Oh, the Delicious Irony… #1 – Swine Flu Ad Guy

Sep 23

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Hey folks. From here on, look out for a new series of posts called “Oh, the Delicious Irony…”, in which I will be covering news topics that are just so unbelievably ironic, you may as well think i’m making these stories up.

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During the summer, we had a big swine flu outbreak, as we all know. Even I, suffered from the virus. During this period, the UK government and the NHS made a few broadcasting and print based adverts for swine flu. Here, take a look:

Well, at the beginning of August, the Daily Mail published an article that confirmed the actor in the blu jacket, David McCusker, had caught, and then suffered from swine flu, himself.

Now, I know you are all saying that he, like everyone, is just as susceptible to the virus as anyone else… but, come on… If he was IN THE ADVERT, as a PAID ACTOR, SURELY he would know how not to catch the virus…. SURELY!?

Stay tuned for more…

9 insanely clever print-based adverts

Apr 11

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here are just 9 of my favourite adverts in which the creative director deserves an award. enjoy!

Guinness (Singapore, 2003 – What’s on Your Mind?)

Ikea (USA, 2003)

ikea-billboard

Flash Car Wash (UK, 2005 – Dirty Weekend)

flash

Grande Reportagem Magazine (Portugal, 2005) (click for a larger preview)

there’s also some other flags in the same style: EU, angola, columbia, somalia, and others.

The Akatu Institute for Conscious Consumption (Brazil, 2004)

the text reads in english: are you so indifferent that you didn’t even notice that this photo is upside down?

Nike (Canada, 2005 – you’re faster than you think.)

Land Rover (Mexico, 2003)

land-rover

sorry i couldn’t get anything higher quality – but the top image has the subtitle “freeway” and the bottom image “pothole”.

Mini Cooper (Switzerland, 2004)

if you’re confused, this board was placed at the top of a staircase from one of the exit’s of a subway train station in zurich.

there you go, hope you enjoyed them! please comment and link to other cool adverts.