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40 Seriously Funny Print Ads

40 Seriously Funny Print Ads
Print adverts need to get a message across with a single image and without the recourse of interactivity that we find today on the Internet. As interactive media expands, attention spans are getting shorter and shorter every day. For any company trying to get their product or service out in print format, the task is ever more challenging and difficult. Humorous ads remain one of the few effective ways to engage an audience in a very saturated advertising market. This is an area where the audience is far more receptive and still willing to pay attention. In this post, we’ve gathered 40 hilarious and really creative ads for your enjoyment… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. Which ones did you like best? By WebdesignerDepot Staff WDD staff are proud to be able to bring you this daily blog about web design and development.

57 brilliant, clever and creative print advertising. Only the best. Revolutionary Robots: 16 Cool & Crazy Creations Revolutionary Robots: 16 Cool & Crazy Creations Article by Steph, filed under Gadgets & Geekery in the Technology category. Artificial intelligence is getting more advanced by the day, in ways that are both scary and exciting. There are robots that can help make the world a better place – leading schools of fish away from turbines, or helping the disabled regain mobility. Then there are the pole dancers, ketchup squeezers and graffiti sprayers. Bear Pillow Tickles Snorers in the Face (images via: spectrum.ieee.org) Does your partner have a snoring problem? Autonomous Snow Plow Robot (images via: geekologie) Nobody likes shoveling snow, and in some climates, winter clean-up is an exhausting, never-ending task. Pole-Dancing Robots (images via: youtube/giles walker) You might find these pole dancers a little stiff. Twitter Robot Acts Out Your Friends’ Emotions (images via: dvice) Ken Lim’s Guardian Robot from InsideGuardian. Clean Your House Remotely with Kinect-Powered Robot Senseless Drawing Bot

30 Most Funny Advertisements July 20th, 2011 Neo Now a days Advertising Companies are making the most amazing advertising campaigns with interesting sculptures or paintings. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site. Eye-Catching & Clever Print Ads Feb 08 2011 Advertisements don’t really have a second chance to make a first impression. They should be well thought out and catchy enough to influence the viewer’s opinion. Thinking out of the box is the key here that leads the design agencies to survival. So the question remains: How exactly does one successfully design an ad for any company to draw enough attention and customers? Creative Print Advertisements Segmento: Humanity and Nature Are One Humanity and nature are one. Mint Z Improved chewing skills: Banque Transatlantique Banque Transatlantique, Fortune Management & Investment Since 1881: Office of Traffic Safety: Trucker Safety, 3 Think of who’s along for the ride. Brazilian Red Cross: Pill Self-medication is not a game: Get Lost in Indonesia: Tribes First user generated tourism promotion in Indonesia: Purina Pet Food Pet food that simply tastes good: Faber-Castell: True Colours Faber-Castell True Colours — Fire brigade: Alpika Baby Cream When baby skin is burning — Use Alpika: (ik)

15 Cool, Crazy & Controversial Advertisements Mad Marketing: 15 Crazy & Controversial Advertisements Article by Steph, filed under Guerilla Ads & Marketing in the Design category. From severed arms to crosses made from marijuana, shocking imagery in ads aims to get our attention – and that they do. Advertisers are using bold and bizarre visuals to draw eyes in an increasingly cluttered world and their attempts range from disgusting gross-out tactics to clever interactive displays. Some of these 15 ads effectively help us remember what might otherwise be an obscure brand, while others fall flat, or worse, make us sick. Finetra: Where Even Nightmares Come to Rest (image via: scary ideas) Finetra’s bedding is so comfortable, your razor-toothed evil alien demons will give up on their nightmarish intentions and just curl up with you instead. You Eat What You Touch (image via: adpunch) Mmm, hamster muffin! If You Aren’t Totally Clean, You Are Filthy (images via: creative advertising world) Exhibit Yourself (image via: trends updates) Kiss My Glass

17 Creative Anti-Smoking Ads Clever anti-smoking campaigns and creative advertising designed to get people to quit smoking. Smoking Is Poison 12 meter long chemical tanker that looks like a cigarette was created by Cancer Research UK to highlight the toxic smoke in cigarettes. [link] Passive Smoking Kills Every year nearly 3,400 people die in UK from lung cancer caused by passive smoking. The Smoker’s Lung The smoker’s glass lung was installed in front of public buildings in Germany to encourage people to quit smoking. Tobacco Related Deaths Terrorism-related deaths since 2001: 11,377. World No Tobacco Day No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. Smoking Crime Scene Second Hand Smoke Roy Castle lung cancer foundation reminds us that second hand smoke hospitalises 17,000 UK children a year. Anti-Smoking Stickers Stickers for quitsmoke.us were places on cars and around smoking areas. Smoking Causes Premature Aging Smoker’s Morning Toothbrush made from cigarettes and toothpaste make from ash. Slow Death

15 Ingenious Humanitarian Subvertisements: Creative Advertisements that Advocate Global Causes 15 Humanitarian Subvertisements Advocate Global Causes Article by Urbanist, filed under Guerilla Ads & Marketing in the Design category. Save perhaps lawyers, what is more ubiquitous in modern society than advertising? We are used to guerilla advertisements that promote a product or service for profit or subvert the status quo but many organizations, individuals and guerilla artists have begun putting a unique spin on guerilla action by advocating for important local and global issues. This collection of Red Cross guerilla advertisements touches on a great variety of emergency situations, from ones close to home to others around the world. Homelessness is also a contentious issue in the realm of public debate. This collection of ads on humanitarian interests is not for the faint of heart (the most tame are shown above).

Creative Advertisements Modern advertising developed with the rise of mass production in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mass media can be defined as any media meant to reach a mass amount of people. Different types of media can be used to deliver these messages, including traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, television, radio, outdoor or direct mail; or new media such as websites and text messages. In 2010, spending on advertising was estimated at more than $300 billion in the United States and $500 billion worldwide. from your own site.

Creative McDonald’s Advertising Clever and creative McDonald’s advertising campaigns from all over the world. McDonald’s Newspaper Sandwich Clever newspaper ad for new McDonald’s sandwich in Sweden. McDonald’s Napkins Giant paper napkins were used to promote McDonald’s largest hamburger ever, the Big’n'Juicy, in Stockholm, Sweden. McDonald’s Bus Stop Regular bus stop was turned into McDonald’s restaurant. McDonald’s Free Coffee Hourglass Transit shelter in Vancouver was turned into an ‘hourglass’ filled with coffee beans, reminding customers of the promotion’s short-term nature. McDonald’s Sundial Billboard This cool billboard features a real sundial whose shadow falls on a different breakfast item each hour until noon, when the shadow of the McDonald’s arches are dead center. McDonald’s Puzzles Outdoor posters were turned into large interactive push puzzles that consumers could solve in order to “sort your head”. The Real Milkshake McDonald’s Pie Billboard Giant Pie billboard used to promote McDonald’s in New Zealand.

35 Creative and Effective Public Interest Ads Advertising, in its non-commercial guise, is a powerful educational tool capable of reaching and motivating large audiences. “Advertising justifies its existence when used in the public interest – it is much too powerful a tool to use solely for commercial purposes.” Attributed to Howard Gossage by David Ogilvy. Public service advertising reached its height during World Wars I and II under the direction of more than one government. It’s Time To Get Your Hands Dirty. Now that the well has been sealed and the leaking has stopped, do your part. Asphaltisation The longer you live on the street, the harder it is to get off it. Different Faces When a tree falls, it takes other lives with it. No Career Resists Alcoholism Self Clean Unfortunately the beach doesn’t clean itself. Child Safety Protect your child’s room from violence. Don’t Suffer In Silence Slut. Animals Suffer Like We Do Put yourself in a mink’s place.Don’t buy animal skins! See You On The Road Affiche Robot Time to Neuter Your Dog Smoke Deaths

Creative Examples of Outdoor Ads There is nothing like a company taking a tried-and-tested formula and reworking it to make it interesting & unusual to inspire creativity. Billboards are so prolific nowadays, that to stand out you need to be really creative either with an extremely vivid image, an inspired idea or a clever twist to make it seem like the advert is interacting with the world outside it. We have chosen a number of inspirational outdoor ads that do the unexpected and stand out in a clever, creative way. Canon Hot Wheels Leica Cameras Absolut Vodka Formula Billboard PSP Transparent Billboard Cingular’s Dropped Calls Nike Billboard Mr Clean Coops Paints Pacific Airlines Bic Law & Order Lego Crane iPod & iTunes 96.3 Rock Radio Nike’s Through The Wall Ad Fedex Kinkos Lego – Play On Tags: Advertising ideascreative adsoutdoor ads — Dave Peiris Dave writes on behalf of Print Express, who specialise in custom printed outdoor banners, posters & business cards.

10 Creative Advertising Ideas from Students « Gencay's Blog Elke Krause, Janine Mompour, Kristina Möckel Shawna Laken, Tony Kalathara Doritos bags are printed on pockets of sweatshirts. Jeongjyn Yi A Sony PSP is painted around an actual tennis court. Jeongjyn Yi Victor Holanda, Moises de Oliveira Andrew Seagrave Peter Delgado Help plant more. greenpeace.com Sungkwon Ha Jeseok Yi Like this: Like Loading... Related 60+ Creative and Clever Advertisements We are sucker for creative advertisements, particularly those that convey messages with sense of humor, or deliver ideas in ways we have never expected. Here’s something light to digest for the weekend surfers – 60+ creative and smart advertisements we’ve collected around the web. Some of these advertisements come in series, click on the #number to view more. You might also be interested in these following articles: Wonderbra – You have 918915 friend requests Pin it Terra News – Be the second one to knowMore: #1 Motorola – Ming8, Now with GPS, thankfullyMore: #1 CareerBuilder.com – Don’t Jump Chevrolet – A designated driver is Death’s worst nightmareMore: #1, #2 013 Netvision – Extremly fast internet Axe Shower Gel – If you use a woman’s soap, you’ll smell like oneMore: #1, #2 Berlitz Language School – Now you understand EnglishMore: #1, #2 Apple iPod – Play your music Brighton Language School – Fix your broken EnglishMore: #1 Nikon S60 Camera – Detects up to 12 facesMore: #1 Nissan

30 Most Brilliant and Creative Condom Ads #1 50 years ago condom ads were a taboo, but today condom companies, without fear, create creative and provocative campaigns that you can seen everywhere – streets, TV, magazines, etc.. Enjoy this first collection about most brilliant, condoms campaigns.

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