Ad’s Clever: 38 years of Super Bowl Commercials

Adland TV have put as much blood, sweat and tears into the definitive collection of Superbowl commercials as the Saints and Colts did getting there. So, whilst this may be is a total hijack of all their hard work, I’m sure they won’t mind the Chad’s Eye View readers adding to their stats. Enjoy.

Popularity: 1% [?]

Flickr of Genius: The real superheroes

Thanks to the recent expiration of a U.N. confidentiality clause, we can now see the real figures behind the great battles in recent history. For the first time we now have physical proof that superheroes do exist and have worked for (and against) the advancement of mankind.

Nah, only kidding. These great images are part of a series for master ‘Photoshopper’ Agan Herahap. Almost had you though, didn’t I?

Via Abduzeedo

Popularity: 10% [?]

Weird & Wonderful: The R2-D2 beer keg

Like beer? Check. Like Star Wars. Check. Need I say more? Except, perhaps, that this has to be the best piece of targeted advertising never released.

Via Design You Trust

Popularity: 15% [?]

Ad’s Clever: Pringle jumpers made simple

Being a patriotic Scot, I do like it when something from my home country makes a few ripples in the ad world.

Pringle have a long history of producing world-renowned knitwear, but in the past suffered a rather ’stuffy’ image. With this in mind, it’s with somewhat surprising that one of the highlights of Milan Fashion Week last month was this little promo for the brand, created by Glasgow artist David Shrigley.

Nobody puts tongue in cheek quite like we Scots.

David Shrigley for Pringle from esquireuk on Vimeo.

Via Esquire

Popularity: 12% [?]

Ad’s Clever: Welcome to Adland

We’ve all seen the tediously long TV programmes compiling endless lists of the best in advertising: the 100 best…the rudest…the crudest…blah, blah, blah. Well, this little film takes a much more pleasant route through adland’s varied past.

Co-directed by Mark Denton and Seth Watkins, it transports us to a world only inhabited by advertising characters. It’s intention is to remind people that the 2009 Creative Circle Annual has been released, but it’s more fun seeing just how many characters you can remember. Can you name them all?

Via Creative Review

Popularity: 7% [?]

Weird & Wonderful: Nude furniture

Sculptor Peter Rolfe has created a rather unusual line of furniture. Whilst his technical skill is impressive, it’s his sense of humour I’m drawn to. Obviously, he believes there’s no better place to keep something safe than in a woman’s drawers.

Via Like Cool

Popularity: 17% [?]

Ad’s Clever: Bud Light Superbowl commercial

Well, it’s almost that time again. When America builds itself into a frenzy over the Superbowl – and advertisers rub their hands with glee at the gargantuan audience figures. Obviously, the key advertising demographic is the sport-loving-beer-drinking American male. Therefore, ‘Superbowl Sunday’ makes it the best time of the year to sell… well… beer.

Bud light often lead the way in this field (excuse the pun) and for good reason. They know what sells. Beer + humour + nudity = sales. Genius.

Via Aland TV

Popularity: 21% [?]

License to Ill: Jack is back

After decades of success for the royally inspired Queen, another ‘player’ has energed from the pack. Presenting The Jackoffs.

Whilst they may not be anything other than a rather beautifully drawn illustration from the mind of Malaysian design student Jae Sern, they definitely get my vote for best dressed. Surely, it’s only a matter of time before we see a slew of copycat bands being paraded on the cover of NME?

Popularity: 11% [?]

Best in Build: The church of condoms

For those lapsed church-goers amongst you, here’s a little sunday naughtiness. English Artist Chris Gilmour has a flare for creating models from everyday objects. Most of his work is highly detailed scale models in brown cardboard. However, it was this particular piece that caught my eye. You could call it catholic guilt, in art form.

Popularity: 24% [?]

Weird & Wonderful: VHS external hard drives

So we all live in a digital age now. No clutter, no record shops. Great. Well, not quite. What do those of us of a certain age do with all our old outdated media? Turn them into cutting edge new media, of course.

Fashion & crafts website Etsy is long been a favourite haunt for those seeking the latest bespoke and limited edition threads, but one vendor, CentennialMerchant, has ventured into the murky world of the film geek. By recycling old VHS tapes, these Samsung 2.5” hard drives can now become the perfect place to store all your illegally downloaded movies.

Via Like Cool

Popularity: 37% [?]

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