Author Archives: Steve Lambert

Charlie Brooker’s 10 Biggest Cocks and She-Cocks in Advertising… ever!

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 23, 2009

See also: Charlie Brooker’s 10 Biggest Cocks in Advertising

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For all the graffiti haters…

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 22, 2009

Ironworkers spray paint names of young cancer patients onto the beams of the Yawkey Center going up at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  The building’s steel skeleton is now a brightly colored, seven-story monument to scores of children receiving treatment at the clinic. from Boston.com, photo by David Ryan

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The Art of Subvertising on NYC Interactive

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 19, 2009

Jordan Selier, Packard Jennings, and I are all featured in a NYC Interactive piece on “subvertising.”  You can see a video of Jordan installing his work in a phone booth and a slideshow where I briefly explain Add-Art.

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New on Add-Art: Net Art 1.0

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 17, 2009

Add-Art is the Firefox addon that replaces ads on the internet with rotating curated art images. Developed by myself and several others surrounding Eyebeam over the past 2 years, it’s free, will speed up your browsing, and features contemporary art that changes every 2 weeks.  We just released a new version, so install it now! […]

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Some things I’ve been meaning to tell you

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 17, 2009

“Bomb-proof” trash cans in London – Part of “bomb proofing” a trash can includes attaching television that plays ads on the side.  How many trash cans are exploding in London? What ever happened to David Yassky’s proposal to bring ads to Brooklyn’s trash cans? This guy Dan Paluska has a nice brief post that ties […]

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In Paris, an anti-ad insurgency – Los Angeles Times

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 9, 2009

Reporting from Paris — Over the centuries, the French have cultivated the fine art of rebellion. The list of targets encompasses tyrants, wars, colonialism and, above all, capitalism in its many manifestations. The latest enemy may seem unlikely: billboards. The Dismantlers, as a nationwide group of anti-ad crusaders call themselves, aren’t violent or loud or […]

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No one cares that much about Butterfinger

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 6, 2009

What do you do when no one cares about your brand? AAA reader James Ewert reports: So apparently Butterfinger doesn’t think Chicagoans value the surface area of their skulls. Next Thursday the candy bar is making a desperate plea for attention by inviting folks to a Chicago barbershop to shave their heads and have a […]

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Poster Boy; NYPD You’ve Got The Wrong Man!

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 4, 2009

According to the New York Times, “Poster Boy” was arrested on Saturday night. While most other street or graffiti artists concentrate on adding their own imagery, illegally, to parts of the subway system, Poster Boy, a kind of anti-consumerist Zorro with a razor blade, a sense of humor and a talent for collage, has made […]

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Hacked Electronic Signs

By Steve Lambert | Published: February 2, 2009

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!

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Poster Boy Interview

By Steve Lambert | Published: January 16, 2009

via public ad campaign – which is kicking ass lately.

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You + Scenic America = Legal Precedent?

By Steve Lambert | Published: January 16, 2009

Have you or someone you know been affected by a digital billboard visible from your home? Ever been in a car accident due to the distraction of a digital billboard on the highway? If so, please contact Kate DeAngelis at (deangelis at scenic dot org). Scenic America is looking for a defendant they can assist. […]

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Photoshopped advertising

By Steve Lambert | Published: January 14, 2009

They’re all retouched… from epoxy on flickr see also – our post on Detouch (Thanks Kelli)

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Online Ad/Promo/Content Map

By Steve Lambert | Published: January 12, 2009

Ironically, from an article titled 10 things that won’t survive the recession via “The Triumph of Bullshit” on Tumblr

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“The Dog Dies” all over Los Angeles

By Steve Lambert | Published: December 29, 2008

via TomorrowMusuem via via Cinema Blend

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More Bad Calls from the NY MTA

By Steve Lambert | Published: December 22, 2008

The New York MTA, in collaboration with CBS Outdoor, wants to cover the windows of subway cars with advertising. This story at the NYTimes Cityroom blog is peppered with rationalizations from the MTA. Here’s one of my favorites: “[T]ransit officials say that advertising revenue is not the main motivation for the program.” (Transit officials, not […]

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