We’ve covered some of Kidult‘s work here before, some of which we dig (like the “Suepreme” tshirt), and some others that just seem like publicity stunts. Where the latest effort sits is hard to tell. The French street artist has just launched NoGalleryNoMaster, a site that will enable him to sell his art directly to the masses without the […]
20
Jan
French street artist's subversive Fire Extinguisher art
27
Jul
The rise of the subvertisment movement. Resistance is (not) futile.
England is recently home to an international subvertising campaign hosting 25 artists from around the world. The artists designed large scale subvertisements to fit over public space billboards in a convention that has come to be known as Brandalism. The subvertisments mean to take back the landscape and put a fork in the eye of […]
12
Apr
A two-volume exploration into 1950's Madison Ave.
Capitalism saw its true boom in America from the 1950’s into the 1960’s. Advertising gained importance in design, presentation and overall execution, demographics would be specified and targeted, and the phrase “always be closing” would ring in the ears of business men across the states. TASCHEN America’s own Executive Editor Jim Heimann and contributing author […]
22
Mar
Cheeming Boey helps Sharpie win a TED Award
Awhile back we featured an artist named Cheeming Boey, who specializes in illustrations done on Styrofoam cups. His art is ridiculous, and we fell for his stuff instantly. Well apparently Boey was tapped by Sharpie for an ad (seemingly a no brainer), and that ad ended up winning the prestigious 2012 TED Award for “Ads […]
19
Sep
Blowing bubbles in the face of bad marketing
When we went to the launch of the 2012 Scion iQ last month, during part of the presentation they took us into a small room and showed us a 3D film — fully immersive, complete with bubbles that came out when the iQ goes to the car wash and high powered wind. During the ride […]
20
May
Romania's Anim'est International Animation Film Festival
While it’s not necessarily capitalism per se when you’re promoting an animation film festival, this still belongs in our odes to well executed commercials. Ogilvy puts together this really clever live action piece to promote the Anim’est International Animation Film Festival in Romania, which goes down the 7th-16th of October in Bucharest…
12
May
The safer you play, the longer you stay
The World of Sex animation was put together as part of a campaign commissioned by AIDES.org, the largest non-profit working on HIV-related issues in France. They way they say, “The safer you play, the longer you stay,” and considering some of the “rides” it seems like a fun place to hang around for awhile. For […]
4
Jan
Controversial Yaris Ad gets Toyota apologizing
This Yaris spot won an Australian short film competition to become an actual commercial. The only problem was that after it was shown women’s groups instantly condemned it as sexist, and Toyota had to apologize and cease showing it. People are so damn sensitive. It doesn’t seem sexist to me — just seems pretty honest. […]
