Ink on Paper (original). November 2009
Influenced by my new find, Applied Arts – Canada’s Visual Communication Magazine I wanted to try my hand at product placing, color iterations and offsetting, a great Photoshop tool that I am sure all of you in Graphic and Interior Design know and love, but that is seldom used in Architecture applications (we specialize in skies, people and -yawn- cars).
The issue I perused was all about the winners of Canadian print, media and radio ads. This territory is completely new to me, but was fun to explore, in a sort of ‘provocative foreign art gallery’ kind of way. The creativity and innovation out there is astounding. Some of these advert are pure genius. Go Canada!
So here are some things that definitely piqued my interest:
1. Insane Spots (for you yankees, ads) for Milk:
These are short (sometimes micro), irreverent and bizarre videos on the virtues of milk, each shot with a different animation technique and visual style. You can find them here and here.
Personally, i prefer soy milk, but wanted to share the artistic innovation.
2. Provocative campaigns
I looove these ads:
Campaign for the new Vancouver Convention Center. Images via http://www.underconsideration.com, and created by ddbcanada.com
I loathe thee, carpet!
Cigarettes always win, in fact, "cigarettes smoke people". Campaign for the Canadian Cancer Patients Aid Association, created by bleublancrouge.ca
Cigarettes Smoke People II
Amy Winehouse en crochet. Dose. ca campaign by rethinkcommunication, image via their website
Paris Hilton made of chewing gum. Dose. ca campaign by rethinkcommunication, image via their website
Lego Tom. Dose. ca campaign by rethinkcommunication, image via stillad.com
For a great commentary on this campaign, read here
And lastly, this ad which I stumbled upon- a very dear message to me –as a lover of letters, books and all things paper.
Campaign By the Australian Post, by Saatchi Melbourne. Image via pixelpastahome.blogspot.com
It says “If you really want to touch someone, send them a letter.”
I am actually sending a letter to my mamma sunday, with some of my art, since she never saw my blog – and probably never will. She doesn’t have a computer and loathes the internet. She does however, prefer texts to phone calls. Please, Santa Web, come to my mother’s house!
sketchbloom.com 
These ads are fantastic!
The ads for the Vancouver Convention Center make me feel a bit squeamish!! Ew…
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Jennifer, I found ads can be a great channel for art, creativity, provocative thinking…I still remember the beautiful ‘spots’ on Italian tV that win awards for seductive soundtracts, or beautiful imagery. Beauty and creativity can be found anywhere! As for the carpet, I am now in the faculty lounge, a bit too beige, too carpeted….same chairs as the ad, just maroon (ugh)
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i created the lego tom cruise for the rethink ad campaign for dose.ca– did you know that this campaign won a canadian marketing award?
anyway, glad you like my work. if you want to see more lego portraits and such, feel free to check out my flickr site.
lachme
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Lachme- thankyou for checking in! I am honored to meet the artist behind this… I will definitely check your flickr site!
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