HP Rebranding
For its rebranding, HP chose the minimalist road. They kept the angle and vertical lines of the previous logo and [...]
The Season’s 15 Hottest Toys: Watch the TV Ads
It’s early November, which is practically last minute if you’re a parent hoping to track done one or more of the holiday season’s most popular toys. To help, Toys R Us just released its Fabulous 15, a list of this year’s most prized kiddie goodies.
Evolution of Creativity
“All children are artists,” Pablo Picasso famously said. “The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” As adults, I think we often forget how creative we are, and were. I taught a cartooning class last year to my daughter’s second grade class. When I asked the class who liked to be creative, every single kid raised [...]
‘Puss in Boots’ Does the 1 Trillionth Isaiah Mustafa/Old Spice Parody
It's been almost 20 months since Old Spice's "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like" commercial first aired (it's nearing 36 million views on YouTube), but the parodies continue—and probably will until humanity peters out cen…
Anything Can Go Down in Cosmopolitan’s Elevator
Las Vegas' tony Cosmopolitan hotel lets the city's freak flag fly with its new TV spot for the luxury resort's “Just the right amount of wrong” campaign. This time around, the hotel's elevators are populated by danci…
Axe Suddenly Very Interested in Centuries-Old Beaver
Axe Canada is all about being educational. The brand has been posting comical videos (more than 30 so far) to its YouTube page to keep young guys laughing in between TV campaigns. They've broken the videos into series. "Boring, Serious Stuf…
Zombies Now Being Cast in Commercials for Yoga Centers
I must admit, my first thought while watching this ad for a Vancouver yoga center was: "Oh great, more f*cking zombies." Well, ad agency John St. must have seen that kind of snark coming, because they paired their tagline ("Come back …
Michael Showalter Does Amusingly Awkward Ads for Toyota Yaris
Most of the time, Michael Showalter is funny only to people who haven't been in college long enough to hear actual jokes. So, it's nice to see him perform above his standard in these spots for the Toyota Yaris. It's the same awkward whit…
San Francisco Wants Advertisers to Stop Cleaning the City
"Reverse graffiti," a trick used to draw art or advertising into filthy city surfaces, is a trend we've been watching for a few years now. And while some like the idea of advertising that actually makes the world a bit cleaner, San Fra…
Siri and iCloud? Bah, the Camera Is King.
Millions of people were willing to buy the iPhone 4S based on little more than a feature list and a release date, but there are still many millions more for Apple to try and win over. To that end, Apple has launched three new ads walking you through…
