Sex and the City Supercut Shows How Much It Loved Name-Dropping Brands
Sex and the City's leading ladies—Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte—turned everything from Manolo heels to sex swings into household names during the series' run on HBO. To show the women's love...
View ArticlePut Away the Duff Beer and Pour Yourself a Glass of Simpsons Wine
Looking to stock up on beverages for FXX's 12-day, 25-season Simpsons marathon? Simpsons wine would do the trick—if only it were real. Russian designers Constantin Bolimond and Dmitry Patsukevich did...
View ArticleMcDonald's Launches 'Chicken Legend' With World's Least Dangerous Daredevil...
Chickens might not fly much in life, but in death, a few of them got some pretty good air time with this odd U.K. stunt for McDonald's new Chicken Legend sandwich. A spot recapping the effort opens...
View ArticleSamsung Dares People to Take Underwater Selfies in a Frigid Lake With the...
Selfie aficionado Samsung recently offered free phones to people loony enough to jump into Lake Zurich in Switzerland (which was a balmy 46 degrees) and snap an underwater selfie. Why? To show that the...
View ArticleFamily Gets Shot by 3,192 Paintballs in 5 Seconds in Ad That Supposedly Means...
VidAngel doesn't like foul language, but clearly has less of a problem with violence. The company, which cleans up streaming content online by filtering out obscene language and other objectionable...
View ArticleFamous Children's Characters Are Just as Recognizable in Pantone Posters
Because designers never get tired of minimalist poster projects and Pantone-themed stuff, let us present to you the ultimate mashup: Y&R Shanghai's minimalist Pantone posters. Each one features...
View Article'Better Call Saul' Billboard in Albuquerque Really Turns Back the Clock
Breaking Bad fans, this time you'd better call James! Those dying for a taste of AMC's Breaking Bad spinoff series, Better Call Saul, got a nice little present this week, as this billboard popped up...
View ArticleSure, You Could Bubble-Wrap Your Kid, But This PSA Has a Better Idea
The joke that an overprotective parent might make a child walk around in a cumbersome padded suit might not be a new one, but it certainly still has legs. U.K. health charity St. John Ambulance is...
View ArticleJapanese Toyota Ad With Dancing Gorilla Is So Preposterous, It's Actually Great
Imagine, if you will, "What Does the Fox Say." Now, picture Psy's "Gangnam Style" mating with it. Oh, and now throw in the Cadbury gorilla. Think adver-dance-ment. Got it? Good. Now press play. I can...
View ArticleLeave It to a Laxative Brand to Make the Year's Most Uncomfortable Ad
At first glance, this Dulcolax ad draws you in with its warm sepia tones and lovely vignetted glow. Then you look closer, and ... oh my God. Are those turds in prison? Indeed, orange is the new brown...
View ArticleExpedia Travels Back in Time to Recreate Your Best Throwback Thursday Photos
Expedia and 180LA have done a nice job lately of thinking more broadly about the concept of travel, going beyond physical journeys into emotional, even spiritual ones. (Among its more memorable ads...
View ArticleInternet Hero Hunts Down All 74 Stickers From Apple's New Ad
If you watched that new Apple ad with dozens of stickers adorning a MacBook Air and felt compelled to track down all 74 in real life, I have bad news and good news. The bad news is, uh, that's a...
View ArticleNike Packages Ultra-Flexible Sneakers in a Tiny Shoebox 1/3 of the Regular Size
Here's a lovely little packaging idea from Nike, and we do mean little. The Nike Free 5.0 is one of the most flexible sneakers ever made. And that's clear right from looking at the box, which was...
View ArticleReebok Gets Into the Bacon Business, Catering to CrossFitters' Sizzling...
It's a big week for that neighbor of yours who can do a hundred pull-ups and toss tractor tires 20 yards. The CrossFit Games kicks off this week, and to celebrate, Reebok is releasing a new product:...
View ArticleHot Wheels Rolls a Life-Size Darth Vader Car Into Comic-Con
To promote its new line of Star Wars-themed character cars and die-cast ships, Hot Wheels showed up at San Diego Comic-Con this week with a life-size Darth Vader car. The car, a modified Chevrolet...
View ArticleReturn to Rushmore: Best Buy's Back-to-School Ad Channels a Wes Anderson Classic
Wes Anderson's Rushmore was a clear inspiration for Best Buy's back-to-school spot, which, like the 1998 film, focuses on a student juggling an excess of extracurricular interests. Created by Crispin...
View ArticleAd Creatives Launch 'ManServants,' Offering Hunks for Hire Who Aren't Just...
Ladies, if your idea of a good time doesn't involve a male stripper waving his junk in your face, you might want to consider instead getting a dapper hunk to cater to your every need from a respectful...
View ArticleYou'll Nether Believe How Mr. Sketch Scented Markers Get So Stinky
And you thought beans were the musical fruit. This memorable ad from BBH New York humorously suggests that Mr. Sketch scented markers get their smell from actual fruit farts—as we see a blueberry...
View ArticleStare at This Ford Print Ad for 30 Seconds, and It Will Suddenly Make Sense
BBR Saatchi & Saatchi created this print ad for Ford Israel that also happens to be an optical illusion. It promotes the Ford Explorer's Park Assist feature in a way similar to those email...
View ArticleThose Bizarre Ads on Brooklyn Buildings Are Actually Marketing for Colossal...
Faced with the task of marketing itself, Colossal Media has gone big and deliciously cheesy with giant fake ads popping up on the sides of buildings in Brooklyn. It's a familiar canvas for the...
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