“DDB Paris created this simple, fun “Escape Machine” experience for the French travel company Voyages SNCF.”
I want an Escape Machine, please.
(Source: vimeo.com)
Chevrolet made a car out of Play-Doh and left it in the street
It’s a car made of play-doh! I can very easily imagine stumbling upon this while walking home one day and having a complete fit of awkward excitement. I would be this guy in the picture who can’t help but touch it to make sure it is real and then probably steal a little from behind that front tire. Because I cannot for the life of me remember the last time I played with Play-Doh.
I can also imagine the pitch for this idea and it begins with a little story about injecting a little whimsy into the damp, cold, dark month of March. I wish more “advertising” was about adding whimsy to the world. And I wish a legitimate measure of success was how many people smiled as a result of the concept.
Hey, advertising industry, continue make the world more fun! Thanks.
**I initially posted about the wrong car manufacturer. Sorry for any confusion.
(Source: telegraph.co.uk)
Human Rights Advocacy + Brilliant Ad Concepts = Whoa!
This is the kind of “advertising” that I love. Brilliantly funny. Political. Eye catching. And not about selling people stuff.
It may be a few months old, but definitely worth posting given the insanity of so many of these dudes lately.
I love when organizations like the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) take a chance on something bold and irreverent. Their mission and their work is worthy of catching people’s attention and this is the kind of statement that causes people to want to find out more and perhaps even get involved.
Often “causes” shy away from bold in-your-face messages because their work is so much more important than spending time on perfecting an ad campaign. And it can be pretty nerve-wracking to put something out into the world that gets people talking about their creative work as opposed to their humanitarian efforts. But, I really believe that both are so important.
Organizations like this need funding and volunteers; awareness campaigns like this help with both. Getting people’s attention and then finding a way to harness their interest is so important.
Does anyone know if this campaign actually went live?
(Source: whokilledbambi.co.uk)
