MY AD OF THE WEEK .20

This week it goes to an ad for Channel 4's 'Mating Season'. Slightly sad at first, it then transforms into a very funny ad (you'll know which bit) I don't want to ruin it for you. Another great piece by 4creative. A little warning for Tortoises, it rated 18.

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MY AD OF THE WEEK .19

This idea solves a huge problem, of people drinking and driving during the Rio carnival. They created a new turnstile that accepted empty beer cans to get people to use public transport instead of driving and the results are impressive.

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PAUL SMITH ILLUSTRATION

Last week I revealed some illustrations for an entry to a Paul Smith competition. The competition asks the public to post a decorated envelope to his new Beak Street shop (which is opening this summer) and Paul Smith will pick a few to be featured in his new shop. Below is my piece.

The illustrated stamps create the address, I used a real 1st class stamp as the 'I" in Paul Smith's surname and selected key colours from his famous stripes.

You can still enter the competition yourself. The deadline is the 27th May so you've still got some time. Good luck and I hope to see your envelope next to mine in his new shop.

MY AD OF THE WEEK .18

Wallace & Gromit can't put a foot wrong can they.  They put in another great performance for the new VisitEngland campaign, it's got some really nice touches particularly the postcards. How have they not been recruited by VisitEngland in the past?

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Each time I watched it, I kept spotting something else. I especially love the 'Cats' postcard. What's your favourite postcard?

SNEAK PREVIEW

Here's a sneaky preview of what I've been illustrating over the sunny bank holiday weekend. It's for a Paul Smith competition and I'll be sharing the final illustration on completition next week, so watch this space.

NEW BUSINESS CARDS SHOWCASED BY DESIGN BLOGS

My new business cards have been picked up by a few design blogs. They are currently being shown on their front pages. A huge thanks to The Design Inspiration, Cardonizer, Cardobserver and Smashing Hub (who have selected it in their '35 Fresh Brand Identity Business Card Designs' article) for showcasing them.

If you'd like me to DM you a pair, drop me an email: henry@henrybillington.com

MY AD OF THE WEEK .17

Snickers and AMV BBDO do it again, as part of this years ‘You’re Not You When You’re Hungry’ campaign. I love table football and I think this is great. I'd really like to see if the table still exists. I wouldn't be surprised if some AMV BBDO creative is playing it right now. The Googel interactive experience, that's also part of the campaign is pretty ace too.