Mar
28
CHI and MPC create epic TV spots for Samsung
Samsung has just invested not in one, but in two impressively epic, stunt and VFX-heavy TV spots created by London agency CHI & Partners with no small amount of input from MPC…
Tag Archives: TV
Mar
27
Have you been to Scarfolk?
If you haven’t visited Scarfolk before, you’re in for a treat. The town occupies a corner of the internet perpetually stuck in the 1970s, with a blog that churns out bits of its municipal visual history. I talked to its ‘mayor’, Dr. R. Littler, about creating an online world via graphic design, dark storytelling and an even darker sense of humour…
Mar
26
Droga5 creates Spotify’s first TV campaign
Droga5 New York has created the first TV ad campaign for Spotify, which aims to position the music streaming service as the place ‘For Music’.
Mar
19
VW ad aims to catch the fast-forwarders
DDB Brussels has attempted to tackle the growing TV advertising challenge of viewers’ fast-forwarding through ad breaks with its new commercial for Volkswagen. Described by the agency as a new format of advertising, the Volkswagen Beetle ‘Slowmercial’ doubles up as a quasi-print ad when fast-forwarded, and can thus be enjoyed – or at least taken in – at normal speed as well as high speed.
Jan
31
Gunn Report 2012: The bear rules
The Bear, the hilarious commercial for French TV channel Canal + by agency BETC, was the most awarded TV commercial of the past year according to The Gunn Report which compiles lists of the most-awarded ads worldwide during the previous 12 months.
Jan
29
Brands prepare for the Super Bowl
As this weekend’s US Super Bowl sporting bonanza approaches, brands have been whipping up interest in their planned break-time TV commercials
Jan
24
McBess illustrates new Deezer spot
Jan
22
This week’s ads
This week’s round-up of ads from around the world includes a nod to Leica’s photojournalism heritage, another monochrome tale of Guinness pluck and charm, and a tongue-in-cheek take on fashion’s obsession with ‘street style’.
Jan
18
Passion produces new Linda McCartney Foods ad
A charming new animated ad for Linda McCartney Foods (produced by Passion Pictures) depicts the famous vegetarian as an illustrated character surrounded by a family of happy musical animals in a woodland setting, with music by Paul McCartney and voicover from Elvis Costello
Oct
09
Cow & Gate’s baby supergroup
Cow & Gate‘s new TV ad, written by BETC London, features no information about the brand’s baby milk or baby food products whatsoever. Instead it depicts a bunch of babies and toddlers exploring a recording studio full of musical instruments…