Changethethought

Really cool little video holiday card from AKQA.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, AKQA, Christmas, Holidays

Wow, it just doesn’t get much weirder than this ad for Volkswagon. From Bitt Animation.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Bitt Animation, Fish Dog, Volkswagon

Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s recent campaign for Burger King made my skin crawl a little. I don’t eat fast food and neither does my wife. I quit eating it in my teens and just never went back to it. I need a french fry fix like any other guy from time to time but usually get it at a regular restaurant. I worked at McDonalds when I was in highschool, and I used to sneak into the stock room and look for ingredient lists to see what they actually put in the food. It isn’t even food when it boils down to it. It is more like something that is engineered in a way that it becomes just a taste experience with zero nutritional value. I also have my own theories on how eating stuff like that might give you cancer, not to mention diabetes, so I just started steering clear of it all together. I wish I could say the same for alcohol but I do have some vices. Damn you whiskey.

Anyway, this campaign is raising eyebrows all over and really getting to some people. I honestly think that is the whole point and that reaction is the whole reason for the campaign and is the campaign. Otherwise I wouldn’t even be writing about it here. I just think it is exploitive frankly. But advertising is sometimes exploitive when it needs to be. If anything I am sure it will make some people curious just how good a whopper tastes. Personally I could care less because I am still not going to eat one and after so many years (probably something like 12-14 years now). I honestly can’t remember what they taste like, nor do I have any craving for one, so seeing someone eat one doesn’t even make me hungry.

It does strike me as sad though that a business and just people in general would spend all that money and go all that way to do something like this. I am sure millions were spent on this campaign and is something like this worth it?

I don’t know. It just makes me sad. What do you think and how does it make you feel?

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Crispin Porter and Bogusky, Whopper Virgins

Wow, some really nice work coming out of the windy city from Some Odd Pilot. I love the ‘view all’ options on their website as well.

Here is a little more about them from their about section:
“Founded in 1999, Someoddpilot has earned a reputation for the blending of original photography, handmade typography, illustration and digital effects to produce internationally recognized graphic arts, web development & branding.

We have provided services for international brands, small to large corporations, artists, musicians and numerous culturally significant institutions (including branding, building and designing Pitchforkmedia.com, the world’s most-read music editorial publication). We are a proud supporter of the independent music and arts communities, as our portfolio will attest.

Located in Chicago – America’s bike-friendliest city – we are an agency of A-list, talent-only & car-less members. This puts us in the position to be flexible, experimental, responsive, fast and often in harm’s way. We’ve been in business for 10 years, which is somewhat uncommon in the strata of small graphics and web development firms, and it is something that we believe speaks to our dedication and to the unique position we occupy within the community.”

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Chicago, Graphic Design, Some Odd Pilot

Diesel is on a roll lately. Here is their latest viral attempt. Crazy. Crazy awesome and hilarious that is.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Diesel, Jeans, Pete the Meat Puppet

I am absolutely loving the photography of the very talented Erik Wåhlström. Really stunning imagery.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Erik Wahlstrom, Fashion, Photography

Absolutely stunning images from the powerhouse creative duo Norman Cavazzana. Just beautiful work.

They also have an inspirational video and image blog that you can visit here.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Blog, Fashion, Norman Cavazzana, Photography

There is some really nice photography in the portfolio of Michael Ash Partners.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Fashion, Michael Ash Partners, Photography

I would be lying if I said I liked Baron Baron’s website but wow, they have got some stellar work in their book. Fantastic stuff.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Baron Baron, Photography

Seriously stunning photography from Greg White. Every image is a stand alone piece of art.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Greg White, Photography

Beautiful colors and composition in the photographic stylings of Dirk Rees. I have seen his work before and thought for sure I had written about it but hadn’t. Be sure to surf through his personal works. They are brilliant.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Dirk Rees, Fashion, Photography

“WSDIA is a Brooklyn, New York-based graphic, interactive, and architecture multi-disciplinary design studio. WSDIA designs, develops and mediates interactive, print, motion and architecture projects for a diverse group of clients in a wide array of professions.

Oh yeah, we love type, paying attention to detail and skittles (the new chocolate ones are grand)! We are: Jared Seavers, Jonathan Jackson and Sarah Nelson”

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Graphic Design, We Should Do It All, WSDIA

Description: The evolution of technology, beginning in the early stone age and evolving to the most powerfull technology of all times.

Client: SATURN
Advertising Agency: Scholz&Friends, Berlin, Germany (www.s-f.com)
Creative Director: Oliver Handlos
Art Director: James Cruickshank, Michael Hess
Copywriter: Felix Fenz, Sebastian Plum, Bastian Engbert

Management Supervisor: Uli Schuppach
Account Supervisor: Sandra Ortmann, Jürgen Fink
TV-Producer: Claudia Knipping, Nina Heyn, Mathis Rekowski

Director: Carl Erik Rinsch
Executive Producer: Lutz Müller
Producer: Tobias Steinhauser
DoP: Javier Aguirresarobe
Postproduction: Alex Grau
Charakter-Design: Jeff Julian, Big Lazy Robot

Amazing.

written by Christopher | tags: 3d, Advertising, Motion Graphics, Saturn Evolution

I just stumbled on this absolutely stunning commercial for United Airlines by the increasingly amazing Shy The Sun. Extremely trippy, but equally beautiful work.

Credit where credit is due:
Client: United Airlines
Agency: BDM

Produced by: Shy the Sun
Directors: Ree Treweek and Jannes Hendrikz
Producer: Nina Pfeiffer

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Sea Orchestra, Shy The Sun, United Airlines

Motion-house 1st Avenue Machine has relaunched their site which now features full-browser video (a little bit of a processor cruncher though). Better yet, this full browser video features a beautiful nude (yet strangely nippleless) woman being transformed by laser blasting robot arms into a cyborg. How’s that for ass-kicking awesome?

written by Christopher | tags: 1st Ave Machine, Advertising, Broadcast, Direction, Motion Graphics

Agency: CHI
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Director: Kristofer Ström
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Producers: Blink Ink, Nicholas Wakeham, Björn Wahlström, Bart Yates
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Music & SoundFX: Minilogue.com

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Animation, Carphone Warehouse, CHI, Motion Graphics

Powerhouse agency the Attik has relaunched their site and stuffed it to the gills with their amazing work. Their name alone should be enough of a guarantee to get you to click this link.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Graphic Design, The Attik

Carioca Studio is a Photo production house based in Bucharest, Romania, specializing in Advertising photography. You’ll just have to take my word for it when I say that they have some just phenomenally striking images in their portfolio. Every single image is gorgeous. Brilliant work.

written by Christopher | tags: Advertising, Bucharest, Carioca Studio, Photography, Romania