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Creative Ads: Lego Star Wars (5 total)



Simple yet so clever! A team of young creatives at the Escola Cuca Advertising School in Sao Paolo, Brazil have put together this awesome Lego Star Wars series under the tagline, "Make Your Own Story." Great idea and wonderful execution.











Advertising School: Escola Cuca, São Paulo, Brazil

Art Directors: Diego Mourão,… Continue

Added by alice on February 23, 2011 at 9:00am — 8 Comments

Clever Ad: Falling Mad Men (3 pics)



If you're a fan of the hit show Man Men, you'll recognize this falling silhouette from its opening credits. Agency DraftFBC made this clever advertisement that is stuck on the side of a New Zealand skyscraper. Not only will this outdoor ad make any Mad Men fan smile, it's sure to turn anyone's head! Simple… Continue

Added by alice on February 10, 2011 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Clever Ads: True Colours (4 total)



Simple idea, wonderful execution. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of office supplies, Faber-Castell makes products of the highest quality for everyone from young children to professional artists. To promote their colored pencils, they made these four, clever print ads with the tagline: “True Colours. Faber-Castell.”









Can someone… Continue

Added by alice on January 31, 2011 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

Smart Ad: Reading Means Resisting



I'm really enjoying this ad by book publisher Feltrinelli. With the help of ad agency, Tita in Milan, they remind us to block out the noise and soak in some knowledge. Cool design to boot.



Advertising Agency: Tita, Milan, Italy

Creative Directors: Giuseppe Mazza, Emanuele Basso

Art Director: Annalisa Martinucci

Copywriter: Andrea Masciullo

Illustrator: Camilla… Continue

Added by alice on January 11, 2011 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Coke Christmas, Inception-Style



Here's what happens when you change up the music to one of Coke's classic Christmas commercials. Santa looks evil!



"The things I do when I'm bored. However, I just couldn't get this track out of my head when I first saw this commercial," says the commercial manipulator Railok, "Also, Merry Christmas."



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Added by alice on December 21, 2010 at 10:03am — 1 Comment

Clever Newspaper Ads: The Insight Story (3 total)

Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung is back with another set of clever ads. With the help of ad agency Advico Y&R, they created these three new images that play off of the Russian nesting doll idea. Called The Insight Story, the ads are quite engaging, aren't they? You can see the first set… Continue

Added by alice on December 1, 2010 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Pic of the Day: Crying Woman Illusion

Just why is this woman crying in the window? Don't worry, she's not. What you're actually looking at is an advertisement on the street! Photographer Pat Padua took this photo in New York on one rainy day. His amazing illusion is achieved by his thoughtful composition and his ability to see a story where most of us wouldn't look.



"I keep my eyes open and look… Continue

Added by alice on October 28, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

McDonald's Makes a Burger Out of Books

I'm lovin' this new ad by McDonald's! By DDB in Budapest, Hungary, the ad introduces us to their new burger "The M" by creating it in a clever way! They've made the burger out of books! The tagline? A sandwich for experts.



via [Ads of the… Continue

Added by alice on October 18, 2010 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

Google's Funny Print Ads (3 total)

Though it may take you a second or two to actually understand what word was accidentally typed into Google, once you get it, these print ads are hilarious! Developed by Grey Istanbul, they were made to promote AdWords, Google’s own advertising platform. The tagline reads: "We know what you are searching for, even when you don't."…



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Added by alice on October 15, 2010 at 6:00am — 5 Comments

iPhone Required to Finish a Story



Now this is a way to get some attention! AXA, a Belgium insurance company, is launching their free iPhone app with the first ever i-Ad. An i-what? It's basically an innovative print ad that requires the use of your iPhone to complete the story.



Crazy cool!



via [Top… Continue

Added by alice on October 6, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

MacFries Pedestrian Crossing

During Zurifest, Switzerland's largest public festival, McDonalds cleverly turned yellow pedestrian crossing lines into french fries! The festival is the only time of the year when official street markings, like pedestrian crossings, can be changed up.



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Added by alice on August 9, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Retro Twitter Advertisement

Hot on the heels of those amazing retro ads for YouTube, Facebook and Skype, MaxiMidia releases one for Twitter. Check out that old school twitter bird!



As you all know by now, Sao Paulo-based ad agency Moma designed these fake, vintage ads to promote MaxiMidia’s seminars on… Continue

Added by alice on August 6, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Vintage YouTube, Facebook and Skype Ads

Here's a great ad campaign that takes some of our most popular website, like YouTube, Facebook and Skype, and presents them in a fun and retro way. The ads are for MaxiMidia's media seminars and the tagline reads, Everything Ages Fast. Update. Relevant ads with some nice art direction.…



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Added by alice on August 5, 2010 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Creative Ad: Axe Hides 10 Hot Girls



Axe gets creative with this video that hides 10 hot girls in one oblivious guy's apartment. Can you spot them?



They sure have taken body wallpaper art to a whole new… Continue

Added by alice on July 27, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Clever Ad: HP Hit Print



HP's back with another clever ad, called Hit Print, that uses their printers to print out frames of an animation. This time they're answering the question, "If your printer could bring your research to life, how would it look?"



As they say, "We used the consistent and reliable printouts from HP Photosmart printers to narrate a little story, speeding them up until they animate."



A little back story? This is the second video from two guys… Continue

Added by alice on July 6, 2010 at 7:51am — 1 Comment

The New Old Spice Commercial is Awesome!



I didn't think they could do it but ad agency Wieden + Kennedy hit another home run with their new Old Spice commercial. Similar to the first one we all fell in love with but with a new twist, the ad brings back Isaiah Mustafah as the man our man could smell like.



On a side note - Did you know that the original "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" ad scooped up this year's Cannes Film Lions Grand Prix? (For those of you who don't know, The Cannes Lions are the… Continue

Added by alice on June 30, 2010 at 9:00am — 4 Comments

Samsung 3D First to Launch YouTube Game-Take-Over

Samsung is pulling out all the stops to market their new 3D LED TV. Back in May, they shocked and surprised us with their cool 3D projection mapping on the historic Beurs van Berlage building in Amsterdam. Now, the projection has been integrated into the first game-take-over on… Continue

Added by alice on June 10, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Durex Baby App is Clever



If your friends need some sort of reminder to always wear a condom, they'll get it with this clever app from Durex. By rubbing together two phones, you'll magically create a newborn that your friends will have to tend to...day and night! Even if you don't want to torture your friends with a virtual baby, check out this video..it's very amusing.



Credit: Art Director: Nicolai Villads, Peter Ammentorp and interactive designer: Raul Montenegro for the… Continue

Added by alice on June 1, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Creative Ads: Movies for Reading (3 total)



How does a DVD rental store let everyone know that they also sell cinema books? With a well-executed ad campaign such as this. Created by ad agency BorghiErh/Lowe for 2001 Video, a movie rental store in Brazil, this print ad campaign made movies like ET, Jurassic Park and Singing in the Rain come alive through papercraft. Look closely at each image to read about each…

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Added by alice on May 13, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Creative Ads: Man vs Wild (3 total)



Kebab, pizza and french fries take on entirely different meanings in these creative ads for Man Vs Wild. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the show, Man Vs Wild takes ex S.A.S. soldier Bear Grylls and drops him into an extreme environment with little more than the clothes on his back. His mission...to survive! A large part of survival is finding food and water…

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Added by alice on May 4, 2010 at 9:30am — 4 Comments

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