Monthly Archives: January 2013

Make my logo bigger

Posted on January 31, 2013 by rjmackin

A couple of frustrated Irish creatives produced these wonderful posters from the worst client feedback they’d received. Click on the image to view the full collection.

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by rjmackin

One third of our axis of evil, Claire Daly, might be realising right about now how useful well connected friends are when you’re in a tight spot. But having alienated the entire Garda force some months back and used Dáil … Continue reading →

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“It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.”

Posted on January 29, 2013 by rjmackin

[youtube.com/watch?v=f8xiNx7mXm4] eyem a man and wont get pregnant and itz notta right that i wish to fight for.  the thought ovva bunch of cells growing inside me only to emerge nine months later as a person scares me and perhaps … Continue reading →

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Ads I wish I’d made: #4

Posted on January 25, 2013 by rjmackin

Genius from the ISPCA. Brilliantly timed with the unfortunate announcement of the closure of HMV’s Irish stores.

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k’yaavan style

Posted on January 23, 2013 by rjmackin
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No smoke without ire

Posted on January 22, 2013 by rjmackin

Minister for Health James Reilly’s latest mission is to exile already beleaguered smokers from outdoor smoking areas, beaches, their own cars, homes and public parks. This could well be the final straw. Our nanny state has gone too far this … Continue reading →

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Irish Folk Furniture

Posted on January 22, 2013 by rjmackin
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the wonderland massacre . . .

Posted on January 17, 2013 by rjmackin

wasting work hours browsing nothing interesting until i taste a moovie thatz lousy developed by men with skill . . . a contemporary L.A. noir about the dangers of sexual obsession and ambition, both personally and professionally, among a group … Continue reading →

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outrage that stirrups the emotion . . .

Posted on January 16, 2013 by rjmackin

Eyem in the kitchen heating tinned oxtail soup with the bitch faces fighting at my feet while wifey weads with peace in the living room, wine on the wadiator and ‘news’ on the teevee.  The top story tells us that … Continue reading →

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All work and no pay

Posted on January 16, 2013 by rjmackin

The UK government is planning to reform the welfare system to provide better incentives for people to work. Measures will include a £26,000 cap on the total benefits any household can receive and the introduction of a single “universal credit” … Continue reading →

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