Advertising Is Good For You

Unfortunate contextual advertising from Louisiana

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Via We Are Change

Welcome to my world

I have three cats and at least as many lint rollers to keep their fur off my clothes.

This 3M ad cracks me up.

Click here to see Super Cat in action.

Via Pinterest

Movie Poster: Chasing Mavericks

Via IMP Awards

Celebrity Saturday: Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga in an ad for her signature fragrance Fame.

The photo, shot by Steven Klein, features a nude Lady Gaga with tiny men crawling all over her body.

Click the image to enlarge it.

Click here to see a close-up of Lady Gaga Fame, the first-ever black fragrance.

Via Jezebel

Marshalls has some Olympics fun

Today's Facebook post from Marshalls:

My first thought was, "Cool."

My second thought was, "Why isn't every brand on Facebook doing something like this?"

Then I remembered how viciously the Olympic Games copyright lawyers defend anything to do with the Olympics, including the rings logo.

Lawyers take the fun out of everything.

Click here to see how lawyers took the fun out of tag line.

Typography Superheroes

Typography Superheroes created by designer (and likely fanboy) Matthew Olin.

Click here to see more of Matthew Olin's typography superheroes.

It's a proud day in advertising

Here's some good news to brighten your morning.

Meet Valentina Guerrero. She's 10 months old, has Downe syndrome and is about to make advertising history.

Valentina was chosen to be the face of an ad campaign for swimwear from designer Dolores Cotrés. This will make Valentina Guerrero the "first person with Down syndrome to be the main model in a fashion campaign from a prestigious designer," according to Jezebel.

Beautiful in every way.

"Is Pepsi okay?"

Click here to see how fashion designers re-imagined the Coca-Cola bottle.

Movie Poster: The Man of Steel

Click here to see a collection of movie posters for The Avengers.

Via IMP Awards

Celebrity Saturday: celebrity portraits by Charles Tsevis

High Laurie:

Michelle Obama:

Steve Jobs:

Andy Warhol:

Click here to see more work by Charles Tsevis

The irresistibility of, "What do you think?"

So many companies have Facebook pages, but not that many know what to do with them.

Here's a neat little post from CVS:

Everybody likes to be asked their opinion. In this case, readers are asked to choose their favorite gift card design. Adding a sweepstakes just adds to the appeal.

Next time you're having trouble choosing between two photos for one of your ads, why not let the fans decide?

Click here to learn why people UNLIKE brands on Facebook.

Brands in Full Bloom: illustrations by Daryl Feril

Click here to see another artist's interpretation of two luxury brands.

Via Behance

QR codes that make sense

Yesterday, I saw a QR code on a local bank's online ad. The ad was promoting business loans and scanning the QR code would allow the user to immediately phone the appropriate person at the bank.

Smart.

I'm also noticing that some very savvy folks are adding QR codes to their email signatures. Again, it gives their email readers a quick way to phone them back.

Click here to see an award-winning QR code.