Bad to the Block

When it comes to ideas, usually the simpler, the better.

Exemplified here by Pilot Extrafine pens. Are Lego guys not subject to copyright though? 

Mad Mentality

The new Mad Men poster is out! Is it full of spoilers or isn't it?
Is that Dick Whitman over Don's shoulder? Whose hand is that that he's holding? Why are the police there?

Love the illustrated feel! I think we need more illustrations in advertising, they really stick out form all the digital stuff out there.

Louis C.K. Prom-oh My God

How awesome is he?

Great angle.

This outdoor ad for the Vancouver Aquarium is super smart. Outdoor ads compliment the internet really well, because a well-placed, smart outdoor ad can go viral very easily. 

All you need to do is make one mock-up (this one looks like it's all Photoshop) and let the Likes, Pins and Retweets roll in.

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Sports + Moms = Tears

In honour of International Women's day, here is a commercial about moms that will make you cry.

I dare you not to cry after this one.

It's still tough being a woman in this world.

The Days Before Photoshop

Check out these disgusting looking ads for food from back in the day. 

I can't tell if they are taken from photos or if they're illustrations, either way, they make me want to vomit. 

 Who doesn't love a good lime cheese salad? Is that meat in the middle? Human?

The classic Meal-in-a-Mould. I wouldn't necessarily say that's it's exciting, but it is obviously made from cans. What's the gelatinous stuff that the peas are floating in? What's the wavey stuff in the middle? 

I honestly can't even look at this one.

Who is fast frosting tuna salad? What does that even mean?

This looks like a wound.

This looks like a festering wound.

Yum, speef and spork!

Thankfully we have fake food and lighting and tons of Photoshop now. 

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Pretty sure that steam isn't real.

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Biceps not Bones

When you read a fashion magazine, there's page after page of pretty, generic girls looking bored. 

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Her face says "I'd rather be sleeping". I feel 10x bored-er just looking at her.

And when you look at a fitness magazine, you see girls that look like Jelena Abbou. 

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BUT what happens when worlds collide and Jelena poses for a fashion editorial?
Amazingness. 

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She's (FITtingly) the new face of MAC's "strength" campaign. Good for her, ladies and gentlemen! This image would really catch your eye in the pages of Vogue. MAC has been known to take risks with their campaigns, pairing up with faces like Debbie Harry

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Pamela Anderson in the past-her-prime years. 

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And (a personal her of mine) Missy Elliott.

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Ugh. Love her.

Keep taking risks MAC! At 20$ per eye-shadow, you can afford it.