// 22 August 2009, 16:12
The Advertising and Design community has been talking about Art & Copy, the new documentary film about the ad industry. With anticipation, we’ve been sharing the trailer all over the various Internet outlets.
Well, last night I snuck out to a preview and managed to watch the film. The two words on my tongue after seeing [...]
// a tale of advertising: outdoor, advertising: print, advertising: tv/radio, brands & branding, cinema, music, national identities, photography, politics, the industry
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// 17 August 2009, 15:48
This is a story of clever advertising (which I will, occasionally, highlight on this blog).
The Michigan Humane Society has taken a leaf from the (sagging) world of auto advertising in their latest push to find loving homes for thousands of cats across the state. The metaphor here is pretty see-through: pre-owned cats aren’t new, [...]
// a tale of advertising: print
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// 01 July 2009, 17:09
Ever wonder what would happen if you took popular high-fashion brands and created a line of cupcakes in a similar style of art direction? Well, wonder no more. From Zen Cupcake comes exactly such an examination. Srsly.
While this is bizarre in its unexpectedness, it’s actually novel in that the whole endeavor reminds us of [...]
// a tale of WTF, advertising: print, brands & branding, fashion, photography, the internet
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// 24 June 2009, 15:37
It emerged recently that Emma Watson, of Harry Potter fame, would be the new face of Burberry, appearing in print ads for the high-style fashion brand. This is an impressive feat for any model, and the 19-year-old Watson should view this as a certain-sized blue ribbon in that regard.
More significantly, she will now be seen [...]
// a tale of Britain, advertising: print, brands & branding, fashion
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// 20 May 2009, 00:14
Good 50×70 is a poster design contest, with a philosophy: “to broaden designers and design students’ perspective on design and visual communication by using their creativity to address social issues.”
Awesome posters themed around social issues. To create awareness. This year’s nominees are up, and generally brilliant. I wish I had this much creativity or passion [...]
// a tale of advertising: print, design, national identities, politics, the industry
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// 17 October 2008, 17:33
If you’re in the mood to gawk at some brilliant imagery, head over to PSDTuts and see the interview with Peter Joworski. His work is falls generally into the category of photo-manips for advertising. Making ordinary things pretty cool.
•• Interview Here »
// a tale of advertising: print, the industry
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// 10 September 2008, 02:52
In the same perverse vein as advertising on taxis, escalator handrails, and pizza boxes, comes the latest in blatant and gratuitous advertising on everyday objects. My seemingly ordinary Chinese food boxes are now 3-dimensional ads for … Spanish-language news on a local cable channel?
Chinese food box plastered on every surface with ads for Noticias on [...]
// a tale of China, New York, WTF, advertising: print, design: packaging
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