Spectacularly Creative Ads, Issue 13

"QUANTUM SHOT" #640
Link - by A. Abrams

A Veritable Fort Worth of Eye-Candy!

Many talented photographers and artists work with advertisers to create visual masterpieces, specially designed to make you LOOK! READ! AND NOTICE! So it's really rewarding to take another look on the current best and most creative works in this area. Make sure to check out the rest of our extensive collection - Cool Ads Series.

Spectacular wide-format thrills, monsters and disasters

Swiss Skydive Parachute School - more info:

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"What will it take before we respect the planet?" -

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Bosch Refrigeration Technology: Fresh Meat from the Stone Age -

War Games (Downtown seen through gamer's eyes):

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Psychological terror:

These ones are indeed pretty shocking:

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Another twist on weird activities: "No Fuel, No War" (if only this was true) -

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Household Surrealism

Every aspect of our everyday life can be transformed into surreal ads, it seems - from waking up in the morning to going to sleep at night:

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Folgers... For Less Complicated Mornings:

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Sharpest Knives Ever (left), and a Help Bookmark - more info:

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Uh-uh... "We'll get it there, the rest it up to you" -

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Freshen up anytime:

There are some ads too gruesome, or too weird to put up here full-screen. Enjoy them clicking here and here. A similar approach: "Bad breath affects those closest to you." -

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Bad music has a similar effect:

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Choppers... "Wrong Sound, Wrong Image":

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Mice in your house? Don’t let them get comfortable:

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Unexpected Weirdness:

"We know what a pimple can do to you." - Derma Master:

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More playing with faces - Baby Faces this time, from Schick:

A couple of recent creatives from Thomas Herbrich:

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A miserable predicament, from the creative mind of Koen DeMuynck:

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Other relationships are not much better - see more here:

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Here is something which may be not quite "safe for work", but pretty hilarious - The Orgy of the Senses, click here.

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Viral Street and Urban Ads

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McDonalds coffee lamp post and Coca-Cola Crate Man:

Reverse Gtraffiti Project in San Francisco - more info:

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Many holes, with many hours to drill:

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1st Bank: We Care About Small Business - more info:

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Suicide Hotline (left) and Security Glass (right):

Homegrown business (something that Calvin and his friend Hobbes would do):

Unusual use of floor space:

Panasonic Lumix «8X Life campaign» (AKQA London):

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Meadow Fresh «Grass On The Railway Station» (Publicis Mojo New Zealand):

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King Kong Was Here (Universal Studios):

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Assorted Advertisement Riches

Canon Underwater Camera:

Creative Bar Codes have been covered by Dark Roasted Blend before, but here is another great place to look for me (and perhaps even order some custom ones for your company) - Vanity Bar Codes:

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"You either love it, or hate it" (Marmite):

Stay Young! t-shirts by Evian (do they make diapers, too?):

Wide-angle lenses... get it?

"What Goes Around, Comes Around" (Global Coalition for Peace):

Another smart ad that tells a story: CNN Cameramen -

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On the other hand, there are ads which are simply revolting, if not unnecessary: here is "Time to Cut the Cord" (and have your own vegetables?) -