RPM evokes memories with comic-style Bourneville ad

LONDON – RPM has created an adventure-comic-style print campaign to celebrate Bourneville’s 100th birthday.

Designer Tribute Stamps – US Post Honour Eames

(TrendHunter.com) Charles and Ray Eames will be honored by the US post office this summer with a series of 16 stamps designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC.

Charles and Ray Eames are among the most important American designers of this century. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to archite…

Bold.se is dead, long live Bold!

The graphics/advertising/typography community Bold.se which even spawned it’s own font available at Veer came with the sudden announcement yesterday that Bold will be closed. Kenneth Pilo, the founder and driving force behind Bold has found that running a community on unpaid time after work is hard (and really under appreciated) work, that is stealing too much time away from his family and real job, so he decided to close Bold the forum as it is today and have a rethink about Bold the brand over the summer. It seems that it won’t die completely, but the forum community itself will be closed, and the members very lost for a while, god knows I’ll be confused as to where I can chat advertising in Swedish (yeah I’m a sick twisted adgrunt). We’ll miss you Bold, kudos to Pilo for making it possible. Thanks for all the fish.


Bold.se began as 99reklam in 2002 and changed the name to Bold in 2004. I have personally made over 2 634 posts at Bold.

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$20,000 3-Wheel Electric Cars – TRIAC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here at Trend Hunter, we are huge green auto design enthusiasts, but it is very rare that we come across an exciting model that is in the production stage and not just a concept.

Ready to go on sale this summer, TRIAC, which is designed by Green Vehicles, is a funky three wheeled plug-in electric…

Bannerblog t-shirts for Cannes!

You read right. Bannerblog is now available in t-shirt format. We’ve taken Web 2.0 and blended it with a fine American cotton to create what could only be called T-Shirt 2.0.

Why you ask?

T-Shirt 2.0 is a cost effective medium to reach a highly targeted but fashion conscious advertising audience”

Seriously..

Blatant self promotion. We (Ashley (judge), Ashadi (delegate) and Paul (delegate) ) will be cruising the Croisette in a anything-but-limited-edition series of Bannerblog T-Shirts during the Cannes Advertising Festival.

We’re using Red Bubble who digitally print excellent quality American Apparel t-shirts on demand. You can find out more here, they really do rock and like us they’re also Australian (use them for your next campaign!).

We’ve got 3 designs to choose from, with a selection of t-shirt colours, cuts and sizes (measurement details here). All cost approximately $20 USD plus a few dollars for shipping (effectively the base price RedBubble charge us). Shipping takes between 5-15 days depending on your shipping destination. So you better hop to it if you want your t-shirt in time for Cannes!


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Not attending Cannes? You can always wear it to improve your agency’s digital cred. Wearing a t-shirt with a blog URL on it will instantly make you the dude that’s down with this whole digital thing . While everyone else around you is wearing $100 designer t-shirts, you’ll be the pixel pusher pushing all the right buttons for a mere $20 USD.

Buy 2 or more, and you’ve got yourself the beginnings of a t-shirt social network 😉


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POP: Guy

POP: Guy

The website that shows everything that is in your head.
www.pop.com.br

Advertising Agency: Original Studio, Curitiba, Brazil
Creative Directors: Rafael Oliveira and Victor Beuren
Art Director: Victor Beuren
Copywriter: Rafael Oliveira
Photographer: LuxLab
Published: March2008

POP: Girl

POP: Girl

The website that shows everything that is in your head.
www.pop.com.br

Advertising Agency: Original Studio, Curitiba, Brazil
Creative Directors: Rafael Oliveira and Victor Beuren
Art Director: Victor Beuren
Copywriter: Rafael Oliveira
Photographer: LuxLab
Published: March2008

HTC Communications: Karaoke on demand

HTC Communications: Karaoke on demand

Advertising Agency: Brandon Advertising & Public Relations
Creative Director: Chris Vestal
Associate Creative Director: Jon Leon
Senior Art Director: Colin Mulqueen
Copywriter: Ryan Mulqueen
Illustrator: Bill Green
To be published: June 2008

Thomson takes top editorial role at Wall Street Journal

LONDON – Rupert Murdoch has confirmed the appointment of Robert Thomson, the former Times editor, to the top editorial job at The Wall Street Journal as he tightens his grip on the newsroom at the world’s biggest-selling business newspaper.

Cannes Lion prospect scoops top Wave Festival prize

RIO – An ad that could scoop a Cannes Lion has triumphed in the film category of the first Wave Festival in Rio de Janeiro.

Adspend estimates on social networks cut

LONDON – Analysts have cut back estimates for global adspend on social networks adding to concerns that many social media sites do not make very much money.

Evonik Industries: Bench

Evonik Industries: Bench

Who turns waste wood into electricity? We do.

Advertising Agency: KNSK Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Vera Hampe, Olaf Hörning
Art Directors: Martin Augner, Berta Meins, Caroline Labitzke
Copywriter: Dirk Junski
Photographers: Tom Nagy, Günther Philipp
Published: May 2008

Harrison Ford waxes chest to raise deforestation awareness

LONDON – Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford has braved having his chest waxed in a global ad campaign for Conservation International as part of its efforts to protect forests and fight climate change.

Evonik Industries: Sandbox

Evonik Industries: Sandbox

Who helps turn sand into solar cells? We do.

Advertising Agency: KNSK Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Vera Hampe, Olaf Hörning
Art Directors: Martin Augner, Berta Meins, Caroline Labitzke
Copywriter: Dirk Junski
Photographers: Tom Nagy, Günther Philipp
Published: May 2008

Evonik Industries: Grandma

Evonik Industries: Grandma

Who helps make teeth shine so white? We do.

Advertising Agency: KNSK Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Vera Hampe, Olaf Hörning
Art Directors: Martin Augner, Berta Meins, Caroline Labitzke
Copywriter: Dirk Junski
Photographers: Tom Nagy, Günther Philipp
Published: May 2008

Scottish Government escapes censure over ‘Kill Jill’ ad

LONDON – A Scottish Government ad asking people to make a choice between saving a girl’s life by donating their organs or letting her die has escaped censure despite complaints that it implied people who did not register as donors were killers.

Evonik Industries: Carguards

Evonik Industries: Carguards

Who protects automotive coatings from scratches? We do.

Advertising Agency: KNSK Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Vera Hampe, Olaf Hörning
Art Directors: Martin Augner, Berta Meins, Caroline Labitzke
Copywriter: Dirk Junski
Photographers: Tom Nagy, Günther Philipp
Published: May 2008

Homeless Children Foundation of Turkey: Bookmarks

Homeless Children Foundation of Turkey: Bookmarks

Advertising Agency: TBWA/Istanbul & TBWA/HUNT/LASCARIS, Turkey
Creative Directors: John Hunt, Damon Stapleton
Copywriter: Gokhan Yucel
Art Director: Barıs Sarhan

St. Vincent’s Health System: Pink

St. Vincent’s Health System: Pink

A Mammogram catches things you miss.

Advertising Agency: Intermark Group, Birmingham, USA
Creative Director: Stephen Etzine
Art Director: Rob Hardison
Copywriter: Howard Pearlstein
Published: September 2007

Metrosexual man fades away as Brits opt for scruffy look

LONDON – The average British man spends less than £2.50 a year on skincare despite the likes of David Beckham and Pierce Brosnan regularly appearing in ads to promote products for men.