Perhaps everyone has seen this already but in yet another confirmation the new idea bucket is empty, Scamp unearths this ten year old clip from Dave Letterman which shows colored balls being unleashed down a steep hill. Oh, and there’s watermelons too. As Scamp correctly points out, using a previous idea is not necessarily stealing. After all, all sorts of things have been “re-gifted” and passed off as new. It doesn’t make the creation bad or the creators stealers. If each successive reincarnation serves its own purpose then it’s more a good thing than bad. And the ‘Balls’ ad was a very good thing. Creativity comes, in part, through inspiration. Inspiration comes from the appreciation of something that profoundly influences. Influential work comes from…well, you get the point. It’s a cycle. Hopefully as the cycle continues, value and relevance are a part of the deal.
