"Little Brother is Watching" Billboard (0)

source: littlebrotheriswatching.com

"The Massachusetts state Outdoor Advertising Board has ordered Boston developer John Rosenthal to remove a billboard that sits atop a parking garage between Fenway Park and the Massachusetts Turnpike which shows George Bush's eyes and the phrase "Little Brother Is Watching," according to the Boston Globe."
-- Media Buyer Planner

Absolut Voyeur (0)

Last year's three-week store installation in Sydney. People peering through the Absolut-shaped peephole saw themselves on close-circuit television. Check out more billboards and outdoor installations for Absolut in this part i and part ii series.
-- Adlova

Cut-out People Billboard for BMW (0)

One of these guys is real, but the rest are part of a fence decoration for BMW. More at Mighty Optical Illusions.

Billboard for Nose Drops (0)

This is a billboard for nasal decongestant Sorine. The copy says something like "If congested, use Sorine". Very cool although the message takes some time to get through.
-- creative brain

Outdoor Campaign for Zippo Lighters (0)

Zippo Windproof Lighters campaign in Singapore, via Advertising for Peanuts and Cerebro Creativo. Placed on taxi tops and really burning.

Bandages Outdoor (0)

Outdoor for 3M bandages (can't say band-aid, right?) from Brief Blog.

Playboy Outdoor Campaign (0)

A campaign for Playboy Argentina puts paparazzi in public showers and restrooms. Comparate to this campaign from Kellogg's that also transformed stall walls into something else.



Copy on the towel below reads, "I can be a March playmate" (source: Coloribus).




This is a from a different Playboy outdoor campaign, where they placed mirrors to get the upskirt metaphor going (source: Iconema).




And, of course, you remember this classic Playboy billboard in Germany.

"Coffee Tastes Like Crap" Garbage Bins (0)

Redecorated garbage bins placed near Starbucks outlets by a small competitor Draft New Zealand. More pictures at AdRants.

The "Aparicion" Illusion (0)

Not a billboard (although I wonder if it could work), but a nice follow-up on the post about illusions. Click the image to zoom in for a stronger effect.
-- TBWA via Hidden Persuader

Billboard for Kellogg's (0)

A billboard for something less fattening than something else via Marketing Alternatif.

Urinal Soccer (0)

A real mini-soccer installation for urinals to convince guys to watch soccer on ESPN. Crazy. If you want more games like this, check out this one for Mini. Or this one, that's actually a real video game.

-- Ads of The World

"Erection" Billboard (0)

A billboard for some pills that cure erectile disfunction. Compare to this billboard for Electrolux vacuum cleaners. (via Creative Criminal)

"Harder Than Truth" Bathroom Mirrors (0)

Adverblog brings us the news about these bathroom mirrors for the Germany's Bild newspaper. The mirrors say, "Nothing is harder than the truth." Very tame by German ad standards, too. The tagline should've been more like "Featuring dickheads since Gutenberg". See some more bathroom fun.

Ariel Billboards (0)

A series of billboards for Ariel at Frederik Samuel's. If you like this one (I do), you'll appreciate this SlimFast billboard from a few days ago.

"Homeless Child" Cut-out (0)

Do you have the hear to push away a homeless child? A cut-out figure decal on some Indian doors by Trikya Grey Advertising. Kind of like this ballerina or this pie-in-the-face. More images on Coloribus.

Star Wars Billboard (0)

-- advertka

Outdoor Stunt by Goodyear (1)

Lovely concept, but I think there's something lost in translation in this outdoor campaign for Goodyear. The sign says, according to Coloribus,

(front) "Your vehicle has been towed. Call 0800 081-8181."
(back) "For sticking on the roads."

Billboard for SlimFast (0)

Interesting use of perspective in this "now you are fat, now you are not" billboad for SlimFast.
-- via Creative Criminal

Nike "Cars" Outdoor (2)

Cars decorated as Nike kicks in Mexico. The front car carrying the ball must this one from a previous campaign.
-- coloribus

Pro-Life Monument To Britney Spears (0)

I don't know if this is outdoor enough to qualify for Billboardom, but I only have a limited number of blogs and it's hard to imagine how this relates to the future of advertising or ads in computer games, so here.

Anyway, "a nude Britney Spears on a bearskin rug while giving birth to her firstborn marks a "first" for Pro-Life. Pop-star Britney Spears is the "ideal" model for Pro-Life and the subject of a dedication at Capla Kesting Fine Art in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg gallery district, in what is proclaimed the first Pro-Life monument to birth, in April. Dedication of the life-sized statue celebrates the recent birth of Spears’ baby boy, Sean, and applauds her decision of placing family before career."

All this comes from this site where you can get many other details.

Greenpeace's Outdoor Stunt (0)

"The future of the planet is in your hands." What would Jesus do?
-- Blog de Guerillha via benbunan

Painted Trees for WWF (0)

World Wildlife Fund is on a roll. First, these billboards, and now this campaign with painted trees. The sign says "You never kill just a tree".
-- Creative Brain (careful, pop-ups)

Creepy Billboard (1)

Ian B. Line found this creepy billboard for something and posted it on Flickr.

"Climbing Shoes" Billboard (0)

A billboard for Woodland Shoes.

-- Creative Criminal

Oversized Armchair for Disney (0)

Honey, I shrunk the kids! Feel like a kid in this oversized campaign prop for Disney's DVD Classic series, broght to you by Advertising for Peanuts.

Billboards for Taekwondo School (0)

A series of cleverly placed billboards for a martial arts school in Singapore. More at Coloribuss.

Nipple Piercing as Basketball Ring (0)

-- Cool Hunter

Painted 3D Illusions (0)

This painted Vaio that looks 3D by Julian Beever is making rounds today, so I thought I'd post a link to more of his amazing work. One other artist who is doing visual illusions is Kurt Wenner. And here's a blog about optical illusions in general.

Earlier on AdLab:

• Lexus Campaign Goes 3D
• Painted Pseudo-3D Ads
• Optical Illusions in Advertising

More Mirror Ads (0)

Advergirl brings us this piece of advertising placed on mirrors that works just like this one for HSBC. Created for a jewelry shop and placed on bathroom mirrors.

Walking Billboards (1)

Walking billboards for Foot Locker in Germany.
-- advertka

"Don't Speed" Poster (0)

"Please don't speed near schools" poster placed on windshields. I guess people who see this one on their cars will give up driving altogether.
-- Ads of the World

Bodies As Billboards (0)

Ok, so Bodies as Billboards site isn't really about billboards, so treat it as a public service announcement or something. The site's name has the word "billboards" in it, its slogan urges to "advertise for shit that matters", and I'm sure the guys at sexblo.gs (whether it's work-safe depends on where you work) who have been so gracious with their traffic will appreciate the pictures.

Billboards Cause Injuries (0)

image: Moscow News

Who would've thought billboards pose such a threat to society. Over the weekend, a section of Moscow subway collapsed when some dudes were erecting billboard above it and damaged piles supporting the tunnel's roof (ABC story here). And last week a billboard in Toronto fell and injured a few people (AdRants, Torontoist). I need to put a disclaimer here urging you guys not to try this stuff at home, or else.

"Women in Glass Cubes" Outdoor (0)

Adidas has encased these women doing stretching exercises in individual glass cubes. Spotted on Flickr by AdRants, who aptly named the image file "adidas_cube_ladies".

Manholes as Turntables (0)

An outdoor campaign for this Dutch 3FM radio.
-- via Coloribus, Bigumigu

War of Billboards in Cuba (0)

This is MAD, as in Mutually Assured Destruction. Cuba and the US exchange billboard jabs in Havana. Details on Fluctuat.

Urinals as Conduit Of Social Protest (0)

German branch of PETA released stickers with Karl Lagerfeld to protest fur fashion. Here's an article in German and a few downloadables.

-- We Make Money Not Art

LG Blimp (0)

I love promo balloons unless something goes wrong.

-- from Gizmodo.

Airbus Cabin Designed by BMW (0)

The interior of the new Airbus A350 designed by BMW. Love that sky on the ceiling. More here.

McDonald's Bus Stop (2)

Yalcin from Bigumigu sends in this snapshot of a bus stop that looks from the inside like a McDonald's counter. Check out his site for another execution with french fries.

Ballerina on Revolving Doors (0)

Here's the ballerina I was trying to find yesterday; she promotes, what else, a ballet. This is in connection with yesterday's post on the pie-in-the-face decal. Source: Frederik Samuel.

Posters for Fitness Centers (0)

Two different fitness centers, similar ideas. There's also a recent one for a yoga class, but I have to remember where it was.

"Birds Eye View" Floor Design (0)

A very creative floor in what looks like an airport terminal. The only piece of info that Babelfish wrestled out of this Chinese site is that it has something to do with United Airlines. The same page also links to a set of images showing an airplane-themed redesign of an underpass.

Update (March 22): It's a public art project in Sacramento Airport. More details here.

Divorce Lawyer Stationary (1)

If you liked the set of metal business cards for a dentist, you'll love this set of stationary for a divorce lawyer. Click image to zoom in.

"Quit Smoking" Outdoor Pavement Ad (0)

Unbelievable how much propaganda stuff you can milk from a simple pavement. This is a piece of an apparently British anti-smoking campaign, and here's one for not drinking.

-- dead insect

Giant Lego Bricks (0)

You've probably seen these larger-then-life Lego bricks already, but I thought I'd post it for the record. Also, see this award-winning Lego billboard.

Billboards for Jaipur Foot (0)

An outdoor campaign for Jaipur Foot, an artificial limbs maker.
-- adme

Fedex T-shirt (6)

Source: adme (in Russian)

Related:
Rethinking Print Advertising

"Smashed Car" Outdoor (0)

Surgeon General's warning: Smoking and Nike balls may complicate collection of auto insurance.

Snickers Bus (0)

-- bigumigu

Dentist's Business Card (1)

I'll do a special post about cool business cards one day, but until then, here's one for a dentist. Made out of metal and has an corner bitten off.
-- advertka

"Pie in the Face" Outdoor (0)

"To promote the Comedy Film Festival, pie decals were placed on revolving doors all over the city," the city being Toronto. I've seen another revolving door decal with a ballerina; can't find it now.
-- ihaveanidea via Frederik Samuel

Veet's "Peeling" Billboard (0)

This billboard for Veet hair removing products is like a massive monument to pain.
-- ads of the world

World's Largest Basket (0)

"7-story building shaped like a basket is Longaberger's Home Office, Newark, Ohio."
-- Roadside America via Advergirl

"Windows" Billboard for Volkswagen Jetta (0)

A fantastic billboard for VW Jetta from Turkey, which you have to enlarge to appreciate. Thanks, Settar.

"Feel Like A Millionaire" Bus Shelter (0)

A bus shelter with a hole in it promoting some lottery. Experiential marketing, anyone?
-- adverblog

More Posters with Teeth (0)

Coloribus finds more posters with teeth like the one that was making rounds last week.

Bathroom Peephole for Axe (0)

Maybe I should start a separate blog on bathroom-related advertising humor, given the amount of creative that pops up. This wonderful peephole is from the United Arab Emirates and demonstrates the Axe effect (apparently the deodorant makes others want to see you pee, or something).
-- Ad Rag.

Billboard for Bic Razor (0)

A billboard for Bic Razor (by, apparently, TBWA London in 2003).
-- creative brain

An Outdoor Campaign For Something (0)

No idea what this campaign is for, but it looks great. More pics on Seaspace.

(keywords: bus, head, China)

WWF "Make a Stand" Billboards (0)

Billboards for World Wildlife Fund, apparently in China. Animals on one side of the street, hunters on the other, and the only thing between them is you. Very elegant and powerful.
-- Advertising for Peanuts

Apple's "Smashed Window" Storefront (0)

Lesson of the day: shop windows that look smashed attract attention.

-- via Scott Hodge (thanks, Jeff)

Poster For a Self Defense School (0)

More at Coloribus.

Stringfellows "Lamp Post" Billboards (0)

A series of posters for the lingerie maker and nightclub Stringfellows, very similar to the ones advertising mice bait. More at AdArena.

"Burnt Skin" Billboard (0)

Frederik Samuel writes: "The vinyl that the image of the girl and boy was printed on has been scorched using a blow torch to simulate the effect of badly burned skin."

"Move to Wisconsin" Billboard (0)

Having been to both, I don't see much difference, but they know better.
-- LinderRox on flickr

More Bathroom Fun from Kellogg (0)

"To promote Kellog's Al-Bran among health and body concerned people, stickers showing a "locked door" were placed on WC doors; when a door was closed, people had the sensation of being locked inside. All-Bran's message to consumers appeared on another sticker next to the door: Don't feel trapped in the toilet."

Here's a somewhat similar bathroom campaign by Kellogg.

-- AdRants

Aluminum Billboard for Aluminum Audi (0)

Like the billboards for Playboy and Sunsense Sunscreen, this billboard for the first mass-produced aluminum car (that's back in 2001) reacts to the changes in the environment, albeit slowly.
-- Adverbox

Transforming Fields Into Billboards (0)

images: arfield.de

A German company Artfield plants colorful vegetation to transform fields into huge advertising panels viewed from the sky. The two images about show such a panel for Swissair in May and August of 1998, respectively.

Another "Don't Drink and Drive" Outdoor Campaign (0)

This one goes straight into the growing collection of outdoor appeals to not drink and drive.
-- source: Frederik Samuel

Outdoor Propaganda: The Big Father (0)

For one of my school projects on Soviet propaganda, I've collected a few pictures of the similar Lenin's monuments placed in different cities. The sight of founder of the Russian revolution with his hand stretched out was as ubiquitous as Ronald McDonald on the other side of the Iron Curtain. Here are some of these pics.

Plug Billboard (0)

Can you plug your cell phone charger into this billboard? Second installation in the series, following the billboard with a switch. Wonder what's next.
-- source: Mutually Inclusive on Flickr

Waterfall Billboard for Shampoo (0)

Advergirl says this is a billboard placed under an existing man-made waterfall at a busy shopping mall in Singapore.

Giant Golf Tee And Ball Outdoor (0)

I haven't been updating this blog as much as I would love to because most of my time is now being sunk into thesis work on in-game ads, but here's some outdoor eye candy and a promise to make up for whatever I've missed.



A giant golf tee makes use of an existing building that looks like a golf ball to promote a hotel.
-- more pics at Frederik Samuel's.