by Jimmy P. Hopton
About Me
This blog is run by Jimmy, a 24 year old Interactive Design graduate who's currently searching for a purpose in life.
Occasionally you may see some of my own work, but the majority of the time I use this blog to share work created by other people who inspire me.
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Posts tagged Advertising
Cardboard Boombox by Bartek Elsner
To promote International Radio Festival in Zurich, this giant cardboard ghetto blaster is secretly hiding a Mini inside which actually acts as a battery and powers the speakers to produce sound.
(Source: myedol.com)
The Art of Logo Design by PBS Off Book
“Logos surround us in digital and physical space, but we rarely examine the thought and artistic thinking that goes into the design of these symbols. Utilizing a silent vocabulary of colors, shapes, and typography, logo designers give a visual identity to companies and organizations of all types”
(Source: youtube.com)
Reactive Super-Speed Electromagnet Dot Display by Breakfast NY
“Made up of over 40,000 physical dots spinning from black to white at 15 times faster than originally designed to, the screen not only reflects back a unique image of anyone walking by, but allows you to actually hear those movements thanks to its mechanical nature”
Must Watch:
…this is amazing
(Source: breakfastny.com)
Pencilheads by Ragna Reusch Klinkenberg
Created as an ad campaign for Cicero, which is a political magazine in Germany, Ragna hand carves the biggest political figures in the world, in to the tiny tip of a pencil.
Shadow Art Advertisement by Newcastle Brown Ale
Created out of thousands of beer bottle caps
Watch:
I posted some shadow art by Kumi Yamashita a while ago, and I guess her work was what inspired these guys when creating this billboard. It’s a shame there was no mention of Kumi in the entire video though.
Stills From Electrabel - Happy New Year (2009) by Famous
This is possibly the best stop motion animation I’ve ever seen. Created using 300,000 candles.
Must Watch:
…no seriously watch it
(Source: famous.be)
by Mobstr
“To promote Faber-Castell’s top-of-the-line range of “Artist Color Pencils”, we re-created well-known masterpieces such as Vincent Van Gogh’s “Terrace Cafe at Night” and Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” using thousands of color pencils as the medium itself.”
(Source: ibelieveinadv.com)
A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE
“To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium we placed a big red push button on an average Flemish square of an average Flemish town. A sign with the text “Push to add drama” invited people to use the button”
(Source: youtu.be)
Just Add Color by Converse
(Source: ignant.de)
“ADS ARE DESTROYING OUR CRITICAL THINKING” by BR1
Huawei Unveils Epic Pegasus Sculpture Made From 3,500 Smartphones
(Source: inhabitat.com)
To advertise the opening of “Nemesis Sub-Terra” at Alton Towers Resort on March 24th some pretty terrifying guerrilla advertising took place in Southside Shopping Centre.
To view peoples reactions to this there’s a video at the bottom of the Daily Mail’s article - here
Belgian paint manufacturer Levis (Akzo Nobel) came up with a bit of an urban guerilla stunt to help advertise their product. The installation consists of an XXL levis paint pot mounted onto an existing lamppost eight metres above the ground so it appears to be floating.
by Davide Bellocchio
