Visual Appendix
The images in this section are drawn from John Donovan's archive and from AI-generated material created during the later bot-wars phase of the Shell dispute. They are gathered here as a working visual appendix for the book. Some may also be pulled forward into the relevant chapters.
The Don Marketing Years
John Donovan, circa 1984, during the Don Marketing years before the Shell dispute took over his life.
John Donovan, Roger Sotherton and John Chambers at Don Marketing's Chelmsford office, circa 1985.
A collage of game pieces created by Don Marketing for Shell and other blue-chip clients, circa 1985.
A collage of game pieces created by Don Marketing for Shell and other blue-chip clients, circa 1992.
Shell Promotions
Promotional material from Shell Make Merry, one of the Shell campaigns created during Don Marketing's successful years with the company, circa 1984.
A Shell promotional success story from the Don Marketing years, linked to a major Harrods tie-up, circa 1984-1985.
A 1991 Promotions & Incentives article on the Shell Star Trek promotion, reproduced as evidence of Don Marketing's public connection with the game.
A Shell Star Trek promotional game piece designed by John Donovan, circa 1991.
The Bot Wars
Generated by John Donovan using ChatGPT in 2026 as part of the bot-wars image set.
Generated by John Donovan using ChatGPT in 2026: an illustration reflecting the risk that artificial intelligence can produce confident but mistaken answers.
Generated by John Donovan using ChatGPT in 2026: an imagined argument among bots, reflecting the unreliability of machine certainty.
Generated by John Donovan using ChatGPT in 2026: an image invoking the Donovan archive as a large body of damaging material about Shell.
Memory And Aftermath
John Donovan in his back garden in 2020, photographed by Nick Gill, holding surviving posters from the 1984 Make Money promotion for Singapore.
Generated by John Donovan using ChatGPT in 2026: a portrait sketch of the author.
Alfred Donovan, John's father, in an image/sketch reproduced from a Wall Street Journal article. The Wall Street Journal source/footer should remain visible wherever this image is reproduced.