Recently,Philip Maes wrote a weightless tome entitled Can someone turn up the radio, please? - a concise instruction manual to creating great radio ads. It appears the word is spreading far & wide in radio land: Croatian radio authorities are now looking to publish the work. Belgium, 12 points!

K&TKW are once more responsible for the cover of the latest edition of VAR magazine. The assignment comes from Jansen & Jansen. The new cover seems to strike all the right musical chords. Nice one, chaps!

Recently, Godfather of the Maffia and Creative Coach for the masses – Philip Maes – had a blast teaching a seminar on creative concepts to an Iranian ad agency, Aftabnet. The gig itself was set up by EGTA. A job well done, Mr. Maes.

The Maffia’s own Dieter van der Ougstraete will have some of his illustrations and prints on display in art gallery Alley from 5 September onwards. The best part? They’re for sale. Check out www.alley.be for the inside scoop.

Hello, Josephine. Josephine Overeem is a seasoned copywriter as well as an experienced creative coach. Be sure to contact her if you’re ever at a loss for words. She’ll help you write out of the funk you’re in. Drop her a line.

  

The Maffia now has one more reason not to settle for stick figures and uninspired websites. She came into the world as Lies Ver Berne. Others dub her Artmesjien. She’ll cater to all your graphic needs. Check out her creative arsenal.
 

K&TKW refuse to sit still. This summer, the creative duo conceived the copy & layed out the logo for ‘Wwweg!’ - a website catering to Gent’s youth. They also designed the ‘Kids 4 Free’ logo for train conglomorate NMBS. Noble work, gents.

It’s not easy to keep track of Maffia members winning some or other advertising award. It’s more common than raindrops in Belgium. Which is why we forgot to mention that Bjorn Blockx took bronze at the CCB awards for his work on a Beekse Bergen campaign for ad agency Troy. Hooha.

The Maffia caters to youngsters, too. Just ask Joris Hermy, responsible for the lively soundtrack to the mini-musical, Pluk van de Petteflet. Blinde Vink performed the piece daily in Gent this summer in front of a bevvy of wide-eyed children cooing ooh’s and aah’s. Encore please, maestro.

Say hello to André Plaisier, the latest experienced Art Director to join the Maffia collective. He’s also been in the ad game long enough to offer some serious creative coaching. Be sure to check out his creative résumé. It’s an eye opener.