Blogs Posted Under Advertising

I’ve been trying to find out what creative ad agency dreamed these up since I came across them, but alas…  Regardless, in the day and age when we are permanently plugged into our online social lives either via smart phone, tablet, desktop or laptop, the message is clear.  We need to get out more, read more, do more with our days, and this advertising campaign by the Milwaukee Public Library says it all.  Absolutely brilliant!  

Ismet Dural owns a circumcision clinic in Istanbul and in order to spread his contact details in his local area, an economical solution was needed.  So the creative folks over at Healthy People by Grey design and create a poster for him that had perforated tabs. This brilliantly creative solution is simple in execution, tastefully done, and allows the consumer to participate in the idea by removing one of the tabs to keep his contact information, while ummm… circumcising the.. || Continue Reading →

It can be said that for most company’s internal “art department”, there is generally the mediocre or average brochure, flier, or ads being produced.  They are effective, get the job done, and usually follow some corporate style guidelines. Rarely is there an opportunity to get really creative or is that spark of brilliance in creativity outputted by in-house design staff working for academic, medical, or legal industries, which are usually very conservative.. || Continue Reading →

Having some advertising industry background under my belt, I have spent many an hour in brain-storming sessions pouring over possible headlines and ad concepts.  There is a point in those meetings when some of the ideas being put out there need to go right into trash… rightfully so. So when I came across this vintage, 1950′s ad for sausage by Le Cochon Prodigue, my one and only thought was: What the heck were they thinking?!” There is something deeply disturbing.. || Continue Reading →

If ever you were a kid, or if somehow you simply bypassed childhood altogether, but HAVE kids, than you know the incredible imaginative world that LEGO‘s building blocks can bring. These little colored pieces of plastic have been around for what seems like forever and while the playsets themselves get more complex and unique (there are Star Wars legos, Harry Potter legos, space legos, city legos, and even SpongeBob Squarepants legos).  However, at their core, they spark.. || Continue Reading →

I have to agree. The beauty of everyone in the world having mobile devices and spending endless amounts of time Tweeting, texting, Facebooking, and Digging is that everyone in the world is losing the ability or desire to socially interact face-to-face or mono-y-mono.  Our youth are growing up will less emphasis on looking someone in the eye, shaking hands and utilizing good listening skills.  Now, if you want to make a new friend, you simply do a Friend Invite on Facebook, and.. || Continue Reading →

I stumbled upon this print ad and had to share. “Lasinen Lapsuus” is Finnish for “Glass Childhood“.  This print ad campaign, designed and created by Euro RSCG Helsinki is for the purpose of educating the public. The Fragile Childhood activity has begun in 1986 and has been established as a well-known form of activity in Finland. Its goal is to help children who suffer from parental alcohol misuse. As quoted by someone who was effected by the project: I.. || Continue Reading →

I recently came across a blog entry from designer Jon Klassen about his collaboration with Studio AKA on their Winter Olympics ad for the BBC. What makes this ad truly remarkable and stand out is the approach.  Wonderfully dark and dangerous animation fills the screen in stark comparison to the usual colorful flare used to advertise the Olympic games.  The musical score, the storyboard, and the animation style all lend to give a strong marketing plug that takes a different.. || Continue Reading →

I love nothing more than when the power of creative minds can be utilized for the greater good of mankind or for social awareness. This is where the San Francisco-based design agency Altitude steps in. Charged with creating an awareness campaign for the areas thriving homeless population, Brian Singer and Altitude came up with a very simple campaign that draws the attention of passersby and causes them to see that for so many people, the streets are their home. These “posters”.. || Continue Reading →

I am not sure of as to the original creator and it is foreign with subtitles, but this video appears to be an advertisement for bringing religion back into our public schools. While being a very controversial subject in itself, I thought that the content of the ad was very thought provoking. Very insightful and I can’t believe it was all directly quoted by Albert Einstein himself. As the video states at the end, “Religion is Knowledge too.”