Farrow has recently reprinted a limited run of the Haçidenda 15th Birthday poster, which they first produced in 1997. This was sadly the last birthday that the Haçidenda celebrated before shutting its door in the summer of the same year.
This beautiful poster design has been screen-printed on “Campaign MG Poster Paper (120 GSM) with Pantone 810, black, cool grey 9 and reflective ink”. You can see the printing process used to reproduce the poster here. It’s a shame they don’t capture the smell of the print!
John Alexander
Posted on Friday, 19th of December 2008 Permalink
Here’s a really nice Levi’s advertisement that I spotted down on Old Street. The ad is made up of different styles of real 501 jeans cut into the shape of butterflies. Check it out before it flies away!
John Alexander
Posted on Wednesday, 8th of October 2008 Permalink
In conjunction with the Street Art exhibition at the Tate Modern, various works
have appeared in the area surrounding the Fibre studio.
Artists from Spain, Italy, France and Brazil were all showing works at the gallery
and in the nearby streets. Some placed legally, some appear to have been done
without permission. Either way, the message would seem to be the same:
Street art’s ok so long as the perpetrator’s not from Britain.
In a decision I support, the gallery purposefully excluded Banksy in an attempt
to draw attention to other just as accomplished artists and aspects of the art
form. Just a shame I think not to celebrate some more of our own emerging
and already established talent.
A sneaky peek at Director Guy Ritchie’s two minute blockbuster for the new Nike Total 90 football boot. You can see the full version on ITV before Manchester United’s Champions League tie with Barcelona tonight. Influenced by Prodigy’s Smack my Bitch Up perchance?
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Tuesday, 29th of April 2008 Permalink
I spotted this on the way to work on Monday, it was put up the night before, a pretty cool horticulral adidas poster just under the bridge by Kingsland road London, unfortunately made with plastic plants but worth a look.
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Thursday, 24th of April 2008 Permalink
I can imagine that the Fallon brainstorming session for the new Sony ad went a little something like this:
“Ok everyone, we’ve done bouncy balls, we’ve done exploding paint, we’ve even done plasticine rabbits, now what else can we fill a City with?”
“Funny you should ask that boss coz my washing machine broke this morning!”
See the ad here (via motionographer.com)
See more images here
Dave Brown
Posted on Wednesday, 16th of April 2008 Permalink
We all know ad agencies appropriate, often inappropriately, and here’s another example – Bray Leino’s new commercial for Sugar Puffs is strikingly similar to The Mighty Boosh’s Soup Song. Take a look.
Whether Crimping (A form of scat singing characterized by lines of interconnecting verse usually referencing abstract imagery, concepts and characters.) is a gift to culture that can be freely used to sell sugared cereal is really a question for The Mighty Boosh – perhaps they will crimp an answer for us?
There are so many ways this is wrong. I’m pretty sure that The Mighty Boosh was not asked permission. Secondly, TMB aren’t credited with being the inspiration for the ad. Thirdly – the huge majority of comments on YouTube are upset Boosh fans, so they’ll be eating Corn Flakes.
Unfortunately when advertising appropriates culture it’s a one-way street. Ask yourself this: If Sugar Puffs invented Crimping, would they allow The Mighty Boosh to use it without permission?
David Rainbird
Posted on Thursday, 13th of March 2008 Permalink
Mad Men will make you a happier person. It’s the US show about a 1960’s Madison Avenue ad agency that will make your teeth whiter and it’s coming to the UK on BBC4 – tonight. Created by Sopranos writer Matthew Weiner, it’s a realistic portrayal of a lost time in advertising and American history, before equality, smoking related illness and car seatbelts. Cigarettes, whiskey and discrimination is encouraged in the workplace, but as you’ll find out, not without consequences. The show has a great cast and production values, so satisfaction is guaranteed. AMC’s site for the show also has some nice clips of Ad Legends.
David Rainbird
Posted on Sunday, 2nd of March 2008 Permalink
Morrissey’s Greatest Hits is released today - I really like the new advert that accompanies its release. A request from Morrissey’s myspace page asked fans if they’ve graffiti’d their bodies or own any cool Morrissey memorabilia. Check out what fans sent in and watch the video here.
Vikesh Bhatt
Posted on Monday, 11th of February 2008 Permalink
