(TrendHunter.com) God love the photographers. They always have that lens up to their face looking at things in a way that is just so different from you and I. Take food for example. While we see a sausage and might ponder,…
For the last three weeks, we’ve been walking past the billboard you see above. Initially, the white scaffolding didn’t exist. But then, like magic, it appeared. Wow.
The Instinct has been out for a while now, so we’re a bit confused by the muy delayed completion of this Times Square piece (42nd and Broadway, by the way). Maybe they ran out of money?
Well today, the board got another piece. What is it, you ask? Click continued to find out. We’re pretty sure you’ll be just as flabbergasted as us.
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Published: October 2008
LONDON – BSkyB’s programming chief Richard Woolfe has been poached by Five to become the new controller of its core terrestrial channel.
LONDON – Current Media, the owner of the global user-generated content channel run by Al Gore, Current TV, has announced plans to make 30 staff redundant.
LONDON – The Children’s Society has appointed Proximity London on a strategic brief to promote the charity’s “making childhood better” positioning.
UK based Gay Times recently put a call out for agencies/addies to produce campaign materials that promote homosexuality to straight men. Well, we’re (a) straight men, so let’s see how they did, after the jump.
(Ed’s note: the above spot is well overdue (Wanda Sykes sticks it to a bunch of teenage dudes who are calling things, “so gay”) — better late than never. Know anyone that still says, ‘that’s so gay’? Tell us about him/her in comments or by e-mail to matt@mediabistro dot com or superspyin@gmail dot com).
And click continued to see the work that was done for GT and our take on it. (Sourced from Creative Review)
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(TrendHunter.com) Everyone knows that chocolate is delectable, but what about a chocolate bar that is designed to educate as well as taste good? Read on and be amazed.
The Climate Change Chocolate Bar is designed to…
LONDON – Iris London has promoted Steve Bell, its joint managing director, to the role of chief executive, as part of a restructure of its London operation.
(TrendHunter.com) Julie Ames, the artisan behind the Broken Plate Pendant Company, gleefully breaks old and new plates and transforms the shards into wearable art. Her distinctive jewelry pieces take advantage of the pottery…
Utah’s Department of Health has a new anti-smoking campaign courtesy of Crowell Advertising that targets boys 12 and under. To appeal to these pre-teens, Crowell created a superhero called Smokerman. A pack-a-day kinda guy, Smokerman is “the one who can’t.” In the five low-budget but fairly amusing spots, Smokerman fails to save the world again and again due to his unfortunate habit. The press release says the goal is to appeal to kids without spouting statistics, but a couple of them slip in there. Did you know every cigarette takes 11 minutes off your life? How do they even come up with numbers like that? Also, it should be noted that, for a glorified Ken doll, Smokerman is surprisingly hot. Way hotter than Powerman, with his weird logo and tacky neon-green outfit, or Speedyman, with his atrocious ’80s hair and freaky goggles. With a fine ‘stache like that, you just know Smokerman kicks ass. I hope they start selling the dolls. I want one to sit on my desk and stare blankly at me each time I go to chop another 11 minutes off my life.
—Posted by Rebecca Cullers
Probably because the bulls-eye has more brand cachet than she does, Christina Aguilera’s paired up with Target to promote Keeps Gettin’ Better, a slightly premature greatest-hits album.
(TrendHunter.com) The fact is that there is no such thing as a good door mat, I think they are all hideous.
However, for those who insist on having one, it’s much like being stuck between a rock and a hard place when…
“I’m a PC … and I love the slimming effect of a purple striped shirt.”
Sometimes I wonder if I could be doing more with my life professionally. All my performance reviews say no, as have numerous recruiters. Still, it’s just human nature to kick back in the cube and imagine the thrill and excitement of the “road not taken.” At such times, I find it comforting to consult this poster touting Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe on the Discovery Channel. See the full, disgusting poster here. It reminds me that no matter how tough it gets to grind out 400 words a day for AdFreak (250 last Friday, because I overslept), it beats slaving away as a “fish gutter,” “whale autopsy tech” or “sheep castrator.” No one in their right mind would consider such job options. Though, when you think about it, the fish, whale and sheep in question got an even worse deal. And if you don’t mind my asking, purely out of curiosity: Would I get to keep the guts?
—Posted by David Gianatasio
Ford’s latest campaign for the F-150 couple live-action truck footage with graphic word salad — something the Chrysler Town & Country did with less success.
(TrendHunter.com) Is is just me or do projector-cases seem capable of withstanding a nuclear holocaust? They appear to come from the same factory that produces some of James Bond’s equipment. Apparently, projectors have…
Keep current on all sorts of arcane data with this impressive page of Sprint widgets, available for download in a mini version. Via Kottke, who credits Mike Kellogg and Goodby, Silverstein.
—Posted by Tim Nudd
Dawn Airey, Five’s chief executive, has scored another coup for the broadcaster, snaring Richard Woolfe to become channel controller.
(TrendHunter.com) The small slang address book above, from Urban Outfitters, is at last a booklet that won’t send you to sleep faster than counting sheep.
Gangster irony is an area that is too often over looked in interior…
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