MY AD OF THE WEEK .77

There are a lot of ads that take the micky out of Apple, some do it a lot better than others and this is one that has done it very well.

IKEA have taken the technique Apple use to present their new products to display their new catalogue. There are some great touches in it throughout, linking to iPad and Macbook Pro ads especially.

Watch it in YouTube.

NEWS

My blog has been pretty inactive the last month, mainly being back in the UK for a few weeks, sorting through boring visa forms and also starting a new job a couple of months ago at this fantastic advertising agency in Perth called Gatecrasher. Here I am kissing my football teams badge on their site (Charlton Athletic). Up the Addicks.

So my 'Ad of the week' is now back and so are even more updates.

MY AD OF THE WEEK .76

Here is an ad that was hard on YouTube as they blocked it, but it's now back. It's by Greenpeace wanting Lego to end a deal with Shell, that shows antarctica made from Lego being covered in real oil. It's well shot, with track you'll remember and it's also only ranked up a couple of million views this week.

Watch it in YouTube

MY AD OF THE WEEK .75

Burger King (Hungry Jacks for Australia) have created this ad using an interesting media space to support Gay Pride in San Francisco. They created special packing called the 'Proud Whopper', that has messaging on the inside of the wrappers saying 'We are all the same inside'. I think it's a really nice way to reveal the messaging and I haven't seen wrappers used in this way before. Have you?

Watch it in YouTube

MY AD OF THE WEEK .74

I haven't shared some print advertising for a while, so I thought I'd share these ads for Rothammer (a beer). "When love is born, a friend dies",  shows mates mooring their friend who has fallen for a girl and now has less time for drinking. It's extremely well crafted and it deserves the Gold Lion it picked up at the Cannes Advertising Festival recently.

EAT THAT ELEPHANT BOOK COVER

I was approached to illustrate the cover of a book, all about clutter clearing. The company logo, that I had worked on in the past was an elephant, so I expanded on this and illustrated items of clutter to create the elephant's silhouette.

Check out the book on Amazon.

MY AD OF THE WEEK .73 CANNES EDITION

This week has been the Cannes Advertising Awards, one the biggest and best awards shows in the world. There's been loads of fantastic and inspiring work that has been awarded this week (see the winners here).

But I wanted to share this, it's from last year, but I didn't see it until now. It was shown at the Saatchi & Saatchi new directors showcase (one of many huge events that showcase new talent). Called It's Not Porn... I read it's the funniest fake ad at Cannes this year.

Watch it in YouTube