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Do more creative ads like these really encourage people to buy the product? Or do they just smile, take a picture of the ad, thinking, ‘Heck, this is cool!’, post it on a blog and forget about the main topic: the product?
Manila is one big Billboard City, but they’re all of the same young celebrities or models smiling or pouting back at me. Rarely do I see ads that really push the limit, grab you by the neck, shake you up and scream, ‘LOOK AT ME AND BUY WHAT I’M SELLING!!!‘
Advertising is the field I really want to get into when I get out of college–that is, until I become financially stable enough to set up my own business. From there, hopefully, I can grow to become not just any business woman, but a social entrepreneur. But before all that, I want to make ads that will incomparably stand out from all those generic ones all over the metro today. And wow, how are these for inspiration?
They Really Took ‘Sky’s the Limit’ Seriously
My favorite one would have to be the soccer billboard for Adidas, and the tongue stretcher for Mars (I’m biased ’cause that’s my favorite chocolate bar).
If you want more extreme billboards, then take a look at these:
Strong Tape – Strong enough to hold the billboard!
Papa John’s Pizza – Look! There’s pizza at the door! Well, there will be if you call Papa John’s. Smart.
Group E’s Electric Boards – Billboards that actually generate electricity! Not.
There are a lot more optical illusions at Virtual Fun House, so you might want to hop on over there. And this imaginative streak isn’t stopping at billboards; check out Valerie Morrison’s blog for photos of super cool, mind-boggling truck designs!
What’s your room like?
Mine right now is a mumbo jumbo of flamingo pink, lime green, pale yellow and electric blue. It seriously looks like an aftermath of an attack of pre-schoolers with highlighters.
Its been like this for almost three years now–
And I love it. It reminds me of those rainbow springs I played with as a kid, and well, a lot of my childhood in general.
I used to eat and breathe art. As a 3rd grader, I’d even cut classes to draw or paint in the art room. Art workshops were a summer staple, and I was basically a mainstay at the Ayala Museum. Man, I can even remember the chocolate shake I’d order everyday and would try to replicate at home. Ah, yes. Nothing can beat the old art and sweets combo.
Looking to revamp my room, I instead found some really cool works that made me want to grab a paintbrush and my trusty Prang watercolor set before my creative juices run dry with non-use. Even as a young artist, my art materials bore one thing in common: all the dark colors were the last ones to run out (if they even did), and the bright pinks, purples, yellows, reds, oranges, greens and blues were always begging for replacements.
Tina Fey Gets Layered
Watercolor is my most favorite medium, despite it being really hard to control. And I don’t know how Jordan Domont did these, but they’re amazing. Must try this layering technique some time.
Fresh Lychee Pickings
They’re at it again! I’m really loving this set they came up with for Hewlett-Packard. I think Electrolychee has a very distinct and humorous style. They’re a cute and quirky couple, very easy to deal with, as I’ve already interviewed them for an article for The GUIDON.
