If you were a video game geek in the early 1990’s, this is probably up your alley. A quartet of street artists named Mr. Talion, Epoxy, Baveaux, and Kone have added the heads-up display from the first-person shooter computer game DOOM to a number of billboards throughout Berlin. You can see more here.
via DOOM Display [...]
It’s funny because it’s true.
2012!! In your face advertising! – watch more funny videos
It is looking like City Council will debate the new signs by-law and billboard tax on Tuesday December 1.
According to the City’s Lobbyist Registry, billboard industry lobbyists have had over 80 closed door meetings with City Councillors in the past month alone.
As a result, IllegalSigns.ca has designed, manufactured and is now distributing these custom-made products [...]
The folks at Tappening have released one of the funniest and smartest PSA-ish social education campaigns I’ve seen in a long time. Well, maybe since the New York Times Special Edition.
Reports are these cute single color posters with white lies about the bottled water industry will be hitting the streets of NYC soon, if [...]
“Mom, I wanna stay hydrated but I ALSO wanna rock n roll!! Why doesn’t dad live with us anymore? And why do you drink white wine out of a coffee mug in the car? I HATE my new computer!”
via the very funny Nick [...]
See also: Charlie Brooker’s 10 Biggest Cocks in Advertising
This is making the rounds could inspire some creative action:
There’s a set of instructions on how to hack the signs floating around the internet. My favorite series is over on the MIT site.
Thanks Kelli Anderson for the tip!
via TomorrowMusuem via via Cinema Blend
This comes via Merit Karise a professor of media in Estonia who says this is “the best commercial ever made.” I’ll admit, it does have a way of sticking in your head.
The YouTube user who uploaded it explains, “An intense meat commercial from Soviet-era Estonia. I’m told that the words “beef” and “chicken” are what [...]
Better do this before tomorrow. These are some of the favorites I’ve seen in the past few months. Post your favorites in the comments…
From Jon Winet’s Electoral College project (now on Add-Art):
Best inadvertent No on Prop 8 in California video (wait for it)
Gay Scientists discover the Christian Gene
Batman for Mayor – the posters
Batman [...]
Right… so the penguins are loosing their habitat, so what is the solution? DRINK!
Denial and commerce: it is the American way.
I get a few emails a year from people asking us for rates. I know it says “Advertising Agency” in the name, but some people just don’t read any further. I suppose I should be honored that our parody of the industry gets past some people. Usually I ask them to have [...]
This New York Times article from Saturday, October 18th takes a look at Obama’s recent spending flurry. Ads in Guitar Hero? I hear he can shred on Master of Puppets. I’m sold.
