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A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s blog

November 20, 2024
It’s raining in Motueka. It feels like it’s raining all around the world. A few weeks ago, it was the birthday of one of my all-time best friends, Mike Jones.…
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A Tinkers Cuss

November 20, 2024
Kelly and I have just been downtown in the ’52 Bug. It’s pouring with rain, and ordinarily we don’t take any of my Volkswagens out in wet weather. The bug…
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A Tinker’s Cuss – Jim Wilson’s Blog

November 20, 2024
Kelly and I have just been downtown in the ’52 Bug. It’s pouring with rain, and ordinarily we don’t take any of my Volkswagens out in wet weather. The bug…
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The Best Brands Live On The Streets

November 7, 2024
In the realm of branding, stepping off the beaten path often yields the most memorable results. For iconic brands like Tiffany’s, Ralph Lauren, Palace, and Ray-Ban, street poster campaigns offer…
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A Tinkers Cuss

October 7, 2024
My life in the Bush of Volkswagens I passed my driver’s license in April 1968, the day after the Wahine disaster. There were cracks in the road up on Murray…
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The Hatmosphere awaits you

September 23, 2024
Fashion is a funny thing—current, retro, high-end, street, boho, athleisure. It’s all ultimately subjective. One thing is for certain: we all have that one piece of something special that evokes…
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Prima Facie

September 18, 2024
  Prima Facie tells the story of Tessa (Mel Dodge), a top defence lawyer who specialises in tearing holes in the claims of alleged victims of sexual assault. To her,…
The Ginger Giant

The Ginger Giant comes to K Road

August 27, 2024
We’re always excited when a brief comes through the door as big as this. Pushing boundaries is in our DNA, even more so when we’re faced with challenges that we…
Poetry

Poetry on the Streets of Philly

June 20, 2024
With National Poetry Day fast approaching, we always find ourselves reminiscing about the important history of poetry in New Zealand. With that sentiment in mind, we look back to our…
We Skate Pōneke

We Skate Pōneke

June 12, 2024
You may have seen it in the flesh, or heard rumblings about it on the streets of Wellington. There are some changes going on in the big (little/medium) smoke, and…
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A Tinkers Cuss: May 2024

May 1, 2024
In April 1974 I was found guilty of various narcotics offenses and driven out to Her Majesty’s Prison at Paparua. The “Meat-wagon” as it was known was an old 1948…
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NZ Music Month

April 29, 2024
Back once again for the renegade master. After ongoing success, we’re back again to support New Zealand Music Month. New year, same deal. Free music posters for NZ musicians for…
Adventures in meatspace

Adventures in meatspace

April 10, 2024
When strategists talk about ‘brand engagement’ it can sound a bit science-y. There are terms like metrics, channels and impressions. There is data. All of which is vital, because we…
Happy with ad wastage

Happy with ad wastage? Us neither

April 3, 2024
One of the people who invented marketing came up with a good line. He said he knew half his ad budget was wasted – but unfortunately he didn’t know which…
National Poetry Day 2024

National Poetry Day 2024

March 28, 2024
Mark your calendars! The date for this year’s nationwide celebration of poetry is scheduled for Friday 23 August. Registrations and seed funding applications are now open, and event organisers across…
Part of the machine

Part of the machine

March 20, 2024
It’s funny how touching a piece of paper can send your head off to the moon. Some of my earliest memories are pre-ordering motor cross magazines with my dad at…
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A Tinkers Cuss

November 20, 2024
Kelly and I have just been downtown in the ’52…
Prima Facie

Prima Facie

September 18, 2024
  Prima Facie tells the story of Tessa (Mel Dodge),…
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NZ Music Month

April 29, 2024
Back once again for the renegade master. After ongoing success,…
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