@PSFK » hugh macleod http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:53:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Hugh MacLeod: It’s Time To Go Back To Blogging [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/hugh-macleod-its-time-to-go-back-to-blogging-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:52:27 +0000 psfk-salon-hugh-macleod-speaks.jpg"A decade ago, blogging seemed more powerful, more revolutionary, more disruptive… more like the way we wanted the web to be, as opposed to how the corporations wanted it to be."]]> Hugh MacLeod: Is Everything Marketing? [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/hugh-macleod-is-everything-marketing-headlines.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:13:19 +0000 Everything_Is_Marketing"This has been doing the rounds for the last decade or so: the idea that marketing is not just some appendage to be bolted on externally, but something more central and baked-in. But of course, you can take that idea too far... " ]]> How Citizen Journalists Overcome Media Restrictions In Syria http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/how-citizen-journalists-overcome-media-restrictions-in-syria.html Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:14:02 +0000 Syrian-protest-citizenCitizen journalists defy threats of violence to replace harassed local reporters and banned foreign media with web technology.]]> Shut Up And Re-Invent Detroit [Pic] http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/shut-up-and-reinvent-detroit-pic.html Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:39:40 +0000 lemonade detroit proulxCartoonist and author Hugh MacLeod is making custom prints to bolster Erik Proulx's latest film, 'Lemonade: Detroit.']]> Where Do You Do Your Best Work? http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/where-do-you-do-your-best-work.html Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:56:27 +0000 Every week, PSFK commissions cartoonist Hugh MacLeod to draw an original cartoon about an idea from a popular or noteworthy article.]]> Technology Wants To Be Human (Cartoon Of The Week) http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/technology-wants-to-be-human-cartoon-of-the-week.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:13:03 +0000 Every week, PSFK commissions cartoonist Hugh MacLeod to draw an original cartoon about an idea from a popular or noteworthy article.]]> Cartoon Of The Week: Art Vs. Advertising http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/cartoon-of-the-week-art-vs-advertising.html Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:11:14 +0000 Every week, PSFK commissions cartoonist Hugh MacLeod to draw an original cartoon about an idea from a popular or noteworthy article.]]> Hugh MacLeod On PSFK’s Business Model http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/hugh-macleod-on-psfks-business-model.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:16:23 +0000 Hugh MacLeod On PSFK's Business ModelMarketing guru looks at how PSFK develops 'Smarter Conversations' to drive revenue. ]]> Cartoon Of The Week: Losing Our Touch http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/cartoon-of-the-week-losing-our-touch.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 23:00:35 +0000 loosing our touch hugh macleod psfkEvery week, PSFK commissions cartoonist Hugh MacLeod to draw an original cartoon about an idea from a popular or noteworthy article.]]> Cartoon Of The Week: Three Easy Payments http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/cartoon-of-the-week-three-easy-payments.html Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:44:46 +0000 Every week, cartoonist Hugh MacLeod will draw an original cartoon that will illustrate an idea from a popular PSFK post.]]> Cartoon Of The Week: Customs Stifling Marketing Creativity http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/cartoon-of-the-week-customs-stifling-marketing-creativity.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:01:11 +0000

Every week, PSFK commissions cartoonist Hugh MacLeod to draw an original cartoon about an idea from a popular or noteworthy article.

]]> Cartoon Of The Week : What Do Advertising, P.R. And Social Media All Have In Common? http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/what-do-advertising-p-r-and-social-media-all-have-in-common.html Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:50:52 +0000 What Do Advertising, P.R. And Social Media All Have In CommonHugh MacLeod's cartoon of the week explores an idea from a popular PSFK post.]]> Cartoon Of The Week: The Virtual Girlfriend iPhone App http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/pic-hugh-macleod-the-virtual-girlfriend-iphone-app.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:38:45 +0000 (Pic) The Virtual Girlfriend iPhone AppEvery week, cartoonist Hugh MacLeod will draw an original cartoon that will illustrate an idea from a popular PSFK post.]]> Evolving Advertising To Become The ‘Object Idea’ http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/evolving-advertising-to-become-the-object-idea.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:59:51 +0000 Object-IdeaHugh MacLeod expands on the idea of the social object.]]> (Pics) PSFK SALON LOS ANGELES With Syfy http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/pics-psfk-salon-los-angeles.html Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:32:14 +0000 On August 5, PSFK presented speakers from Neighborgoods, Studio Number One, Team Noesis, Idealists, Gaping Void and LAist. ]]> (Pics) PSFK Conference Material http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/pics-psfk-conference-material.html Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:12:10 +0000 conference 3The PSFK Conference New York is only one day away, and we wanted to share the great looking booklets, pins and signs we are preparing for tomorrow.]]> Cube Grenades http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/cube-grenades.html Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:00:56 +0000 For the PSFK Conference next week we commissioned a special print to celebrate the day from illustrator Hugh MacLeod. ]]> “Cube Grenades,” Social Objects, and the Future of Marketing http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/cube-grenades-social-objects-and-the-future-of-marketing.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:30:03 +0000 cgCartoonist and marketing theorist Hugh MacLeod has been developing his concept of “social objects,” now reified in the form of his “cube grenade” series of illustrations, which he believes are representative of the future of both brands and marketing as a whole. Though it may sound opaque at first, the concept of social objects can be summed up by MacLeod’s thesis that people socialize around objects in meaningful ways, and these peripheral interactions are far more important than the objects themselves. Such conversations, MacLeod claims, can be induced by introducing objects into peoples environments in such a way that provokesRead more...]]> MacLeod On Art x Marketing http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/macleod-on-art-x-marketing.html Fri, 01 May 2009 15:35:06 +0000 suffer333.jpgIllustrator and marketing guru Hugh MacLeod was recently interviewed by the Lateral Action blog about his work on both sides of his ego. There’s an interesting comment that he made about art and marketing in the Q&A: LA: A lot of artists and creative types see marketing as an evil necessity – or just plain evil. What would you say to them? HMc: “Artists cannot market” is complete crap. Warhol was GREAT at marketing. As was Picasso and countless other “Blue Chips”. Of course, they’d often take the “anti-marketing” stance as a form of marketing themselves. And their patrons lappedRead more...]]>