 Collapsible Water Bottles - The Vapur Anti-Bottle Fits in Your Pocket When Empty::Vapur has reinvented the water bottle with their collapsible reusable plastic water bottle. Unlike your average chunky water bottle, the Vapur ‘anti-bottle’ folds to fit in your pocket (obviously when… [MORE] |
 Colorless Soda Cans - Harc Lee Design Makes a Coca-Cola Can Eco-Friendly::We've featured the eco-friendly designs of Harc Lee before, and this concept of colorless soda cans is his latest. Rather than the bright, printed packaging we're used to seeing on Coca-Cola cans, this… [MORE] |
 Bird-Flipping Lookbooks - Arielle de Pinto 2010 Jewelry Collection Gives a One-Fingered Salute::The lookbook for the Arielle de Pinto 2010 jewelry collection is an eclectic group of images, the first of which I've chosen to feature includes two hands, one black and one white, flipping off the camera.… [MORE] |
 Old-School Van Revivals - The Hybrid Subaru 360 Van is a Retooled Blast from the Past::Since when did Subaru make vans? Rumor has it, their van was the first import they brought to the U.S. And now the Subaru 360 van is getting a new life.
This original beauty has been re-tooled, and given… [MORE] |
 10 Hairy Armpit Innovations - From Armpit Pampering to Air Conditioned Suits::For those of you who are either looking for hairy armpit innovations to solve that problem area or simply fascinated by the armpit, make sure to check out this cluster. It's packed with pit-loving features,… [MORE] |
 Radical Motorcycle Remodels - The Powerful, Newly Revamped 2010 BMW R 1200 GS::The newly updated 2010 model for the super popular BMW R 1200 GS motorcycle has been unleashed. This motorcycle sets the standard for off-road (and on the road) bikes. The new 2010 model boasts dual-overhead… [MORE] |
 Human Fireflies - Hotaru-san by So-Net is a Japanese Guerrilla Campaign::Now here's a campaign based on a literally glowing idea. Human fireflies were unleashed by So-net on the streets of Japan. The participants were dressed in black, from capped head to toe, and had soccer… [MORE] |
 Cherry Belt Beverages - Antioxidant-Rich Cherrygood Drinks Are Made With Montmorency Cherries::Cherrygood drinks are an extremely powerful and tasty antioxidant beverage made from yummy Montmorency cherries from Michigan's cherry belt (and no added sugar). All the Cherrygood drinks are juices made… [MORE] |
 Using Pets to Sell Candy - Dogs in a Purple Lamborghini Joyvertise Cadbury Chocolate::Anyone who loves dogs can appreciate the sheer joy a dog displays while riding in a car, especially if they have the wind in their face. So choosing a dog to illustrate the joy of Cadbury chocolate was… [MORE] |
 Toughvertising Tiny Cars - Smart Car Ad Campaign Uses Fragility to Sell Durability::“Tougher than it Looks. Smart” is the tagline for Smart Car printed posters from BBDO, New York. Cutaway images of a marshmallow, an egg, and a balloon expose tough internal components to give the message… [MORE] |
 14 Feminine Hygiene Products - From DIY Sanitary Napkins to Designer Tampons::Clearly this cluster is for the females (or the unlucky men who don't have the backbone to say, "No, honey, I refuse to buy those...things...for you). Yet I say that men should know what a woman has to… [MORE] |
 Paper-Thin Packaging - Ecolean Makes Lightweight and Environmentally Friendly Drink Cartons::Ecolean is an eco-friendly, lightweight packaging solution. These beverage containers are an environmentally-conscious answer to the demands of the drink industry as well as the consumer's desire for clever,… [MORE] |
 Aluminum Foil Laptops - The Dell Adamo XPS is Insanely Thin::And you thought some other computer company had cornered the market on ultra light, super thin computers. The Dell Adamo XPS is so thin, it might as well be a piece of aluminum.
This ingenious piece of… [MORE] |
 Drug Lord Theme Parks - "El Napoles" Amusement Park Pays Tribute to Pablo Escobar::Pablo Escobar is the man known worldwide as the mastermind behind the world cocaine monopoly, as well as his ruthless control over Columbia’s government and people but for now the deceased Pablo Escobar… [MORE] |
 18 Egocentric Karl Lagerfeld Finds - From Accidental Endorsements to Couture Cartoons::Although Karl Lagerfeld will forever be attached to Chanel, he has made a name for himself apart from the luxury brand name through his eccentric tendencies and outrageous opinions. Furthermore, he is… [MORE] |
 20 Deathvertisements - Ads Depicting Death, from the Macabre to the Murderous::Our society has a fascination with death, which is why it’s not surprising that there are so many ads depicting death. We love seeing death in movies, reading about it in books, and hearing about it in… [MORE] |
 Plaid Pattern Cakes - The Isaac Mizrahi Cheesecake and Cookies for QVC::Isaac Mizrahi wants to do it all. The designer is launching a new collection for QVC which includes, among clothes, handbags, and teapots, the Isaac Mizrahi cheesecake—a tartan cheesecake with a chocolate-cookie… [MORE] |
 Commemorative Gimmick Kicks - The Reebok 20th Anniversary Pump Brings Back the Funk::Remember when all the rage was that silly pump in your shoes that, according to the commercials, would make you jump higher and win more games? In reality all it did was tighten the shoe around your foot.… [MORE] |
 Smart Carvertising - Oxford Science Park Makes Periodic Table of Elements Vehicles::Oxford Science Park, based in the U.K., has come up with an ingenious marketing scheme that combines vehicles and science. The advertising scheme that Oxford Science Park has come up with involves covering… [MORE] |
 Subway Floodvertising - Brazilian Advertising Campaign for the Movie 2012 Fakes Subway Flood::As part of the Brazilian advertising campaign to promote the release of the film 2012, the subway Cantagalo, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the recipient of a simulated flood. Graphics have… [MORE] |
 15 Hangover Ideas - From Promoting Art with Hangovers to High Class Hangovers::Hangovers are just like the best friend you never wanted. Annoying, habitual and so painfully familiar you would think you were family. The hangover is the ultimate equalizer. The one thing that keeps… [MORE] |
 49 Bizarre Beverages - Drinks that Have Strange Names, Flavors, and Functions::I typically stick to the tried and true when it comes to drinks (coffee and water, thanks) but I’m sure there are many people out there who love trying bizarre beverages. Places all over the world, and… [MORE] |
 Bus Shelter Light Switches - The Live Green Toronto Ad is One You Can Turn Off::The Toronto government has created an ad for the city's bus shelters in an attempt to make a statement about energy consumption and promote the city's resource on environmentally-friendly living, Live… [MORE] |
 Positivity Refreshments - 'A Bottle Of' Spring Water Promotes Happy Messages::Building your brand through positivity may be especially effective in these economically turbulent times, which is what Australian company ‘A Bottle Of’ spring water is doing.
A Bottle Of combines refreshment… [MORE] |
 32 Riveting Retail Spaces - Businesses With Unique Storefronts and Innovative Interiors::Now more than ever, a retail business can’t rely solely on its brand identify to sell. No, it takes much more inventiveness—a memorable experience, if you will—to engage customers, which is why many retailers… [MORE] |
 Unorthodox Fashionzines - Twin Magazine Plans to Distinguish Itself from Conventional Mags::Even with its untraditional goals—untraditional for a fashion magazine—I’m still skeptical about Twin Magazine. Twin Magazine is a fashion magazine set to launch in London, which plans to be distinct from… [MORE] |
 25 Abusive Representations - From Rihanna's Bruised Face as Art to Violent Anti-Drug Abuse PSAs::Though we know it is wrong and the media is littered with shocking anti-abuse PSAs, domestic violence is ever-prevalent in our society. Finally, after ten months of silence, pop star Rihanna talks about… [MORE] |
 Fearless Flight Apps - The Virgin Atlantic iPhone App Helps People Too Scared to Fly::Not one to be scared of heights or flying, I probably won’t have much use for the Virgin Atlantic iPhone app, but I’m sure plenty of people will. The Virgin Atlantic iPhone app called ‘Flying Without Fear’… [MORE] |
 Oddly-Named Beverages - Minute Maid Introduces the Strangely Monikered 'Pulpy Super Milky' Drink::Coca Cola’s sub-brand Minute Maid has launched the strangely-named, ‘Pulpy Super Milky’ in China. If that is not a name that makes you scratch your head in wonder, I don’t know what is.
Minute Maid’s… [MORE] |
 Super Upsizing Lingerie - Victoria's Secret Miraculous Push-Up Bra Adds Two Cup Sizes::Everybody’s favorite lingerie brand has a new bra to increase your self-esteem. The Victoria’s Secret Miraculous Push-Up Bra boosts your confidence by instantly increasing breasts by not one, but two cup… [MORE] |
 Hangover Recovery Drinks - The Reformulated Code Blue Beverage Hydrates and Detoxifies::What is your best hangover cure? Is it Gatorade, Vitamin Water or another beer? The newly reformulated Code Blue Recovery Drink is specifically designed to help hydrate, detoxify and reduce inflammation… [MORE] |
 Styrofoam Packed Seniors - The Comune di Siena Ads Fail to Create Respect for the Elderly::The Comune Di Siena Ads shove senior citizens in a box of styrofoam packing peanuts and have their faces eerily peeping out. The advertisment’s goal was to remind the younger generation to treat their… [MORE] |
 Design Crowdsourcing - Brandsupply Focuses Solely on Local Design Talent::There have been crowdsourcing initiatives that have spanned internationally to procure talent from across the globe, but not many that have kept the effort local. Brandsupply, however, is a Netherlands-based… [MORE] |
 Personalized Vampire Novels - Co-author 'First Bite' With Teen Book by You::‘First Bite’ is a novel with a twist: The story allows for personalization of 26 characteristics. The personally selected information results in thousands of changes in each book. Even the cover of the… [MORE] |
 High-Top Hygienics - The Adidas and Jason Markk Cleaning Kit Will Ensure Crisp Kicks::You can now retain that fresh out-of-the-box appearance with the Adidas and Jason Markk Cleaning Kit. The best part about a new pair of kicks is that they are fresh and new. Like a newborn baby, they are… [MORE] |
 19 Labyrinthine Designs - From Pen Playgrounds to Sound and Light Labyrinths::I used to have this recurring nightmare as a child in which I would get lost in mazes. To this day I have never been able to beat the maze; I just wake up in a cold sweat midway through, despairingly giving… [MORE] |
 Raw Meat Fashions - The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House::There are some things that don’t go together—white clothes and mud, bad breath and kissing—and you’d think raw meat and naked skin would be up there as well. Not according to Goodman Steak House and their… [MORE] |
 Gnarly Gamer Rides - The Toyota Tacoma ATG Lets You Game Anywhere::The Toyota Tacoma ATG is the geekiest ride out there, but it is super badass at the same time.
The Toyota Tacoma ATG (All-Terrain Gamer) has a large list of gnarly features: an X-Box, a Monster energy… [MORE] |
 Iconic Monster Campaigns - The Metro Short Film Festival Strikes Fear in Subway Travelers::One way to get people’s attention would be to post epic print ads signaling iconic monster attacks such as this Metro Short Film Festival campaign. Admit it, King Kong grabbed your attention, didn’t he.… [MORE] |
 Cozy Hipster Blankets - The Weezer Snuggie Keeps People Warm and Cool at the Same Time::If you're a rock band with an indie-chic edge and a gaggle of adoring, hipster fans, take a marketing tip from Weezer who released the Weezer Snuggie.
This may be the most brilliant piece of cross-promotion… [MORE] |
 Macabre Model Ads - New Zealand Boutique Suprette Tells Us To, "Be Caught Dead in It"::DDB New Zealand gets gory for Auckland boutique, Superette. The disturbing ads come with the tagline, “Be caught dead in it.” The ad agency uses ‘dead’ models to sell fashion which isn’t necessarily a… [MORE] |
 10 Bizarre Barcode Variations - Innovations Worthy of a Universal Product Code::When retail commercial items become mainstream enough to earn a barcode—Universal Product Code (UPC) numbers—one can safely assume that these items have earned some degree of widespread popularity.
Perhaps… [MORE] |
 Forgiveness Candy - Give Chonmage Yookan as a Gift to Win Over Annoyed Partners::This may look like a samurai's ponytail, but it's actually Chonmage Yookan, a wrapped piece of candy meant to be given to someone from whom you seek forgiveness.
Ever come home from a late night of boozing,… [MORE] |
 Remembrance Soldiertography - The Annual Poppy Campaign for the Royal British Legion::Every November, the Royal British Legion encourages citizens to purchase fake poppies to pin on their garments as a sign of remembrance for those that died at war. This gallery shows this year’s thought-provoking… [MORE] |
 25 Freaky Faceless Models - Removing Identity, from Masked Editorials to Faceless Models::First it was supermodels, then it was celebrities, now faceless models are the icons du jour. This cluster offers a look at some of the fashion campaigns, runways and editorials that have opted for this… [MORE] |
 Trippy Tea Party Displays - Burobeluga Window Arrangements are Pieces of Art::Window displays are basically pieces of art, with all the work and design that goes into them. This can be said about the design team at Burobeluga window displays.
Using similar themes and colors as… [MORE] |
 Eco Shockvertising - Moms Against Climate Change Tug at Heartstrings::We have seen many attention-grabbing advertisements and public service announcements about climate change. There is no doubt that global warming gets a lot of attention these days, but does this video… [MORE] |
 Nude Noodle Ads - Nood Leon's Unique Selling Skills Get Viral Attention::When it comes to nude noodle ads, I have to say Nood Leon (Noodle On) is the most random and therefore the most effective. Put it this way, he is a lot funnier than he is sexy! Trust me, once you have… [MORE] |
 61 Things That Make Britney Spears Great - From Shaving Her Head to Circus-Themed Tours::Hey y’all! It seems that the gum chewing, peroxide wonder from Louisiana is at it again! In honor of the new Britney Spears video, I thought y’all would love 61 things that make Britney Spears great. From… [MORE] |
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