Advertising Is Good For You

The Kolner Zoo and I wish you a Happy Easter

Easter-time advertising campaign created by Preuss and Preuss, Berlin.

Via Ads of the World

Homages to luxury

Louis Vuitton-inspired cake:

Burberry-inspired house of artist Jens Werner:

Custom Gucci upholstery in a Ford Explorer:

DIY Chanel quilted bag:

Ben, Andrew and Ulysses are SHOCKED

Billboards promoting the Colorado Lottery.  Created by Cactus, Denver.

Benjamin Franklin:

Andrew Jackson:

Ulysses S. Grant:

Via Ads of the World

More genius from The Oatmeal. And Lincoln. With cats.

Click here for more illustrations from The Oatmeal.

Charming alphabet holds your favorite hot beverage

Here's a beautifully designed line of mugs and paper cups and plates, each of which features a letter from the alphabet and corresponding object. Each letter has its own typeface.

Find the entire alphabet for sale at Magpie.

Click here to see another charming alphabet.

Via Notcot

Facebook thinks I'm an ex-con

This is the ad that appeared when I went to play Words with Friends on Facebook.

Click the image to enlarge it and check out the tan on the guy at the right.

What kind of algorithms are they using over there?

Number of texts the average teen exchanges per day:

Via U.S. Cellular®
Full disclosure: U.S. Cellular is a current client of Mullen, the agency where I work

How The Guardian presents both sides of an issue

This outdoor campaign is meant to illustrate The Guardian's impartiality. Created by BBH New York. Illustrations by Noma Bar.

Here are both views of the same posters. The first refers to the gun control argument:

 

Women in the military:

 

And Internet privacy:

Via Ads of the World

Whole Foods knows how to make customers smile

Hope it's not too early for another Grumpy Cat post. 

The others are here and here.

Via imgur

Bud Light supports marriage equality

Bud light created its own marriage equality sign. 

Surprising but very welcome, IMHO.

Via Bud Light's Facebook page

Picasso & Chicago poster

Art Institue of Chicago poster. Created by Leo Burnett.

Click here for some more inspiration from Picasso.

I still don't approve

First Vera Bradley, now Dooney & Bourke.

More Disney-themed handbags for grown women.

NSFW if balloon animals doing it freaks out your boss

This is about what you'd expect from a Durex condom commercial.

Click here to watch the Durex condom commercial.