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Burberry Spotlights the Monarchy of Sex, Drugs and Rock Adpulp observes Kate Moss has just been consigned in her 10th Burberry campaign. Shot by Mario Testino, the prints feature the Coke Captain herself rubbing elbows with the sons of rock stars. Good to know royalty's as decadent now as it was once upon a time. It really brings the fairy tale close to home. Yes, Even Cats Can Be Catty The Toronto Zoo likes bestowing human characteristics on animals, a tactic we first saw them lever with Bugzhibitz. And that's nice - it lends the sense they may see their furry charges as more than just caged cash cows, as Noah would have one believe. With a hand (or a paw?) from Lowe Roache, the Toronto Zoo runs this trash-talking campaign starring the domestic allies whose pride you'll betray if you dare take a step into the caged garden. It's cute. Adverbox has more. Canadian Poster Campaign Carries Gun Control Message Let's not revisit that heated gun control debate we stirred up a short time ago but rather appreciate a new 172 john st-created Canadian gun control pro-bono campaign for its stark simplicity and directness of message. Reacting to an increase in gun violence, the online initiative, Stop the Guns, has launched this poster campaign which portrays people with gun range targets on them and the headline, "Gun Crime Affects Us All." Get a Fiat, but Avoid Temptation of Driving Along Subway Tracks Okay. Leo Burnett, Sao Paulo sent us this Fiat ad, which we'd like to say we get, but we're really not sure. Is the car fast? Is that it? Is it super strong or safe? Is it actually a train in an anomalous body whose unique capacities enable it to "lead the pack," so to speak, like Rudolphe the Red-Nosed Reindeer? Are we overreaching? Doc Martens: Will Dead Idols Revive Sleeping Brand? When a hot rock star dies young, idolatry takes an immortal leap. Hoping to piggy-back this star-crossed love is Doc Martens, who tapped Saatchi & Saatchi, London for this U.K.-based poster campaign. Fallen stars Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joey Ramone and Joe Strummer compose the centerpiece of this print and poster collabo. Writer Andrew Petch tells AdCritic, "We wanted to communicate that Dr. Martens boots are 'made to last,' and we discovered that these idolized musicians wore them. Showing them still wearing their Docs in heaven dramatized the boots' durability perfectly." Well, let's hope customers think "durability" and not "premature death." Tootsie Pop Redo, Ageism Wrong, Verizon Tickets, MySpace Photobuckets - Classic "How many licks does it take?" Tootsie Pop commercial gets a makeover. not sure we like. - With rampant ageism in this industry, here's a few reasons why it isn't always such a great idea to cast out over 40s. - Cynopsis reports, "MySpace agreed to acquire PhotoBucket for a reported $250 million in cash and bonuses. Photobucket, one of the darlings of the Web 2.0 phenomenon, is the web's dominant photo sharing site with 41 million registered users." - ABC will air Lost three more seasons ending in 2010. That's two seasons too many. - Do you design movie posters? Do you think they are stupid/ Think you can do better? now you can design your own with Movie Poster Toolbox. - Verizon and Fergie have teamed to offer mobile phone-based wireless tickets to her upcoming tour. - MySpace is said to be purchasing Photobucket for $250 million. - Fewer and fewer people may not be watching your TV ads but if your target audience is kids under 2, you're in luck. Ninety percent watch.
by Steve Hall
May- 8-07
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Topic: Brands, Commercials, Consumer Created, Mobile/Wireless, Opinion, Poster, Social Emma Watson Gets Breast Augmentation For 3D Movie Poster While not as dramatic an increase, proportionately, as Keira Knightley received for her King Arthur movie poster appearance, Harry Potter's Hermione, played by 17 year old Emma Watson has been given a cup size increase for the IMAX 3D version of the Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix movie poster. One could argue it makes sense to give her an increase since, after all, this is the 3d version of the movie and things do appear differently than they might on a flat movie screen. One could also argue an art director let loose with Photoshop just can't help himself. And finally, one could also argue the mere discussion of breast size in relation to the cherished Harry Poter series is simply blasphemous. You decide. Absolut World Promises to Slather Us in Warhol TBWA/Chiat/Day, New York acts as guiding hand behind Absolut World, Absolut Vodka's newest global campaign in 25 years. In the ad at left, media messages on Times Square have been replaced by art. Yeah. Because when we're soaked in vodka, that's all we ever want to see. Nature Loves Crustaceans More than People, Says Biss To raise awareness (and hopefully funds) for the homeless, Munich-based magazine Biss disseminates 300 strange little posters and print ads to show nature doesn't automatically grant everybody a place to call home. They are somewhat creepy as expressions cross between homeless angst and something sea creaturish. The layer of slime probably throws us off. Or is that malnutrition? Copy reads, "Nature doesn't provide everyone with a home. Help homeless by buying this magasin." Doe-Eyed Kashmir Kids Gaze Longingly Out of Grocer Freezers The people of Norway get a surprising little treat in the frozen section of their local grocery stores. This strategically-placed UNICEF poster is meant to raise awareness about the sub-zero living conditions of poor children in Kashmir. Copy reads, "The children of Kashmir are freezing" and the concept belongs to Dinamo Reklamebyra of Oslo, Norway. We think the campaign is borderline clever but doubt it will inspire much emo checkbook-busting. At best it may just make Norwegian moms think twice about getting frozen pizza. 
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