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The Essential List: Graeme Bowman

27/10/2022
Advertising Agency
London, UK
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Recipe's creative director on his top sources of inspiration and the kit he can't live without

Graeme defied most of the odds to become Carlisle’s 4th best advertising creative ever. He’s worked at TBWA, Leo Burnett and freelanced at a bunch of other agencies, some of them quite good. 


Lifestyle

Place of birth: Carlisle

Hometown: Carlisle

Staycation: Local pride insists I say The Lakes.

Vacation: Haven't been abroad in at least five years.

Pet: Tiger and George (cats)

Place of work: Recipe 

Place of workout: various 5-a-side football pitches

Side project: Block O’Choc. The world’s only 1.6kg solid chocolate brick 

Mode of transport: Walking

Bonus travel essential: Shoes


Culture

Artist: Magritte

Musician: Kevin Parker

Commercials / music video director: Dougal

Film director: Nolan 

Photographer: Mike Plumridge

Film: Primer if I’m trying to be cool, Apollo 13 if I’m being truthful

Series: The Simpsons (Seasons 1 -8 obvs)

Commercial: Lynx - Getting Dressed or if I need to pick one of my own then our Joe Marler X CALM Finding the Words ad.

Music video: All is Full of Love - Bjork and Chris Cuningham

Video game: Kerbal Space Program

Board game: I’m not a nerd

Book: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. 

Graphic novel: Again, not a nerd

Podcast: The Anfield Wrap

Newspaper (off or online): BBC (if that counts?)

Magazine: Private Eye


Food and Drink

Breakfast: Cheerios

Restaurant: Hawksmoor

Cheap bite: Nissin Noodles

Working lunch: Dino’s in Charlotte Place. I’ve been going there since I got a job at TBWA in 2007 and it hasn't changed one bit. I see that as a good thing btw.

Favourite dish: Le Creuset casserole dish probably (30cm)

Snack: Maoam

Guilty pleasure: Block O’Choc. The world’s only 1.6kg solid chocolate brick

Bar: Nah

Booze: Pornstar Martini

Not booze: Chocolate milk

Bonus food: Block O’Choc. The world’s only 1.6kg solid chocolate brick

Bonus beverage: The blood of my enemies. 


Kit

Phone: Samsung S20 FE. 

Computer: If it’s my own coin I’m building a PC

TV: LG

Headphones: Sony WH-1000XM3

Camera: Still rocking my old Canon 550d

Soundsystem: Still got my old Yamaha system I bought when I turned 21

Pen / pencil: Bic. I’ve fully finished two in my life. (one pictured below)

Where you document an idea: Google slides

Casual clothing: Nudie Jeans

Smart clothing: N/A

Footwear: adidas almost always

Watch: Fitbit

Website: reddit.com

Favourite social media feed: TikTok

Work program: After Effects

Analogue work tool: light box

Morning grooming / makeup essential: comb

Credits
Work from Recipe
Third Time Smooth: Whyte & Mackay
Whyte & Mackay
21/02/2024
27
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Believe It, Become It
NatWest x Gran Turismo
05/12/2023
33
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It's Showtime!
BetMGM
22/09/2023
20
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