The Moment of Creation

Interviews with creatives about the moment of creation: Shirley Polykoff (1955 - Clairol), David Martin (1969 - Virginia is for lovers), Robin Raj (1987 - NYNEX Yellow Pages).

The moment of creation

Interviews by Paula Champa

It is an instant. A nanosecond. A flash.

When all the pieces come together.

When an idea becomes a reality.

When concept becomes execution.

When words and images become part of our permanent lexicon of communication.

Shirley Polykoff

The moment : 1955

The client: Miss Clairol

The campaign : 'Does she...or doesn't she?'

The Agency: Foote, Cone & Belding

The Creator: Shirley Polykoff

There was no hair-coloring business in 1955. If you used haircoloring, it was blotchy looking and uneven; for a woman to admit to coloring her hair was a...

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