Was it just me, or did Coca-Cola absolutely run away with the “Best Ad” derby?
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The Future, Circa 1993
Courtesy of AT&T (the old, pre-SBC one) by way of Andrew Sullivan and Boing Boing.
Smooth vocal talents complements of Magnum P.I.
Gillette Fusion
The power of a mountain lion’s paw. The precision of a monkey’s.
Now that’s Fusion.
Mini’s Multi-site Banner ADventure
I really liked this Mini campaign — I don’t know who did it, but it’s a cool high-concept job. I think I first saw it on bannerblog, but I’m not totally sure. Would have to ask Rory, who I’m pretty sure is the one who sent it to me.
Hopefully I’ve captured the essence [...]
McDonalds Apparently Loves Traffic-Related Fatalities
I get the basic idea — there’s an accident, might as well pull off for coffee. But this just comes off as "this traffic accident, brought to you by McDonalds". Which, if you try to drive and eat your Egg McMuffin, might very well wind up being the truth.
Mmm…I’m lovin’ it.
(hat tip to J)
Carpeteria keeps it exciting
When you’re shopping for budget carpet, I guess you can’t ask for any frills, especially in the naming department:
Honestly, who came up with ‘Boot Camp’ and thought it would move carpet? Does anyone come in and say "oh yeah, this is nice….I’ll take wall-to-wall Boot Camp!", outside of those seeking apholstery for their boot camp? [...]
Wes Anderson doesn’t leave home without it
It’s really kind of a shame to watch anything Wes Anderson shot in bandwidth-optimized low-res Flash video, but this commercial debuted last night, and is too awesome for me to not try and share with all.
NOTE: I would gladly link directly to American Express’s My Life, My Card site, or even embed THEIR code into [...]
Flying into Reno?
Well say hello to the Reno Tahoe Airport website:
First off — you have to feel for the guy who had to pose for this photo. I’m sure he was paid well for his time, and fortunately for him no one probably visits this site….but can you imagine if YOU posed for this photo, and all [...]
Sony’s Bravia Advertisement
One of the coolest ads I’ve ever seen. But why isn’t it on TV anywhere?
What gives Sony?