Oh Ship! Will the Carnival Ship-Storm Ever End?


As my colleague Natalie Zmuda reported last week, Kmart recently got in touch with its inner fifth grader and scored a viral-video hit. Initially a web-only spot, “Ship My Pants” has proved so popular (12 million YouTube views and counting as of this writing) that it’s being ported to TV this week. Created by DraftFCB, it shows delighted Kmart customers enthusing about the department store’s free-shipping program. (Can’t find the pants you want in-store? Kmart will ship them free to your home.)

“I just shipped my pants, and it’s very convenient!” says an old lady. “I can’t wait to ship my pants, Dad!” says a little boy to his proud father.

As Natalie noted, clearly America loves a good poop joke.

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Grotesque Growling Coffee Mugs – Ron Free’s Custom Coffee Cups Feature Horribly Delightful Faces (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These custom coffee cups by Ron Free are a great way to start your day. There is nothing like caffeine and a great scare to get you going in the morning.

The cups are the brain child of Ron Free…

Walgreens Beauty: Brighten & Enlighten

Advertising Agency: GSD&M, USA
Executive Creative Director: Jay Russell
Group Creative Director / Art Director: Bryan Edwards
Group Creative Director / Copywriter: Victor Camozzi
Creative Director / Art Director: Sean LaBounty
Creative Director / Copywriter: Hayden Gilbert
Art Director: Sarah Thomas
Copywriter: Haley Gardner
Executive Producer: Bill Wine
Photographer: Teru Onishi
Art Producer: Shannon McMillan
Account Directors: Nancy Ryan, Brittany Reeves
Account Supervisor: Amy Rodgers
Account Manager: Heath Tavrides
Strategy Director: Michelle Dickens

Walgreens Beauty: Trendsetters & Showstoppers

Advertising Agency: GSD&M, USA
Executive Creative Director: Jay Russell
Group Creative Director / Art Director: Bryan Edwards
Group Creative Director / Copywriter: Victor Camozzi
Creative Director / Art Director: Sean LaBounty
Creative Director / Copywriter: Hayden Gilbert
Art Director: Sarah Thomas
Copywriter: Haley Gardner
Executive Producer: Bill Wine
Photographer: Teru Onishi
Art Producer: Shannon McMillan
Account Directors: Nancy Ryan, Brittany Reeves
Account Supervisor: Amy Rodgers
Account Manager: Heath Tavrides
Strategy Director: Michelle Dickens

Walgreens Beauty: Ideas & Inspiration

Advertising Agency: GSD&M, USA
Executive Creative Director: Jay Russell
Group Creative Director / Art Director: Bryan Edwards
Group Creative Director / Copywriter: Victor Camozzi
Creative Director / Art Director: Sean LaBounty
Creative Director / Copywriter: Hayden Gilbert
Art Director: Sarah Thomas
Copywriter: Haley Gardner
Executive Producer: Bill Wine
Photographer: Teru Onishi
Art Producer: Shannon McMillan
Account Directors: Nancy Ryan, Brittany Reeves
Account Supervisor: Amy Rodgers
Account Manager: Heath Tavrides
Strategy Director: Michelle Dickens

Brown University Student Mistaken for Bombing Suspect

A missing Brown University philosophy student was mistakenly thought to be one of the men sought in the Boston Marathon bombings.

    

Sony Playstation: The power of Playstation

Advertising Agency: Hitparade, Stuttgart, Germany
Copywriter: Bernd Faass
Photographer: Markus Gebhart
Production: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Director / Creative: Bernd Faass
Producers: Michael Güntner, Nathalie Kraft
Camera: Markus Gebhart
Editing: Bernd Faass, Jochen Stützel
Music: Maryna Aksenov
Sound Design: Sebastian Bräuning
Visual Effects: Matthias Bäuerle
Grandma: Walburga Hennig
Soldier: Matthias Dietrich
Terrorist: Niklas Keller
Soldiers: Frank Hala, Sandra Haferkorn
Boys: Ben Hortig, Dominik Bieswanger
Published: Febuary 2013

Chips Ahoy: Love Story

Advertising Agency/city/state: Draft FCB, China
Group Creative Director: Tom Shum
Production Company: Bent Image Lab
Director: Paul Harrod
Executive Producer: Ray DiCarlo
Producer: Andrew Harvey
Production Coordinator: Stephen Grossman
Animators: Mike Wilson, Zach Rahman
Visual Effects Company: Bent Image Lab
Lead Compositor: Evan Thomas Phillips
Compositor: Cameron Carson
Technical Directors: Shirak Agresta, Gina Burgess, Stef Kofman, Brian Danielson, Duncan Beck
Editorial Company: Bent Image Lab
Editor: Brent Heise

Banco Itau: Read to a child

Advertising Agency: Africa, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director: Sergio Gordilho
Art Director: Iron Tavares
Post Production: Featherwax
Photographer: Dan Escobar
Published: April 2013

Banco Itau: Promoting citizenship through culture

Advertising Agency: Africa, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director: Sergio Gordilho
Art Director: Iron Tavares
Post Production: Featherwax
Photographer: Dan Escobar
Published: April 2013

Banco Itau: Swap the car for a bike

Advertising Agency: Africa, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director: Sergio Gordilho
Art Director: Iron Tavares
Post Production: Featherwax
Photographer: Dan Escobar
Published: April 2013

Nissan: Executive Carpool

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, LA, USA

Cruz Roja Colombia: Click Donation

Advertising Agency: TBWA, Colombia
Creative Director: Jaime Cueto
Art Director: Paulo Zamora
Copywriter: Daniel Avila
Production Company: Álvaro Gilibert, Andrés Guerrero
Audio: Audiopost, Mezuena
Published: March 2013

Floral-Framing Editorials – The Harper’s Bazaar UK Photo Shoot Features Meadows Overlapping (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) With the warm weather finally coming about, we’re starting to see more summery editorials and fashion styles emerging on the scene, and this Harper’s Bazaar UK photo shoot is the perfect…

Manos Unidas campaign against hunger: #FoodShareFilter

We’ve all taken pictures of food and posted them on Instagram. But now, if you want to share your food with those who really need it, @ManosUnidasONGD has created a filter for your pics: the money you pay for downloading the app will go to programs against hunger. Go to www.foodsharefilter.com for more details.

Advertising Agency: DDB, Spain
General Creative Director: José María Roca de Vinyals
Creative Director: Nerea Cierco
Copywriter: Tino Barreiro
Art Director: Ariadna Castells
Social Media Director: Thais Ruiz de Alda
Account Director: Mariona Cruz
Account Executive: Estitxu Julián
Technical Director: Emilio González
Production: RSB Media

Wink Hostel Singapore: Don’t waste it – Share it at wink

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Singapore

Griffin’s Boxing & Fitness: Strings

Brief: The client was looking to attract new customers to an old world style of cardiovascular exercises. They wanted a campaign that would not only grab the audience’s attention but remind them of the cardiovascular benefits of their services.

Solution: An attractive, attention grabbing outdoor campaign that focused on reminding its audience of the cardiovascular benefits of the client’s services.

Advertising Agency: Spring, Vancouver, Canada
Creative Director: Rob Schlyecher
Art Directors: Rob Schlyecher, Jeremy Grice
Designer: Jose Rivas
Account Executive: Justin Van Mulligen

Bancolombia Insurance: Crash

Advertising Agency: DDB/Medellín, Colombia
Creative Directors: Rodrigo Bolívar, Rodrigo Dávila, Marco Muñoz
Art Directors: Daniel Calle, Juan Espitia, Oscar Martínez, Mauricio Cortés, Adrián Arroyave
Copywriters: Juan Arboleda, Andrés Estrada
Illustrators: Daniel Arciniegas, Mauricio Cortés
Producer: Juan García / Vita
Executive Directors: Hamilton Peña, Felipe López
Published: January 15

Bancolombia Insurance: Thief

Advertising Agency: DDB/Medellín, Colombia
Creative Directors: Rodrigo Bolívar, Rodrigo Dávila, Marco Muñoz
Art Directors: Daniel Calle, Juan Espitia, Oscar Martínez, Mauricio Cortés, Adrián Arroyave
Copywriters: Juan Arboleda, Andrés Estrada
Illustrators: Daniel Arciniegas, Mauricio Cortés
Producer: Juan García / Vita
Executive Directors: Hamilton Peña, Felipe López
Published: January 15

Bancolombia Insurance: Twister

Advertising Agency: DDB/Medellín, Colombia
Creative Directors: Rodrigo Bolívar, Rodrigo Dávila, Marco Muñoz
Art Directors: Daniel Calle, Juan Espitia, Oscar Martínez, Mauricio Cortés, Adrián Arroyave
Copywriters: Juan Arboleda, Andrés Estrada
Illustrators: Daniel Arciniegas, Mauricio Cortés
Producer: Juan García / Vita
Executive Directors: Hamilton Peña, Felipe López
Published: January 15