I Will Always Love Black Hole Sun
In the wake of Whitney Houston's death on February 11, many renditions of her popular songs have floated across the internet. But this is the only one I've bothered watching. Chris Cornell, he of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame, busted out this acoustic version of "I...
Mime-Free French Box o’ Fun
Today's bit of ad frivolity comes to us courtesy of DDB Paris. And since I can't speak French much past an emphatic "Pas de mimes!" I'll let the video's Vimeo description speak for itself: DDB Paris created this simple, fun “Escape Machine” experience for...
More Mayhem? Yes, Please.
The Allstate Insurance "Mayhem" work from Leo Burnett in Chicago has become one of my favorite campaigns of recent memory. And since I have three small children frying my brain, recent memories are all I seem to have. The spot below, entitled "On Hold Mayhem," has...
Purina Proves Great Dogs Make for Great Ads
For the last few years, Pedigree has ruled the dog-product ad universe with its “Dogs Rule” work from TBWAChiatDay Los Angeles. That work, with its now-iconic shade of yellow, has grown to permeate every fiber of the brand worldwide. Now, at long last,...
Bernstein-Rein Works the Plaid
Compared to seersucker, polka dots or even gingham, plaid is not, in and of itself, a humorous fabric. But a few of my old cohorts at Bernstein-Rein have deployed the fabric to good comedic use in a new President’s Day Sale spot for furniture chain Havertys....
I Will Always Love Black Hole Sun
In the wake of Whitney Houston's death on February 11, many renditions of her popular songs have floated across the internet. But this is the only one I've bothered watching. Chris Cornell, he of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame, busted out this acoustic version of "I...
Mime-Free French Box o’ Fun
Today's bit of ad frivolity comes to us courtesy of DDB Paris. And since I can't speak French much past an emphatic "Pas de mimes!" I'll let the video's Vimeo description speak for itself: DDB Paris created this simple, fun “Escape Machine” experience for...
More Mayhem? Yes, Please.
The Allstate Insurance "Mayhem" work from Leo Burnett in Chicago has become one of my favorite campaigns of recent memory. And since I have three small children frying my brain, recent memories are all I seem to have. The spot below, entitled "On Hold Mayhem," has...
Purina Proves Great Dogs Make for Great Ads
For the last few years, Pedigree has ruled the dog-product ad universe with its “Dogs Rule” work from TBWAChiatDay Los Angeles. That work, with its now-iconic shade of yellow, has grown to permeate every fiber of the brand worldwide. Now, at long last,...
Bernstein-Rein Works the Plaid
Compared to seersucker, polka dots or even gingham, plaid is not, in and of itself, a humorous fabric. But a few of my old cohorts at Bernstein-Rein have deployed the fabric to good comedic use in a new President’s Day Sale spot for furniture chain Havertys....