A nice little campaign from 180amsterdam for MTV. Simple, yet fun and nicely put together - nothing us students couldn’t have done ourselves though?!
(By the way, found this on the internet a few days ago, so it might not be very current. But so what, I’ve never had MTV...)
Martin
There's a swede in it (not a real one though)! And it's rather entertaining.
Apparently it's the latest Virgin Trains viral from glue London.
"A shocking news report featuring the effects of Britain's obsession with non sustainable transport options on the mating habits of the flora and fauna of this pleasant land."
Martin
If I would ever encounter this advertisement it would scare the life out of me! This is another fine example of clever bathroom advertising. Overall, I think the creative minds behind the current Lynx campaign are doing a fine job indeed. For example:
I think most of you have seen the guy who has fish living in his armpits. This is because he sweats too much, and although it gives him a reputation and a statue it doesn’t make him happy. You see, the love of his life, doesn’t like the fact that he sweats that much. Are they bound to a life of unhappiness? Not at all. Suddenly someone sprays Lynx on the guy and he stops to sweat! Joy and celebration!
How twisted a mind do you have to have to come up with that? Ingenious. I applaud them.
Martin
What a brilliant place to use advertising on! If the message would relate to the placement this could be a real beauty. I reckon it’s only a matter of time before we will see this type of thing in the London underground. This particular photo was taken in Japan (always one step ahead of the rest?)
There is so much dead space out there waiting to be exploited by us advertisers/ designers! We just have to be a bit imaginative. Which, can be more difficult than it sounds…
Martin
First of all, I would like to apologise those (even though it might only be a few) who reads this blog. I haven’t been keeping this blog up to date and it’s not because I have had to much other things to do, or because there hasn’t been anything to write about. No, I’m ashamed to tell you it all comes down to pure laziness. But as you are reading this, that will hopefully come to an end.
Enough said, lets focus on something which has always, since I first started to become interested in graphic design, fascinated me. The business card. I have seen the worst and I have seen few which are worth to remember. Because isn’t that what the business card is all about? Not letting people forget about you or your services? Since the 80’s the business card has become a status symbol for lots of business people and they use it not only to promote themselves to potential customers/clients, but also as a mean to compete with their ‘colleagues’.
In design the business card is both loved and hated, and why shouldn’t it be? That little confined space to put your design on is more often than not limited to very few colours. On top of that you probably haven’t got much time or budget to spend. So why do some designers, including me, love it? Well, who doesn’t enjoy a challenge? I think the ‘victory’ is so much sweeter when you have been faced with those obstacles. Not to mention the ‘cred’ you earn in the designer community… (?)
The one I’ve used to illustrate this entry is a very good one, and I do not think I need to say much about it (it's for dentist). Other than, of course, they have splashed out a bit when making this… (cheating!).
Edit:
Another interesting one:
Martin
Thanks to one of my fellow co-students (Martin C) I stumbled upon this Cravendale website. I think it’s really good and well made. They seem really to have made an effort to create a little world for us to explore. I think the site is incredibly engaging and I wish they could have expanded on, what I think is the most interesting bit, the interaction between users. Because you see, this isn’t the normal flash world you might visit. Oh no sister, you got that incredibly wrong.
When you log in to the site and pick a name that you become a character in this world (you can choose from a range of different animals and objects) and then you are free to roam around the world. You will soon notice that other user controlled characters may appear. These are other people logged on to the same site. If you gang up with a friend and find some hilarious way of interacting you can capture this moment by filming it and saving it as a video clip.
Isn’t that just brilliant? If you get bored of that there’s a lot of content and videos for you to explore and goodies (pictures, icons etc) to find.
Enjoy!
Martin
