When adverts have to compete with the thousands of images and messages that flash across our eyes each day, sometimes they need to be a little inventive to capture our attention.
'Another Fine Mess'
Someone really kicked the bucket on this job. Leaking down the walls and then into the adjoining car-park, the town was literally painted, er, yellow by Coops. The attention to detail meant even the cars got a quick paint-job.
Someone really kicked the bucket on this job. Leaking down the walls and then into the adjoining car-park, the town was literally painted, er, yellow by Coops. The attention to detail meant even the cars got a quick paint-job.
This is a campaign for a job recruiting company, spotted in Berlin, Germany. At least, we think it's an advert and not just the most claustrophobic work-conditions ever. But hey, at least they get their own office.
Let's see those dimples...
Nivea displayed a cheek with this innovative sofa. Or at least half a cheek. Their advertisement aimed to make women think about their bodies at their most vulnerable time - it was created for the launch of a new swimwear collection by designer Shay Todda.
So that's how they make them:
It was obvious really. How else would they make those giant zebra crossings? Sadly the mystery was revealed when workmen left their tools behind. Either that, or it was a clever advertising campaign by Fedex.
...And here come the water works:
Here's two adverts that are visually disturbing. The first one is a shocking awareness-raising advert showing a boy drowning at the bottom of a pool....
... and the second one, for HSBC, will quite literally take your feet away, giving you the alarming illusion of floating miles above a city.
How many people can you fit in a Mini? (Answer: hundreds)
The age-old question is answered - if, that is, you're willing to accept a subway staircase cleverly disguised as a Mini Cooper. To the unsuspecting observer at Zurich train station, hundreds of people a day can fit in quite comfortably.
Crossed wires:
To the streets of Bangkok, where tangled phone lines are a common sight. Procter & Gamble decided to take advantage to advertise their new range of conditioners, and came up with an electrifying advert.
Watch the road:
Two manholes in New York, two different messages.
'The city that never sleeps. Wake up - From Folgers coffee."
From Amnesty International, implores people to consider political prisoners, with the phrase: 'Thousands are held prisoners for their beliefs in places worse than this. Write until you free them all'.
A light knife:
Here's one to take your mind off the road - famous knifemakers Zwilling J. A. Henckels saw the shape of roadsigns and decided to add their own slice of genius.
Portside spaghetti:
A simple - yet very surreal - way to advertise spaghetti-o, with Mondo Pasta taking inspiration from ships in the harbour.
2 comments
How fascinating! I like the first one and the coffee. The comb made me laugh!
Same with me, the comb made me laugh, then thinking "how could they come up with that idea?"
The one where the boy is drowning, that's creepy.
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