Metallica uses Coca-Cola’s design agency for new album

LONDON – In an unusual move for the rock music industry, Metallica engaged consumer design agency Turner Duckworth to create the artwork for new album, ‘Death Magnetic’.

WeightWatchers: Bus

Bus

Advertising Agency: Lowe, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Art Director: Liat Azulay
Copywriter: Jeroen de Korte
Other additional credits: Magic Group
Released: March 2008

The English National Ballet: Ballet is everywhere, 2

Ballet is everywhere, 2

Creatives: Stella Geurtsen, Kris Spapé

The English National Ballet: Ballet is everywhere, 1

Ballet is everywhere, 1

Creatives: Stella Geurtsen, Kris Spapé

Meister Leica D-Lux 3: Dog

Dog

See it in more detail.

Advertising Agency: Philipp und Keuntje, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Diether Kerner, Oliver Ramm
Art Director: Sönke Schmidt
Copywriter: Daniel Hoffmann
Production: Thomas Beecken, Realisations KG
Account: Fedja Burmeister
Released: December 2007

Arjowiggins Paper: Classroom

Classroom

New Curious Ice Silver 200g. The heavier paper from Arjowiggins.

Advertising Agency: EuroRSCG, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative VP: Jader Rossetto
Creative Directors: Rodrigo Corbari, Carlos Castelo
Art Director: Kleyton Mourão
Copywriter: Luciana Cardoso
Photographer: Guto Seixas

Hobie Kayaks: Rope

Rope

Art director: Santiago Fernadez
Copywriter: Tor E Fosberg
Illustrator: Raya Golden

Hobie Kayaks: Knife

Knife

Art director: Santiago Fernadez
Copywriter: Tor E Fosberg
Illustrator: Raya Golden

Hobie Kayaks: Gun

Gun

Art director: Santiago Fernadez
Copywriter: Tor E Fosberg
Illustrator: Raya Golden

Fun Factory Erotic Toys: Concert

Concert

You will be afraid someone might hear you.

Advertising Agency: Firstell Communications, Shanghai, China
Creative Director: Murphy Chou
Art Directors: Murphy Chou, Kens Cao
Copywriters: Murphy Chou, Donghai Liu
Photographer: Scott Newett
Retoucher: Aaron Foster
Published: May 2008

Fun Factory Erotic Toys: Race

Race

You will be afraid someone might hear you.

Advertising Agency: Firstell Communications, Shanghai, China
Creative Director: Murphy Chou
Art Directors: Murphy Chou, Kens Cao
Copywriters: Murphy Chou, Donghai Liu
Photographer: Scott Newett
Retoucher: Aaron Foster
Published: May 2008

Fun Factory Erotic Toys: War

War

You will be afraid someone might hear you.

Advertising Agency: Firstell Communications, Shanghai, China
Creative Director: Murphy Chou
Art Directors: Murphy Chou, Kens Cao
Copywriters: Murphy Chou, Donghai Liu
Photographer: Scott Newett
Retoucher: Aaron Foster
Published: May 2008

HyaVita: Wrinkles

Wrinkles

Advertising Agency: Reforma, Sofia, Bulgaria
Creative Director: Martin Dimitrov
Art Director: Boris Bratkov
Copywriter: Tsanka Krousheva
Released: May 2008

Sky hands back Home Office payment for AFP series

LONDON – Sky has handed back the Home Office’s £400,000 contribution to its new documentary series ‘UK Border Force’ in an effort to escape the controversy building around the government’s investment in TV programming.

TNS softens to WPP deal but fails to draw higher offer

LONDON – The WPP-TNS takeover saga is continuing to drag out after a meeting between the two companies failed to draw a higher offer from WPP, prompting another rejection from its research quarry.

Dita Von Teese stars as sexy scientist in Wonderbra viral

LONDON – Burlesque star Dita Von Teese takes on the role of a scientist who discovers the gene for sexiness in a mock sci-fi viral for her new Wonderbra range.

SanLu Milk: Desert

Desert

Advertising Agency: Firstell Communications, China
Account Staff: Kevin Xi, Richard Hu, Mary Zhang
CCO : Murphy Chou
Creative Directors: Murphy Chou, Jeremiah Huang
Copywriters: Murphy Chou, Peng Lei
Art Directors: Murphy Chou, Dawei Gao, Gu Xiao Bai
Agency Producer: Grace Cao
Production House: Inshow Film
Production Producer: Vincent Chen
Director: Murphy Chou, Prakasit P.
Editor: The Oriental Post
Sound Design: The Oriental Post
Photographer: Tanon Wattanapaibool
Aired: September 2008

Nando’s: Big meal

Big meal

Advertising Agency: Blackriver FC
Creative Director: Ahmed Tilly
Copywriter: Dave Topham
Art Director: Justin Joshua
TV Producer: Alison Pope

RBC: Muffin Man

Muffin Man

Advertising Agency: BBDO Toronto, Canada
Executive Creative Director: Ian MacKellar
Creative Directors: Carlos Moreno, Peter Ignazi
Art Director: Carlos Moreno
Copywriter: Peter Ignazi
Agency Producers: Beatrice Bodogh, Tracey Azzopardi
Account Services: Vince Aragona, Katie Wilson
Account Planner: Lori Davison
Animation House: Nexus Productions
Animation House Producer: Melody Sylvester/Julia Parfitt
Directors: Tom & Mark
Music/Sound: Brains & Hunch

City Republic: Wall Street’s real Bonfire of the Vanities

LONDON – There hasn’t been a weekend on Wall Street like it since the Great Crash of 1929, with Lehman Brothers, the fourth-largest investment bank, going bust and number three, the mighty Merrill Lynch, collapsing gratefully into the arms of Bank Of America for $44bn.