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The Future of Data Displays



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15 Clever & Creative Billboard Advertising Campaigns



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via WebUrbanist by Steph on 1/11/10

[ Filed under Subvertising & Counter-Ads or in the Architecture & Design category ]

Billboards are so ubiquitous in the modern world, many people barely even notice them anymore. So, some advertisers have gotten ultra-creative with their outdoor advertising, relying on eye-catching imagery and unusual proportions to grab the attention of the public. From shocking props like sliced pigeons to a billboard you can eat, these 15 clever advertising campaigns expand outside the box to interact with the world outside.

Pigeons vs. Razor


(image via: MasterCom)
German razor company Martor Solingen "demonstrated" the sharpness of their product with this clever billboard, strewing the ground around it with sliced-up rubber pigeons.

Paint Comes At You Fast


(image via: Ads of the World)
Nationwide insurance turned a fictional paint company's billboard into a colorful, messy disaster in this unique ad, spilling a massive puddle of yellow paint down the side of a building and into a parking lot, even covering several vehicles.

Adidas World Cup


(image via:  Hungry for Ads)
Adidas was clearly very excited for the 2006 World Cup when they unveiled a series of billboard ads so attention-grabbing, they risked causing accidents. This particular billboard depicts a soccer player – or football player, if you're outside the U.S. – stretching over a road like a mythological giant.

Bic Shaves the Grass


(image via: Arturo de Albornoz)
It must be tough to come up with a creative ad campaign for disposable razors – after all, how many times can you show a man's smooth hairless face and still get people to notice? This billboard takes a different tack, with a giant razor seemingly giving a stretch of grass a nice close shave.

McDonald's Billboard Sundial


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What time is it? Pancake-o'-clock, if you go by this incredibly creative billboard 'sundial', installed by fast food giant McDonalds in Chicago in 2006. The Leo Burnett ad agency commissioned for the project worked with an engineer to choose the best possible location to achieve the best effect, with an aluminum replica of the iconic golden arches casting its shadow over a certain menu item each hour.

Nike Treadmill for Charity


(image via: billboardom)
Nike encouraged passersby to stop and walk or run a while on an interactive, ground level billboard with a built-in treadmill, located in Mexico. For every kilometer run, Nike donated a certain amount of money to Unicef.

Penline Tape: Strong Enough to Support a Billboard


(image via: Ads of the World)
Penline must have felt pretty confident in their product to actually demonstrate it in a billboard. If the tape had failed, the ad would have been disastrous, but it worked well enough to win the ad a Cannes Lions 2007 Silver award.

Economist Light Bulb


(image via: adpunch)
Talk about a bright idea: this billboard by the Economist uses a motion sensor to detect people walking beneath it, and the light bulb illuminates at just the right moment.

Formula Toothcare: Builds Strong Teeth


(image via: Ads of the World)
Passersby aren't likely to miss this unusual ad for Formula Toothcare. It would certainly take some extremely strong teeth to pull off this feat.

Heineken Hand


(image via: Creative Criminals)
What would be an extremely simple and perhaps boring billboard otherwise is transformed into something memorable by the addition of a three-dimensional hand reaching from behind in an attempt to grab the bottle of Heineken.

Nike Transparent Billboards


(image via: adland)
Is it a frame that you can walk through? A painting? A transparent billboard? It's difficult to say from the images, therefore it's difficult to interpret what Nike was going for with this strange series of ads. Hopefully it's the former, because the other possibilities make it seem as if the company wants their customers to slam into a wall.

Cingular Drops Calls


(image via: maxvt)
Cingular turned consumers' biggest complaint about cellular phone service into a gigantic Times Square advertisement featuring a cutout of the word 'calls' on the ground below the billboard.

World's First Edible Chocolate Billboard


(image via: yumsugar)
The world's first edible chocolate billboard didn't last long. Thorntons, a British chocolate company, unveiled an 860-lb, 14.5ft – 9ft billboard made with 10 chocolate bunnies, 72 giant chocolate eggs and 128 chocolate panels in London in 2007. The billboard was consumed by shoppers within three hours of going up.

Chevy Aveo Coin Billboard


(image via: trendhunter)
Another consumable billboard that was destroyed by onlookers rather quickly is this penny creation, advertising the Chevrolet Aveo. The billboard featured a car made entirely from 20,000 one-pence coins which were picked off by passersby within 30 minutes.

Sony PSP Transparent Billboards


(image via: toxel)
Adventure is anywhere, these billboards seem to say – any ordinary place could be the setting for a range of exciting activities when you've got a Sony PSP. Unfortunately, these were not real Sony billboards but a clever concept created by an advertising student.

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2011 BMW 5 Series tuned by Racing Dynamics



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via Autoblog by Jonathon Ramsey on 1/3/10

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Racing Dynamics 5 Series

You can't buy the 2011 BMW 5 Series yet, but German tuner Racing Dynamics knows what it's going to do to the car when you can. Opt for the 535i and you'll take delivery of a sedan turned into an R35, pulled by a turbocharged six that's got a 104-horsepower bump to 410 along with 385 pound-feet of torque. It will get to 60 miles per hour nearly a second faster than the standard 535i.

But if you can, why not take the R50S? That's a 550i taken from 407 ponies and boosted up to 620 horsepower. Controlling that oomph will be a Racing Dynamics sport suspension, locking rear differential, and a brake system with slotted discs that can handle 800 degrees Celsius. Making it sound good will be a new exhaust, and making it look good will be a minimal bodykit featuring a pair of dual pipes and 21-inch forged wheels.

[Source: Bimmer Today (translated) via BMW Blog]
2011 BMW 5 Series tuned by Racing Dynamics originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Piccolo Grande: Stretch-limo Vespa?



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via Autoblog by Dan Roth on 12/31/09

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A stretch-limo Vespa may still garner a fist to the face, but this attention-grabbing idea is better than the last flash of brilliance Vespa South Africa Managing Director Andy Reid put into action. That plan involved fake parking tickets being placed guerrilla-style on large vehicles to drive the point about Vespa's fuel efficient image.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em seems to be the latest modus operandi. Aimed square at the blingy-glam heart of the public at large, a custom Vespa "stretch limo" has been whipped up to generate publicity. Vespa calls it a family car on two wheels and intimates that children will dig going to school on it. Maybe the going part. Other glitterati-friendly uses abound: be the designated driver and still park outside the front door (didn't know that was a problem?), make friends and drag them home, all in one swift, conjoined-twin-motorscooter motion. The reality is more likely that this thing is a dog to ride. It's akin to surfing a pipeline while standing at the very front of your longboard on your tiptoes. Now that would certainly get your attention, now wouldn't it? Exactly. Hat tip to Robin!
[Source: Motoring.co.za via Neatorama]
Piccolo Grande: Stretch-limo Vespa? originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hemmings Find of the Day: Rare Porsche 356 Prototype hits the market



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via Autoblog by Jeremy Korzeniewski on 12/30/09

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Porsche 356 Prototype - Click above for high-res image gallery

The Porsche 356 holds a special place amongst the ranks of historic automobiles. As one of the first vehicles to wear the Porsche badge after World War II, this car has direct ties to the model that would forever define the German maker of fine sportscars. That, of course, is the iconic 911.

Collectors, take note: one of two early 356 prototypes is now up for sale, located in New York. We wonder, would that make this a 355? No, probably not. Looking over pictures of the car, it's clear to see the shape that would eventually turn into the classic 356 as well as the expected air-cooled powerplant sitting aft of the cockpit and driving the rear wheels.

Notable features that didn't make it to the production car include the front grille that directs cooling air to the rear-mounted engine and the head lamps that are sunk into the bodywork on either side. No price is listed on this particular sale, but we certainly wouldn't expect it to be sold without a large sum of money changing hands. Check out the high-res images below and click here for the car's description from the seller.



[Source: Hemmings Auto Blog]
Hemmings Find of the Day: Rare Porsche 356 Prototype hits the market originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Hypno-Toad



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via Cute Overload by Meg on 12/28/09


Oh yeah, right…THERE! [repeat]

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