one of the great Minimalist shrines in America is now a popular...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So what comes after advertising (9 years later)?
Back in the early blogging days of 2004, I wrote a little online rant called “The Hughtrain Manifesto”, influenced by all the stuff I was reading at the time: Tom Peters, Seth Godin, Mark Earls, The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Hughtrain, Mark Two
THE HUGHTRAIN MkII 1. The market for something to believe in is infinite. We are here to find meaning. We are here to help other people do the same. Everything else is secondary. We humans want...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“Meaningful brands outperform stock market by 120%”.
Havas CEO David Jones tweeted the following news story earlier tonight: “Meaningful brands outperform stock market by 120%”. 120%. And why is that, you ask? Perhaps it’s related to something Seth Godin...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Brands become interesting to us once interesting people start using them,...
[Back in 2004, I tried merging The Cluetrain with the ad industry, perhaps a couple of years before the world was really ready. Heh.] One of gapingvoid’s favorite collectors, Havas International CEO...
View Article