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Creativity needs criticism (nickasbury.substack.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by inlandempire@jlai.lu to c/artdesign@jlai.lu
 

Adland's misdiagnosis of its own creative malaise shows exactly why we need more critics writing more 'thought pieces'

“It is very much more difficult to talk about a thing than to do it,” wrote Oscar Wilde in The Critic as Artist. Adland has a way of proving him right every day.

The latest example comes in the form of a campaign by D&AD, alongside a podcast featuring the creative director behind the campaign—Nils Leonard of Uncommon.

Let’s take each in turn.

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[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Related: "Creativity: dead or alive?" https://www.dandad.org/alive