Thursday, February 5, 2009

Cool Nike ‘V is For Victory’ Ads

 

Nike is promoting their new ‘V is for victory’ jacket with an ad campaign that features soccer players such as Cesc Fabregas, Didier Drogba, Joe Cole, and Andrei Arshavin. Can’t wait to see more.

 

 

 

 


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Cutting Edge Photography Video by TH TV

 

 

Check out the new episode of Trend Hunter TV, entitled “Cutting Edge Photography”, in the YouTube video clip above. As you probably know from my blog, I am fascinated by photography, and this episode showcases 10 cool photography techniques and trends.

 

See the photography posts that made it into the video in the episode’s page and see a portfolio of my posts at the magazine here.


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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Cool 360 degrees Campaign, ‘Make Your Statement’

 

Cool ads for 360 degrees, a German clothing & footwear company. The idea is to use their t-shirts and shoulder bags to make your own statement. Pretty cool.

 

 

The ads were photographed by Sonja Müller for ad agency McCann Erickson, Germany, with creative directors Daniel Henning, & Thorsten Adenauer; art director: Thorsten Adenauer; copywriter Daniel Henning, and illustrator James Cruickshank.


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Monday, February 2, 2009

Head-Scratching Magazine Cover

 

Hmmm… A new February 2009 cover art for Turkish magazine MediaCat by ad agency M.A.R.K.A. It comes with the copy “Extreme Islamic consumers.”

 

The art surly aims to provoke and create a debate. But I am not exactly sure what to make of it. The magazine is one of Turkey’s leading media & communication magazines. Is it making fun of the religion, or is it presenting the idea that the media needs to pay more attention to conservative Muslim women?



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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

When Lazy Ad Agencies Hatch an Idea!


So German ad agency KNSK, Hamburg, couldn't find a better way to promote Men's Health magazine as being "all about men" than by showing women as unhealthy? It's not blatantly sexist, but it just feels wrong and leaves a bad taste after seeing the ads. If you're smart, you can promote the services trageting a certain sex without putting the other one down...
 
The ads were photographed by Marcel Schaar. And you have to thank creative director Tim Krink and art director Thomas Thiele for the 'genius' concept.





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