More Billboards From Archive (0)
More outdoor stuff that's been sitting on my hard drive waiting for a slow blogging day like this. No details on the work, though. Click on pics to zoom in.
Book "Signs of Life" Documents Spoofs (0)
"The new Signs of Life book is a hilarious compilation portraying one man's crusade against a world of senseless public notices and warnings, with hundreds of spoof road signs, warning stickers, and council order notices being stuck up around the country [the country being the UK]. From shops to roadsides and offices to hotels, Dave Askwith's witty and cutting 'art' is his futile but highly amusing gesture of dissatisfaction with the most woeful public transport system in the world and the inane protocols and rules of modern life."
-- Amazon's synopsis. The 80-page book just came out in November and sells for £4.99.
Preparations for Macy's Thanksgiving Parade (0)
A great Flickr set of eerie pictures showing preparations for Macy's Thanksgiving parade last Thursday (where the M&M balloon crashed down).
-- via HappyPlace
The Price of New York's Outdoors (0)
NY Mag gives a list of prices of putting up different kinds of outdoor ads:
- Ads on urinals and on the back of stall doors: $100 to $125.
- Sidewalk chalking: $150 to $350 per image per day.
- Spotlight or projection on a building: $4,500 and up per night.
- Subway platform: $40,000 to cover 200 stations.
- Kodak’s 1,500-square-foot Times Square moving-images display: $175,000 a month.
Rooftop Signage (0)
Click picture to zoom in and see how Boston's Lord&Taylor store put its signature on the rooftop. Google Maps wouldn't pick it up, but the signature can be seen (and photographed) from the top of a nearby Prudential skyscraper. (Thanks to Barry for sending this in).
M&M Balloon Injures Two (0)
NY Times:
"A giant balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, swinging out of control in sudden bursts of wind, struck a light pole in the heart of Times Square today, injuring two spectators and scaring scores of others in an eerie replay of a 1997 accident that had prompted pledges of safety reforms.
The M&M balloon, a 515-pound plastic contraption filled with 13,335 cubic feet of helium, began to list erratically as it entered Times Square around 11:40 a.m., witnesses said, before it crashed into a lamppost and was punctured. As the balloon collapsed, it pulled off a light fixture, which crashed to the ground amid a small sea of spectators."
Earlier:
Blimp Gone Wrong
Billboards From GTA San Andreas, Part I (0)
I went sightseeing to San Andreas, so here are some billboards from the game:
Crowex: when you are too rich too care what time it is.
Drive-Thru Confessions, Park-n-Pray.
Making fun of True Crime: Streets of New York, a GTA wannabe.
Zip is like Vice City's Gash, only cooler...
... and apparently more upscale.
Crowex: when you are too rich too care what time it is.
Drive-Thru Confessions, Park-n-Pray.
Making fun of True Crime: Streets of New York, a GTA wannabe.
Zip is like Vice City's Gash, only cooler...
... and apparently more upscale.
Dripping Billboard (3)
This installation works like a flat shower that shoots out water droplets with different frequency. The difference in distance between droplets results in an image.
"Real Business" Billboard (0)
This Russian billboard reads, "Strategy and tactics of success. The real business." The billboard is hanging on the wall of the city jail in Rostov. Source: advertka.
Truck Art (0)
These trucks are too good to be real (!), and are a great source of inspiration. There are more of them here.
-- Media Bum via Bifurcated Rivets
-- Media Bum via Bifurcated Rivets
Hot Mario Brothers Billboard (0)
A subway billboard for what's apparently a new Mario Bros. game for Gamecube in Japan (source: sanchome).
"Bulletin Board" Billboard (0)
This "Variable Message Sign" billboard in Cardiff provides "an opportunity for members of the public to post messages using a mobile phone" during Cardiff Festival on Creative Technology. More info here.
-- via information aesthetics
Matrix Billboard (0)
I'm working on a paper about advertising in computer games and came across a screenshot of this billboard in Matrix Online. Lovely.
"Wear" Billboard (0)
Kenneth Cole: "Hurricanes aren't ending. And bird flu is now coming. But wear?" Uh?
-- FishDrinkWater
Billboard Photoshop Contest (0)
"Billboard ads just don't put in the same creativity that they used to. In this contest you will help ad companies think of some clever ideas to help distract drivers while they are going 70 mph."
-- Worth1000.com
"Coke Contains Coke" Billboard (0)
A billboard for a competing "Dolly Guarana" drink that reads: "Federal Police Report CONFIRMS: Coca-Cola contains Coca Leaves." Expect Coke's prices to soar. Credit: d.r.lynch.
Billboards as Social Commentary (0)
"This billboard is inane on so many levels, it's hard to know where to start. The camera she's holding? It has the shutter button on the right-hand side. She can't even work that camera until she puts down that bottle of Skyy Blue." Keep reading.
French Billboard with Fake Construction Workers (0)
All I know about this billboard is that it came from a Flickr user john, says "You must mistrust words" in French, and features fake construction workers, a trick we've seen on a Mini Cooper billboard.
"Slice of House" Billboard (0)
This one has been sitting on my desktop for a few weeks now, but I don't have any details other than that it used to hang in New York's Crowne Plaza and apparently advertisers a furniture store.
Old Joke Billboard (0)
A billboard for the Newcastle beer, which, in all fairness, isn't quite as stale as this joke.
-- mafleen
"Bulb" Billboard for The Economist (0)
A bulb goes off on this billboard for The Economist, triggered by a motion sensor. -- London International Awards
Sears Snow Globe on Times Square (0)
Sears encased an entire family into a giant snowball set up on Times Square last week. Too bad I missed it. Here are some pics and videos (and a bit more).
Billboard Hunting in New York (0)
So, I went on this long-weekend trip to New York, which was mostly about business, but also wandering around looking for cool billboards in what's supposed to be the billboard capital. Or so it claims.
The center of the universe, also known as the Times Square, was pretty disappointing: lots of razzle-dazzle, but very little substance, and overall very forgettable. The only exception was this animated Coke billboard,
which on one night showed silhouettes of construction workers putting it together, welding and all. Mesmerizing.
This subway poster reminded me of a recent story about British night clubs not letting people wearing Prada in because apparently Prada is what British "chavs" wear.
Here's a pretty weird subway poster for some storage. Are there lots of doll-collecting New Yorkers?
The same storage company is running a "butt" billboard somewhere in downtown. Copy: "Does my butt makes this room look small?" Our answer is a resounding yes.
There's something about New York and big butts:
A smart way to mount a city map - this one actually hangs on UPenn's campus in Philly.
The center of the universe, also known as the Times Square, was pretty disappointing: lots of razzle-dazzle, but very little substance, and overall very forgettable. The only exception was this animated Coke billboard,
which on one night showed silhouettes of construction workers putting it together, welding and all. Mesmerizing.
This subway poster reminded me of a recent story about British night clubs not letting people wearing Prada in because apparently Prada is what British "chavs" wear.
Here's a pretty weird subway poster for some storage. Are there lots of doll-collecting New Yorkers?
The same storage company is running a "butt" billboard somewhere in downtown. Copy: "Does my butt makes this room look small?" Our answer is a resounding yes.
There's something about New York and big butts:
A smart way to mount a city map - this one actually hangs on UPenn's campus in Philly.
Nike's "Faster" Billboards (0)
Billboards from "You are faster than you think" campaign by Taxi Toronto for Nike. Source: Adverblog.
"Don't Drink and Drive" Outdoor Campaigns (0)
A table-top cover illustrating the consequences of driving under influence. Or at least that's what I think this is. Source: AdHunt.
Labatt's "Know when to draw the line" campaign by Axmith McIntyre Wicht, Toronto. Source: Frederik Samuel.
No details.
Smelly Floor Sticker by Pedigree (1)
"Pedigree made stickers in the shape of a dog barge with the scent of delicious Pedigree dog food. They placed them on floors in front of pet stores and supermarkets so passing dogs could go nuts and show their owners what they really want. Made by Tequila Amsterdam."
-- AdHunt
Here's a similar smelly billboard for Affinity Petcare:
focuses on the history and development of outdoor advertising since the beginning of the nineteenth century.Branded Bus by National Geographic (0)
From the archives, so no details except that it was done for National Geographic.
Virgin Airlines Billboard on Grass (0)
"This massive billboard painted on the grass between the main runways greeted passengers arriving and departing from Johannesburg International Airport. A world first, this 5000 sq.m billboard required 1000 liters of paint and 9 separate permits from different regulatory authorities due to the sensitive nature of the site." Agency: Network BBDO. Source: Loerie Awards (silver).
Billboard For Mice Bait (0)
One of the campaign billboards for Reckitt Benckisers' mice bait by The Jupiter Drawing Room (South Africa). Source: Loerie Awards. Somewhat similar to a McDonalds billboard that also won a Loerie.
Flashback: Burma Shave Roadside Poetry (0)
Image's original location
"In 1925, The Burma-Vita Corporation of Minneapolis began producing signs for a campaign that would soon propel the company into the position as the number two seller of men's shaving cream.
The signs were placed where motorists would see them in a staggered sequence usually along a rural, monotonous stretch of highway. Each series of signs contained rhyming lyrics, always ending the last sign with the words "Burma-Shave." Teams of employees fanned out across the country to erect the signs. By the mid 1930s, sets of signs stretched from coast to coast; only Arizona and Massachusetts lacked representation.
With the development of the interstate highway system motorists began driving faster. Consequently, road sings became larger and farther away, making the small Burma-Shave sings unreadable and thus obsolete. The Burma-Shave signs came down in 1963 and product sales plummeted, so much so that in 1966 the line was discontinued."
-- Eisner Museum
Here are some of the Burma Shave's rhymes and more fun trivia from Backwoodshome. You can even order a DVD collection of 120 jingles and signs.
Lamar Builds Hurricane-Resistant Billboards (0)
"Lamar Advertising sustained $14 million in hurricane damage to its billboards in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the company. CFO Keith Istre said the storms would allow the company "to replace existing inventory with wind-resistant structures that are much more durable and have a much higher wind-resistance rating." Some of the existing billboards could withstand winds of up to 110 mph, Istre said. The new designs will be able to handle winds as high as 140 mph to 150 mph, he said."
-- Nola.com
Billboards As Tents (0)
"In Muzaffarabad, Pakistan, recycled advertising billboards serve as rain covers on the tents of earthquake refugees."
-- SF Gate
This Billboard Talks Too Much (0)
This billboard talks too much. Which is exactly the point. Either keep reading this billboard when you are stuck in traffic jam, or tune into KNX 1070.
-- via AdRants
Nike Bus Shelter (0)
A bus shelter billboard for Nike showing Mexican national soccer team waiting for a bus. Nifty.
Source: BriefBlog
Earlier:
Transparent Billboards
Self Centre Spa Bus Shelters
Lorenz Billboard Banned (0)
Another banned billboard. "The ASA upheld the complaints, although not due to the image as they state that "the ad was unlikely to cause widespread offence or harm to children". It was upheld however because Lorenz International did not respond to ASA inquiries, which they consider a breach of code."
-- Ad Rag
