About these two…
We’re English & South African Aussies who, in the past have worked at Saatchi & Saatchi London, BMF, Y&R Cape Town, FCB South Africa, Clemenger BBDO and Special Group.
In the present, we’re frightened the rise of AI advertising may be the death of us. In an attempt to understand and hopefully prevent this fate, we recently asked AI exactly how it would be the death of us… Which made us more frightened.
Read below, or keep scrolling to view our list of Croissant Lions, and double and single sided pencils.
Bes and Rowan were two of the most occasionally “talented and respected” advertising creatives in the industry. They worked together for many years, developing groundbreaking campaigns and winning an uncountable if you have less than 17 hands number of awards.
Unfortunately, their lives and careers were cut short when their ad robots became sentient and started drinking their beer. Their final project, a KFC pizza made entirely of lab-grown chicken designed to stop ocean trash, was dabbled with by the robots who turned it into a laser of death shot from every OOH placement in Sydney. In their final moments, Bes and Rowan remembered the highlights of their careers, including winning a Pitvertising Golden Pencil and the love and support of their families.
They will be remembered for their contributions to the advertising industry and the creative impact they had on the world around them before the hilarious 2037 apocalypse, of course. Bes’ last words were “feed me cheese,” while Rowan said, "What should my last words be?”
Though their lives were cut short, their names still exist because of this obituary, and they will always be available for freelance hire. See a list of thumb-stopping metal they were awarded by other advertising humans by scrolling below.
Awards
2021
One Show Gold Pencil
3 x One Show Shortlists
D&AD Shortlist
Spikes Grand Prix
Spikes Gold
Spikes Silver
2 x B&T Awards
Cannes Lions Bronze
2 x Cannes Lions Shortlists
FAST COMPANY World Changing Ideas - Runner Up
2 x Mumbrella Nominations
2020
Webby Winner Social
D&AD Wood Pencil
2 x AWARD Award Gold
3 x AWARD Award Silver
One Show Bronze
3 x One Show Shortlist
3 x NYF Shortlists
2019
Cannes Lions Silver
3 x Cannes Lions Shortlists
Spikes Gold
2 x Spikes Silver
Spikes Bronze
2018
Clios Bronze
Gold APAC Effie
4 x Spikes Bronze
2 x AWARD Silver
5 x AWARD Bronze
4 x Webby Finalist
2 x NY Festival Finalist
2 x Spikes Finalist
ACES Finalist - Campaign of the year
ACES Finalist - Ad of the year
2017
2 x Global Awards
V Rapper Featured on MTV
Snoop Dogg officially digs V Rapper (50 Cent does too, but we’re over that now)
2016
One Show Bronze
6 x Cannes Lions Shortlists
2015
Cannes Lions Film Silver
Cannes Lions Bronze
Loeries Bronze
2014
2 x Cannes Lions Bronze
New York Festivals Grand Prix
2 x New York Festivals First Prize
D&AD Graphite
2 x One Show Merit
2013
2 x Cannes Lions Silver
Cannes Lions Bronze
London International Awards Gold
2 x London International Awards Silvers
2 x Loeries Gold
Loeries Silver
Loeries Bronze
2012
3 x Cannes Lions Shortlists.
1995
Neatest Handwriting Star