Clever Print ads

The Tiffany one struck a real emotional cord with me.

Stop Motion Eye Candy Part 2

You are welcome.

Sharp knives and digestion

Aimed at the professional restaurant market, sushi knives for chefs are outrageously expensive, ad campaigns like this one really show the genius of a quality product with a great and somewhat quirky message. also, the first two are actually about a digestive pill, but the last one is about the knife. They were on the same page so I assumed they were congruent.

Hey look, drag queens.

Better than a cup of coffee and a bump of coke.

Durex Condom Ads

To get a kind of comedic mood going lets just take a look at some of Durex condoms not so shameless ads.

The best thing about these ads is that the company knows what they're about, why they're selling, and how to make their ads represent that. The ads are funny, some take shots at other contraceptive companies, but they all show the point of getting people to use their product in creative ways.

The Editable Ad

Volkswagen cooked up a lovely little ad you can eat, and placed it in Auto Trader magazine. The ingredients are listed on the side as "glutinous rice flour, water, salt, propylene glycol, FD&C colour, glycerine." OK, kind of gross.

More Advertisements for Inspiration (in the spirit of Halloween)

The video below is a PSA that helps the audience understand what to do in the event that someone has a cardiac arrest. Brought to us by Heart & Stroke Foundation

Some print ads brought to us by REI, using humor and zombies to create something new and interesting.

Typography & Advertising

Some nice examples of typography in advertising across print media: http://designm.ag/inspiration/typography-advertising/

Halloween Holiday Campaign

This is an interesting and eerie Halloween Campaign brought to you by Snickers. The campaign is a series of print advertisements.

Fun PSA Advertisement: Dumb ways to die

This is a fun PSA that illustrates through motion "dumb ways to die". The advertisement was made by Metro to encourage youth to be safe around trains.

Molson Canadian: The Beer Fridge

This is a guerilla-style advertisement that was placed around Europe to promote Molson's Canadian beer to travelers around the world. The beer fridge (which is the "advertisement") is found and discovered by passerbyers. The campaign strategy is pride.

Lifes Too Short for the Wrong Job Campaign

Looking to the Gun Violence campaign

Ad agency Grey New York developed this hard-hitting print campaign for non-profit organization States United to Prevent Gun Violence

This hard-hitting print ad campaiging against gun violence comes from advertising and marketing agency Grey New York. The campaign, which features three human targets, including a small baby, calls for an update to the USA's antiquated gun laws. The ad, commissioned by non-profit organisation States United to Prevent Gun Violence, features the tagline 'Bullets leave bigger holes than you think'.

2-d animation ads

EVIAN 2-d animated short:

I picked this less for the subject and more for the animation style that seemed really simple, yet professional:

http://youtu.be/ME0UF7U7rZs

This TEMPO commercial felt really homey as well, and relevant as a possible solution with MATA:

http://youtu.be/5a7zewiXt9E

This Little Bites Muffin commercial really struck me as a great cross over between traditional animation and photography check it out:

http://youtu.be/A7ryhvkREy4

Public Transportation Print Ads

"All You Need is..." public transportation print advertisement for the Helsinki region.

"Travel In Peace" public transportation print advertisement for the Helsinki region.

Public transportation print advertisement for Canada Line.