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: (image via) "What will it take before we respect the planet?" - (images via) Bosch Refrigeration Technology: Fresh Meat from the Stone Age - War Games (Downtown seen through gamer's eyes): (image credit: http://kuteev.livejournal.com/) Psychological terror: These ones are indeed pretty shocking: (image via) Another twist on weird activities: "No Fuel, No War" (if only this was true) - (images via) --- 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: (images via) Folgers... For Less Complicated Mornings: (images via) (image via) Sharpest Knives Ever (left), and a Help Bookmark - more info: (image via) Uh-uh... "We'll get it there, the rest it up to you" - (images via) 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." - (images via) Bad music has a similar effect: (image via) Choppers... "Wrong Sound, Wrong Image": (image via) Mice in your house? Don’t let them get comfortable: (images via) Unexpected Weirdness: "We know what a pimple can do to you." - Derma Master: (images via) More playing with faces - Baby Faces this time, from Schick: A couple of recent creatives from Thomas Herbrich: (image credit: Thomas Herbrich) A miserable predicament, from the creative mind of Koen DeMuynck: (image credit: Koen DeMuynck) Other relationships are not much better - see more here: (image via) Here is something which may be not quite "safe for work", but pretty hilarious - The Orgy of the Senses, click here. --- Viral Street and Urban Ads (images via) McDonalds coffee lamp post and Coca-Cola Crate Man: Reverse Gtraffiti Project in San Francisco - more info: (image via) Many holes, with many hours to drill: (image via) (images via 1, 2) 1st Bank: We Care About Small Business - more info: (image via) 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): (images via) Meadow Fresh «Grass On The Railway Station» (Publicis Mojo New Zealand): (images via) King Kong Was Here (Universal Studios): (image via) --- 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: (images via) "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 - (image via) 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?) - (image via) Some outdoor ads are downright scary: (original unknown) Another stressful day for a dog: (image via) And finally, the image that's really impossible to ignore - "See the Unseen" (Spuk Pictures): (image via) CONTINUE READING! (COOL ADS, ISSUE 12) -> CONTINUE TO OTHER "COOL ADS" ISSUES! -> Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook

Archive: June 2010

	Vintage Construction Toys: Blasts from the Past In the age of LEGO, this reads like a blasphemy
	Magnificent Motorcycles, Part 1 Wondrous Biking Machines, Past and Future
	The Man in the Iron Mask Strangest way to receive tons of marriage offers
	Inside a Wave: Epic Photography by Clark Little Into the Vortex!
	Unusual and Marvelous Maps, Part 2 More Sea Monsters & Alternate Histories!
	Battleship Island & Other Ruined Urban High-Density Sites Haunted... lovely... intense...

	Biscotti Bits Mixed Links & Images Incl. "Bird Flight Fractals"
	Biscotti Bits Mixed Links & Images Incl. "Huge Starfish, Wrong Side Up"

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Link Latte 136

#136 - Week of June 30, 2010

Vintage Japanese SF Illustrations - [gallery]
3D Fractals: Incredibly Complex, more - [pics, scroll down]
Beautiful Fractal Motion in 3D: "The Formula" - [cool video]
Medieval Cuisine: Detailed Article - [fascinating]
Beautiful Concept Boat and Car: Strand-Craft - [design, slideshow]
Earth's Gravity in High Definition - [wow map]
Pyongyang Traffic Girls From The Sky - ["almost true"]
An American Outlaw: Barefoot Bandit - [interesting, Maxim Magazine]
Making Noodles by Hand, and How to Eat Them - [cool videos]
Huge Gundam Robot Paper Model - [geek art]
50 Years of Exploration of the Solar System, hi-res - [detailed chart]
Building a Homemade Nuclear Reactor - [geek science]
Cool Pavilions at EXPO'70 in Osaka - [architecture]
Blend of Vintage and Modern: USB Typewriter - [gadgets]
Weird Hot Rods by Daddy Roth - [vintage cars]
Captured Lightning: Lichtenberg Figures - [wow pics]
If you smoke you should check this out - [infographic]
Drowning People Don't Wave Arms or Cry for Help - [useful info]
A Tiny House Movement - [interesting]
Epic Movie Never Made - [weird info]
HistoryPin: Interesting Photo Project - [cool site]
Astronauts... Doing Things - [cool art, click next]
All sorts of unique vintage pipes, example - [collection]
Programmable Origami": Self-Folding Sheets , info - [cool video]
Star Wars AT-AT Puppy - [cute video]
Vuvuzela Classical Concert - [wow video]
3D Mapping: Impressive Projections on Buildings - [cool video]
World's Largest and Most Expensive Yachts - [compilation]

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