Neural 33, Scripting Green

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Interviews, reviews and articles. Everything in the latest issue of Neural is green continue

Play-Doh Caters to Mommy’s Little Sociopath

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Fresh out of Singapore, and under the catchy slogan “Safe no matter what you make,” Play-Doh’s launched a series of magazine ads that depict weapons of suburban destruction made out of the claylike substance.

Milk Won’t Just Do a Body Good; It’ll Do a Body SHATTERPROOF.

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Milk’s seen a fine trajectory: from nondescript white cereal enhancer to mustache marks on famous faces.

The American Apparel AD the UK Doesn’t Want You to See!

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What would a week of controversial ads be with a little Dov love. The UK’s Vice magazine ran an American Apparel ad on its back cover which one, repeat, one reader was offended over.

Aspen Channels Great Depression For Skiers.

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It may not be as thrilling as Steve’s AdTech booth babe pics, but this new campaign for the Aspen Skiing Co. that got sent in here seems to have an identity crisis. Maybe because the article is full of target-rich marketing speak. (Maybe because I’m also killing time until Steve’s pics get posted.)

Aspen Channels Great Depression For Skiers

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It may not be as thrilling as Steve’s AdTech booth babe pics, but this new campaign for the Aspen Skiing Co. that got sent in here seems to have an identity crisis. Maybe because the article is full of target-rich marketing speak. (Maybe because I’m also killing time until Steve’s pics get posted.)

Magazine review: Volume

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Volume 20 is dedicated to the art of storytelling. It presents the storylines of current events and architecture to show that while the truth is important, so is the ability of fiction to elevate fact. Perhaps the best way to understand our era is through narratives that distort, pervert and animate reality? continue

Magazine review: Future Exhibitions

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The publication is concerned with searching the world for signs of what is to come. Given the visitor’s experiences, life choices and dreams, what is the probable future of the exhibition as a medium, a voice, experience and contemporary fountain of knowledge? And what future do we who are working in the field hope to see? continue

Entertainment Weekly Bows ‘Advertisement of Seismic Proportions’

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Hopping right on the “we’ll do anything to increase ad revenue” bus, Entertainment Weekly is out with Andy’s Richter Scale

Dank!: Aesthetic Imperfections Cut the Pain Out of Price

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Here’s a clever little campaign for Dank! Second Hand Furniture.

Louis Vuitton Aligns Itself to Moonmen

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Sally Ride, Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin bring stargazer’s wonder to this piece by Louis Vuitton.

IFF Boston’s Print Work Just Pops.

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Much the way the Vitruvian Man did. There’s something about great film that slips below your skin, gets into the meat of you; and few film makers will argue there isn’t a deeply physical urge that finds satisfaction in producing such work.

Kia and Sheep. Wait, There’s a Difference?

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For the print component of the Kia Soul campaign, David & Goliath go an eye-catching, if tired, route: See pawns. See Soul. A new way to roll.

Pringles Molds Non-Edibles in Its Own Image

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“Shaped for nothing else” is the premise behind this Pringles campaign, illustrated by Grey/Hong Kong with print imagery of objects bent into the shape of a Pringles crisp.

Hitler Serves Rasayana Tea.

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Ben Kunz over at Thought Gadgets drew our obliging eyes to the latest manifestation of Hitler. This time it’s for Rasayana, the anti-stress tea.

Visine Wrings Fresh Tears from Fairy-Tale Captive

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Mix the charm of The Elves and the Shoemaker with the Napoleonic Lilliputians of Gulliver’s Travels and you’ve got “Kitchen,” the print piece by JWT/NY for Johnson & Johnson’s Visine.

I Could Be Wrong, But I Think Your Torch Just Smoked a Prophet.

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LOL. To promote the strength and intensity of the Mag-Lite, Ogilvy & Mather/Paris composed a print in which a distracted security guard shines his flashie on a piece of art for a wee bit too long.

Federici Gelato Poses Fresh Temptation to the Pious

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Antonio Federici Gelato just busted out with a print ad campaign where nuns and priests get a little more intimate than the Holy Spirit is comfortable with.

If Your House Can’t Keep Up with the Joneses, Your Utilities Should at Least Try.

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This is neat. To remind people of their changing energy needs (and increased use of it), Colorado’s Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association launched a wordy print campaign with look-twice imagery.

These Ads Will Make You As Dizzy As Nicotine Does

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Who needs the stimulation of nicotine when you have ads like these for Sao Paulo hospital A.C. Camargo?