Category Archives: advertising
The public service announcement: Dumb Ways to Die
A 3-minute public service announcement video for Metro Trains Melbourne. The endearingly silly cute graphics and sticky indie folk sound made me watch it immediately a second time. An effective and unexpected take on the standard warnings which makes the… Continue reading
Category advertising, art, design, favourites, music, presentation tips, productivity, tools
Tags dumb ways to die, metro trains melbourne, public service announcement, video
The Biblio-Mat: a novel way to sell books
Forgive the cheesy pun in the title, but I had to do it… Two things I love – vending machines and books – combined in one: the Biblio-Mat! The Monkey’s Paw, a secondhand book shop in Toronto, built a one-off… Continue reading
Category advertising, design, presentation tips
Tags biblio-mat, books, monkey's paw, secondhand, toronto, unexpected, vending machine
The Old Spice commercial, recast with cat
Old but still funny, Puss in Boots trailer / spoof on the Old Spice ad. Puss in Boots is perfectly cast as the Old Spice man – the same devil-may-care attitude and overconfident charm. The original Old Spice commercial…
Category advertising, cat
Tags old spice, puss in boots, video