All Blog Posts Tagged 'advertising' (181)

What 30-something+ year old doesn't remember lifting up their sofa cushions in hopes of finding some spare quarters to spend at the local arcade? These awesome posters were designed by Michael Arney for the Rusty Quarters Retro Arcade & Museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Using just quarters, he places them in very specific locations and then arranges them like pixels to…

We've seen a similar kind of juxtaposition done with Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam mural on the celing of the Sistine Chapel, but this site-specific ad by Dr. Kim's plastic surgery office takes it to another level. The interactive advertisement becomes hilarious every time…

After our self-titled post Hilarious Movie Clichés was spread around the web, the Art Director/Creative Director behind it, Alvaro Naddeo, took notice. Last year, his agency, Wing in New York, came up with this creative ad campaign for the New York International Latino Film Festival with posters…

Denmark-based design agency Scandinavian DesignLab took on the task of creating a branding scheme for Copenhagen-based fashion store PARISTEXAS with a most unusual series of designs that merge bugs with musical instruments. The clothing retailer esteems itself on its distinct and distinguished outlook on fashion, deeming itself a trendsetter rather than a follower. Thus, the creatives at…

The London 2012 Olympics are less than two weeks away with the promise of crowds of people filing into the nation, taking in the games, as well as the UK's celebratory decoration and giant billboards, of which there are over 100,000. Artist collective Brandalism has taken it upon itself to reclaim these massive advertising platforms, replacing them with their own artistic…

In these beautiful new ads for the British daily national newspaper The Times, Queen Elizabeth II is seen walking with a younger Prince Philip, shaking hands with a dapper Winston Churchill and walking next to an excited crowd of children waving flags. Of course, what makes it all so magical is that the photos are taken from two different eras and have been masterfully merged together. They're a set of creative ads with the perfect accompanying tagline, "The Life.…

The days of using the big, bulky Yellow Pages books are behind us now that there are countless digital sources like Yelp and search engines like Google for finding anything from a restaurant to a repairman. It can be difficult to keep the idea of business lookups fresh, but Batelco, a Bahrain telecommunications company, sought to do just that…

They're instantly recognizable artists - Dali, Van Gogh and Picasso - and now their likeness is the inspiration for a new ad campaign for MASP Art School. Like that unfortunate frog you dissected in high school Biology class, these dead artists have been pinned down and are ready for inspection. Look closely and you'll see their insides, only their organs are different than the average person's.…

The São Paulo, Brazil branch of ad agency Y&R has come up with a fantastically creative promotion for LG's Home Theater 3D sound system. The three ads each feature a popular film poster (Kill Bill,…

Jonathan Mak, the now 20-year-old Hong Kong student who created that simply beautiful tribute to Steve Jobs right after his passing, is back with another fresh design. This time he's created it for one of the biggest brands in the world, Coke. It's of two hands in the…

Snow White and Sherlock Holmes



With a tagline "Come with a story and leave with another," Colsubsidio worked with Lowe/SSP3, an ad agency in Bogota, Columbia to come up with these clever advertisements that will make you do a double-take. They are meant to illustrate a service Colsubsidio's libraries provide, namely a book exchange. By taking classic storybook…

Are you brave enough to try Burger King's new hot sauce? How about taking a taste off this billboard in Turkey? International advertising agency Young & Rubicam's Istanbul branch unveiled its latest ad campaign called Hot Sauce for Burger King on the streets of Istanbul. While commercials in the States are running rampant with celebrities and even…

In an effort to encourage heavy smokers to quit their self-inflicting addiction, Netherlands-based organization Stivoro has released three anti-smoking ads that each reflect on the things you could be spending your money on instead of a pack of smokes. In Amsterdam, the What Are You Giving Up? ad campaign created by international marketing and advertising agency Iris…

Have you ever dreamt that you could do karate? If Ninseikan Karate School's ad campaigns ring true, you'll be karate chopping in your sleep! Tokyo-based ad agency GREY produced these hilarious ads for the children's karate school in Japan, suggesting that the precious tots will receive such acclaimed training that they'll continue practicing, with their newly gained…

At your local mall, imagine going about your normal shopping routine, when you step into an elevator and see a giant hole cut out of the bottom! Would you even get in? This awesome 3D illusion, created by artist Andrew Walker, recently shocked unsuspecting shoppers at Southside Shopping Centre in Wandsworth, London.

It's some pretty creative guerrilla…

How does a large life insurance company show that they offer policies for life's most unexpected surprises? They work with a few ad agencies to come up with some creative ads like this. Called Life's Turns In a Sentence, these six scenarios merge two completely different scenarios together, making you stop and think. Their tagline? "For all life's twists and turns: Flexible…

In order to entice more people to read, rather than spend time on social media and the Internet, Milwaukee Public Library launched an interesting advertisement campaign that puts a funny twist on the famous social media logos we've all grown to love. Specifically, they've put a clever spin on the Facebook, YouTube and Twitter logos, giving people a friendly…

Can you identify a brand without a visible name or fully formed logo? Dutch designer Hendrik-Jan Grievink created a board game, aptly titled Brand Memory Game, that tests people's ability to distinguish brands through visual association, in which the names are muted from the image. It's surprising to realize how influential marketing tactics are, based on how easy it…

In an effort to educate the mass public about desertification, the degradation of land in drylands, Mardid-based agency Contrapunto BBDO created this series of eye-catching ads for the World Wildlife Fund. An elephant, leopard and parrot are seen deteriorating into clouds of dust, reminiscent of the dried up floors in the eroded landscapes.

According to WWF and Wikipedia,…

Hu Jintao & Obama



Knowing full well that they would shock the public, retailer Benetton has thrust themselves into the spotlight with these controversial ads of world leaders locking lips. As part of their "Unhate" campaign, they're urging leaders and citizens of the world to combat the "culture of hatred.'"

"At this moment in history, so full of…