Anyone in the advertising industry will tell you there are some assignments more fun to create than others. While toilet bowl cleaner or the odd shoe ad might pay the bills, nothing could be more fun than the quirky and sometimes taboo condom ad. These 22 condom advertisements bring some clever humor to a serious matter.
Freaky Art Created With Free Software
Creating painterly faces with piercing eyes and gaping mouths is the passion of artist and programmer Kevin, aka flikr on flickr. Using Vexler, one of many programs he created himself, Kevin has created a large, macabre body of work. For more on his free and artistic programs check out kelbv.com, or for more of his work, see his art on flickr.
David Kramer Remixes the Good Life
With bitterly sarcastic and ironic spin, artist David Kramer re-envisions 70′s advertising, giving it a possibly more realistic, certainly more entertaining glass-half full message. An artist from New York, his watercolors have been well received at galleries in the United States, Canada and Europe… proving that people are more than ready for a little humor and straight talk about the American Dream.
For more on David Kramer’s drawings, paintings and videos see kramer.aeroplastics.net or his blog Toothless Alcoholic
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Infinity: What Are You Thinking About?
Imagine a world where all your thoughts come to life, every amazing invention you can think is realized before your eyes and each adventure is a journey instantly manifested. In their new advertisement for Batelco, the filmmakers at Spyfilms create a reality where all ideas are possible… and it’s one amazing roller coaster ride.
The film is part of a rather confusing interactive Facebook campaign for the Bahrain based communications group Batelco. It invites viewers to take webcam shots of themselves, the slogan “Batelco. Bringing ideas to life” is pasted over their face and then they are supposed to put down their ‘ideas’. Where this is all going, and to what ends, left us a little lost… we think Batelco could implement an instructional ‘about’ video to great advantage. Regardless, it’s a thrilling film by the very talented folks at Spyfilm.
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Creating an Infinite Collection of Interesting People
Most Interesting Person (MIP) is a film interview project and a potentially infinite collection of the most interesting people as told by the last person interviewed. With a potentially infinite degree of separation, each fascinating person interviewed talks about who they are, and then leads us to who they think is the most interesting person they know. And the list goes on… [Read more...]
Facebook Email: Clearly a Good Choice
The news has already broken about the new and revolutionary Facebook email, aka Messages, but the other day I saw a tweet from Randi Zuckerberg that mentioned a superb video she worked on. It breaks down how this new system will simplify our daily communication, making it quicker and more direct… and it will do so in style.
- Paul Caridad, Visual News Contributor
To check out the new system by becoming a beta tester, go to this page on Facebook. [Read more...]
May the Fonts Be With You
A short time ago, on a word processor at H-57 Design, Star Wars posters were created only with typography. These clever designs even have the font types used for creating each character at the bottom of each poster. The likenesses are most impressive.
Darth Vader
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Crafty Stop Motion Music Videos
Combine one part pop music, with one part paper arts and crafts, mix with extremely good editing and you have the work of SoLab. A French production company who has worked with the likes of Pony Pony Run Run and Wax Tailor, SoLab writes, shoots and produces short films and music videos.
For more on what they’re up to, check out solab.fr, and to see the beautiful Paris city guide made for Louis Vuitton, stop by Vimeo. [Read more...]
Help Make: User Created Johnny Cash Music Video
The Johnny Cash Project is a global collective art collaboration that invites artists to share their vision of the legendary Man in Black. Working with a single image as a template, and using an online image editor, contributors create their own unique portraits of Johnny. The image, added to a collection of artists’ works from around the globe, will be integrated into a music video for Cash’s last recorded song “Ain’t No Grave.” It’s a beautiful and touching tribute to an artist who influenced and moved so many. [Read more...]
