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Secret 7"
Last Friday, I hopped on the train to Foggy London town to go to the Secret 7" launch party at Mother.
Secret 7", for those of you who aren't aware, is a fantastic charity exhibition for Art Against Knives, run by Talenthouse Creative.
This is what they say about it in their own words:
Submitted by Andy
on 19/04/2013
Valentines day advertising
Advertising for Valentines day is often crap and pointless. In 2006 however, Wonderbra actually did a press campaign that is worth a look if you missed it the first time around. I'm of an age where Wonderbra blew my mind when it launched and this campaign still makes me smile.
Submitted by Nick
on 13/02/2013
Taxonomy of Advertising Agency Names
British creative team Rob and Joe have produced an infographic outlining the inspirations behind names of advertising agencies around the world. We’re given a mind map of agencies based on the names of founders, place names, alpha numeric attributes, physical or metaphysical attributes, inanimate objects, living things and abstract concepts. It looks cool.
Submitted by Nick
on 13/02/2013
The best advert for hats ever
I was recently doing some concept work and found myself thinking about this master class in simplicity. It's old, but it's nice to revisit genius.
Submitted by Nick
on 21/01/2013
It's pop. It's art. Deal with it.
On the basis of some of our directors haircuts, you may be under the illusion that Halo is an agency with nothing but pure rock running through it's veins.
Bzzzzzzz… wrong!
Submitted by Hamish
on 15/01/2013
Great Christmas Advertising
It's Christmas! So lets look at a few excellent Christmassy press ads while we binge on chocolate and drink heavily in the name of Jesus.
Submitted by Nick
on 13/12/2012
Always read the small print
Visonlab, an optometrist company in Spain, have run “Small Print”, a print advertising campaign reminding readers how important it is to have good eyes for reading small print. “Software Terms” and “Lease Contract” are presented with reading glasses revealing disturbing details. The tag reads: “Prescription glasses from 39 euro”.
I love stuff like this. The work of very clever, creative people. Makes you proud to be in advertising. Unlike the recent John Lewis Christmas ad, which gets on my nerves.
Submitted by Nick
on 12/12/2012
Winter Sun is a good idea
What better way to cut through the myriad of Christmas supermarket TV spots featuring warming scenes than to show some Winter Sun.
This TV spot for Southern Comfort was on in the summer but its a joy to see again recently.
Submitted by Amy
on 03/12/2012
Playboy advertising
Words fail me. Actually, no they don't - this must be among the most honest campaigns ever created. Rather than ignore the elephant in the room, Playboy go straight for the jugular with a beautifully executed press campaign that takes an almost Ronseal approach to the subject matter.
Is the line clever? Not really, you could argue it's unnecessary, but you can't ignore the genius on display here.
There's also too many treatments, but when you're on a roll, sometimes it's hard to know when to stop...
Submitted by Nick
on 26/10/2012
Harvey Nichols - Contain your controversy
Harvey Nichols latest advertising campaign appears to have created quite a stir recently, with complaints from the moral majority (who mostly live in Daily Mail approved villages, far from Asylum Seekers and falling house prices). But why?
Harvey Nichols is famous for its 'fantastic and exciting Sale', when customers can pick up the most exclusive pieces at much reduced prices. The tongue-in-cheek campaign, illustrated through four different executions, features models striking poses dressed in items from the current Harvey Nichols Spring Summer 2012 collections alongside a line that reads “The Harvey Nichols Sale. Try to contain your excitement”. Tell-tale wet patches on the models’ outfits suggest that they have struggled to do just that. It's funny, on brand - but yet it's still getting a verbal kicking.
A recent Twitter debate was awash with the opinion that the ads insult customers, that Harvey Nichols has become arrogant, out of touch with it's audience, but for me, casual arrogance is a key nuance of the brand. I think it makes sense, it's part of the aspiration a brand like theirs has. More importantly the ads made me laugh and they look beautiful. Judge for yourself, but may I suggest that before you get too angry you remember this: IT'S ONLY AN ADVERT FOR A CLOTHING SALE. Nobody died.
Submitted by Nick
on 12/06/2012
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