*Scratches head* erm these are smart..Knife combs found via designboom
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Domestic Violence Ads
"Verbal abuse can be just as horrible." as physical abuse. Association of Women for Action and Research got these ads from Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore.
Powerful Imagery
Executive Creative Director: Andy Greenaway
Creative Director: Richard Copping
Copywriter: Simon Jenkins, Andrew Petch
Art Director: Ronojoy Ghosh, Ng Pei Pei
Photography: Teo Studios
(Images courtesy of Adsneeze.com)
Powerful Imagery
Executive Creative Director: Andy Greenaway
Creative Director: Richard Copping
Copywriter: Simon Jenkins, Andrew Petch
Art Director: Ronojoy Ghosh, Ng Pei Pei
Photography: Teo Studios
(Images courtesy of Adsneeze.com)
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Her Morning Elegance..!!
The video is by Oren Lavie, entitled "Her Morning Elegance," and it was all done in stop motion. It's easily one of the best and most creative music videos I have ever seen. Enjoy!
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Domus Intersections
These spreads are from the March 2009 Intersections part of the Domus Magazine. The themes behind it are the mechanisms, strengths, frailties and possible scenarios on the eve of Web 3.0.
Onlab designed these pages, they wanted to create a tactile interaction by the reader. By folding the pages, two illustrations by Tobias Krafczyk appear: Miss & Mister Web 2.0. I think it is a very brave & creative design layout that is well executed.
Rebranding- Mr Muscle
I've decided to get worked up about the new Mr Muscle commercial, it is beyond me & I feel genuinely quite upset every time I see it.
The Original
Some puny bloke in a vest, barely able to summon up the strength to press down the nozzle on a can of Mr Muscle spray, cleaning up his kitchen in no time. I loved it, okay its obvious some commercials transcend their original purpose, 'to sell you stuff', to become something entirely cultural & classic but the rebrand is poor.
I can't find an English 'dubbed' version but you get the picture. Mr Muscle is now promoted by a scientist who wears an orange jumpsuit under his lab coat and goes charging into other people's houses without an invite!
With this rebrand we're left with something worse than lame humour, bad animation and bad dubbing. Add bad CGI to the equation, and you have the above.
The Original
Some puny bloke in a vest, barely able to summon up the strength to press down the nozzle on a can of Mr Muscle spray, cleaning up his kitchen in no time. I loved it, okay its obvious some commercials transcend their original purpose, 'to sell you stuff', to become something entirely cultural & classic but the rebrand is poor.
I can't find an English 'dubbed' version but you get the picture. Mr Muscle is now promoted by a scientist who wears an orange jumpsuit under his lab coat and goes charging into other people's houses without an invite!
With this rebrand we're left with something worse than lame humour, bad animation and bad dubbing. Add bad CGI to the equation, and you have the above.
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Rebranding- Tropicana goes back to old packaging
The New Design
One aspect of the new Tropicana packaging is being kept: plastic caps for the cartons, that are shaped and colored like oranges.
The Original Packaging
Tropicana is to go back to its old packaging designed by Sterling Brands, following many complaints of dislike for the new packaging designed by Arnell Group.The redesigned packaging that was introduced in early January is being discontinued, bringing the old one back. Tropicana claim that the change is due to the opinion of the few, and not the many,
“it was a fraction of a percent of the people who buy the product".
Personally, I think the change is eye-catching but very plain & bland, the design does not reflect the product. Which is one of the reasons i think it has failed.The number one complaint I've heard is that it's harder to find the specific type of juice (Ruby Red, Lots of Pulp, Calcium, etc.) you're looking for. Ive also heard people say that the new version looks more "generic."
Tropicana's equity lies in the fact that they own the orange. The symbolism of a straw stuck pushed straight through the skin of an orange is the very definition of freshness and purity. Stripping the layers of meaning away by using an image of a glass of orange juice suggests that of a me too (copycat) brand. One that does not own the definition of an orange bursting with juice, but 'just' a product, being poured into a glass. The new design suggests the product is not special, not different & definitely not ownable. This said I wouldnt personally say that the juice box couldn't have done with a redesign, but it needs one that understands, respects and makes use of the equities in an established, & well respected brand.
(images courtesy of flickr)
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Dorset Cereals
Dorset Cereals from the UK is a well packaged line of cereals aimed at adults.I love the packaging of this cereal and the use of American Typewriter..
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Cast Iron Ampersands
These cast iron ampersands produced by House Industries are perfect for bookends, door stops, paperweights, yes please!
Aides Posters
AIDES is a European HIV/AIDS NGO founded in 1984. They recently commissioned two safe sex posters with the theme "Explore. Just Protect Yourself" which won a bronze medal at Cannes.James Dean
Advertiser/Client: AIDS
Product/Service: AIDS AWARENESS
Entrant Company: TBWA\PARIS
Country: FRANCE
Advertising Agency: TBWA\PARIS
Country: FRANCE
Executive Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen/Michel De Lauw
Copywriter: Xander Smith
Art Director: Jonathan Santana
Illustrator: James Jean
Account Supervisor: Anne Vincent/Veronique Fourniotakis
J*Davey 30sec animated promo
AMP fest J*DaVeY animated PROMO from MOXIEJOE on Vimeo.
Animation done completely in Adobe FLASH, with exception of the 3d Globe with Stylized Buildings, which was modeled in MAYA, vectorized, then
imported into FLASH.
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Ampersands..
Lately I’ve had a consuming obsession with ampersands. Seriously. What a sweet little glyph, it's kicky and cute, and the American Typewriter ampersand is tattoo-worthy ;). Perhaps most interesting is the typographic history that ampersands hold. Italic type was developed independently from roman type, and only became a roman subsidiary in the mid-16th century. Italic types were based on 15th century Italian handwriting (hence the name?) and they look thoroughly calligraphic. This is especially apparent in the italic ampersands in many old-style typefaces. It isn’t just a sloped roman, but a totally independent form!
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