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absolut 72bian
The first ever collaboration of many between Absolut and China artists is revealed with the unveiling of the Absolut 72Bian, the name taken from a phonetic translation of the chinese word ‘变‘, which means change. Used to symbolise the chinese mythical character of the Monkey God, who can morph himself into 72 different changes. The limited Absolut bottle design is sadly, not much different, save for a printed cartoonish interpretation of the Money God. Interesting?.. barely… Ad campaign? Forgettable… Ticking the Chinese marketing box? Absolut-ly!
the style registry
How did Fendi campaigns look like spring 1993? How Balenciaga was Balenciaga pre Nicolas Ghesquiere? More than a style touchstone and history lesson, this is a look back into graphic trends and social trends, (boobs / no boobs?), old logos, and how luxury was presented way back then. That is the magic of The Style Registry.
guimarães jazz 2010
Graphic fun and colour explosion perfectly capturing the spirit of a Jazz festival, by Atelier Martino&Jaña
non-sign II
Beautiful work by Lead Pencil Studio, reminiscent of work by the Antony Gormley. An empty billboard? Advertising the sky? Simply beautiful? Yes! via Fast Company
the liljevalchs spring exhibition
The Liljevalchs is an exhibition space in Stockholm. Ritator was commissioned to art direct the spring festival, and the result is simply groteqsue. The nice kind.
bringing colour to life
Beautiful semi-advertisement, all art “sound sculptures” by the team at Dentsu London, for Canon Pixma Printers. Art direction by Christopher Hewitt.
life doesn’t stop for pictures
benylin: instant cough relief
hbo unexpected
HBO Unexpected by Umeric, which is literally, unexpectedly cool for HBO. You HAVE TO visit the site to see the showreel.
peacock cigarettes
via BoingBoing
twister fork
you gas entertains no one
bend-it bookends
By turning a book end on its head, and using tension and friction as its best friend, the bend-it bookends work like beautiful pieces of art. Buy it here!
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lo res
These are perfect shoes for the digital polygonal addict! Put them on Lara Croft please… Buy them at United Nude.
The United Nude Lo Res is part of a new semi-automatic design method by United Nude. An object is digitally scanned into a 3D computer model and regenerated into various resolutions. The Lo Res shoe is part of an automated design revolution.
Heel Height – 110mm/4.3″
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organic town baby food
Yay or Nay guys? Gross much? Why you would want to visually link your food to poo I can never understand. via Ads of the World
fifa world cup murals for espn
Wieden+Kennedy and AM I Collective, a group of illustrators based in Cape Town, were commissioned by ESPN to develop posters for all 32 nations participating in the World Cup. The resulting visual orgasm, based on old Ghanian movie posters, will be used in adverts and print ads. You have to jump ahead to see all 32 artwork. Beautiful! via Creative Roots
colours of india
nike – write the future
Nobody does Grandeur, and Hold-your-breaths, and Smile-to-yourselfs as well as Nike. What a beautiful ad.
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koleston naturals
“Koleston Naturals, a hair colorant product, wanted to target females aged 25-40 who were health and beauty conscious and also enjoyed spending time outdoors, for walking, sports, or just to be as close to nature as possible.
Koleston’s objective was to showcase the aesthetically appealing aspects of the product in terms of pure colour, whilst reassuring consumers about its “natural” quality. The idea was to use nature itself as a backdrop to achieve this communication goal.
The creative execution took the form of a 4m x 3m billboard positioned on a promenade, with an unspoiled view of the sea and skyline behind it. Its visual was a long-haired woman’s face which was die-cut into the billboard, so that it captured the full spectrum of the sky’s natural colour as the sun moved through its daily cycle, from the fiery red of sunset through the jet black of night to the dazzling ‘blonde’ of sunrise.
The location was chosen not only because of the picturesque setting but because many women went there for their daily jog and often visited the cafés opposite to watch the sunset, maximising the impact.
The campaign generated a buzz not only in its home market, but in blogs and awards programmes all over the world.”
via Cream Global
superbowl google
Google’s remarkably simple Superbowl ad. And heart warming.. awwwww via Swissmiss
wrangler blue bell
Go on.. pull that shirt off.. you know you want to!
alka seltzer – dissolve your problems
Not recent but no less great.
do knot forget
Strange unlikely ad from Ford. via adsoftheworld
mother london’s usd10000 spam mail
Brilliant!
pleats please + sushi
I am an eternal fan of the Issey Miyake Pleats Please range, and this series of adverts just reinforces my undying love! via Style Damsel
