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Advertising, mass manipulation, and us

Posted: August 14th, 2010 | Author: ninski | Filed under: design, life, people | Tags: , , | 1 Comment »

An old 4-part series from the BBC. Have a look, Parts 2, 3, and 4 after the jump. Some scary stuff.

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The man.

Posted: March 1st, 2010 | Author: christopher | Filed under: design, stores | Tags: , | 1 Comment »

I didn’t realize this brand was still around… but they have caught my attention with their latest ad campaign, “This is man“. It has the feel and spirit of Diesel’s early naughties campaigns. I’m not about to rush into a French Connection store anytime soon, but I appreciate the label taking another stab at gaining the customer’s attention - and the styling is not half bad in the collateral.


WWF Print ad

Posted: May 10th, 2009 | Author: ninski | Filed under: Not on the Runway, design, life | Tags: , , , | No Comments »

Love this ad from the (other) WWF and its agency in Brazil. Very impactful to see a tree and everything related to its existence. If only humans understood things in terms of interconnectivity. Nice to see an agency doing something other that selling shit essential lifechangers like new Microsoft Doodads®…

ps. click image to get full sized version

Background credits:
Released: April 2009
Advertiser: WWF  
Agency: DDB BRASIL  
Country: Brazil  
Category: Public awareness messages
Title of ad: ARVORE / ARRECIFE 
Executive Creative Director: Guilherme Jahara, Marcelo Reis, Julio Andery, Rodolfo Sampaio, Sergio Valente 
Creative Director: Murilo Melo, Ulisses Razaboni 
Copywriter: Renato Ramalho 
Arvore photographers:Guto Nóbrega, Sérgio Prado, Murilo Melo, Flávio Brandão 
Arrecife photographers: Guto Nóbrega, Sérgio Prado, Murilo Melo 
Ilustrator: Quad Studio (Arvore) 
Typographer: Nereu Marinho 
Art Buyer: Carolina Galastri
Account Director: PolikaTeixeira, Ana Paula Grassmann 
Planner: Phillippe Bertrant 
Mídia: Fabricio Andrade e Fabiana Manfredi 
Advertiser´s Supervisor: Heloisa Helena de Oliveira