Category Archives: Creative

Charity advertising done well

God, I get so painfully fed up of the typical ‘tug on the heart string’ advertising for charities. One more adorable African child with saucer plate sized eyes and malnourished tummy and I’ll…

So, credit to Shelter for this rather beautiful potrayal of the reality of house reposession without a single hungry kid in view.

Word of the Day for Thursday, February 12, 2009

froward \FROH-werd\, adjective:
not easily managed; contrary
The mule is a froward animal.
c. 1300, Old English fromweard “turned from or away,” from from + -weard. The opposite of toward, it was Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant “about to depart, departing,” and “doomed to die.”

Brand icons to star in Comic Relief campaign

monkey-cup-resizeFallon is planning to recruit famous advertising characters for a new campaign, called Brand Aid, for Comic Relief.

The agency is on the hunt for brand mascots from all eras, including PG Tips’ Monkey, Levi’s Flat Eric, Bertie Bassett and the Smash Martians.

It is understood that the characters are likely to sing a song during the film encouraging consumers to buy a red nose and donate to the charity. To read more then click here

Kaws

For all you Art Fags out there….

House Music All Night Long

Emotive was born at the SoBar’s first birthday party in Summer 2003, where founders Ashley Wilson and Steve Luke played a 3 hour set outside in the sunshine. Since then we have hosted many successful parties with guests including DJ Spen, Quentin Harris, Aaron Ross, Paul Trouble Anderson, Neil Pierce and Phil Asher to name but a few. As DJ’s we have played at the Ministry of Sound for Soul Heaven, Canvas at the massive 2006 MAW party, The Cross in London, in San Francisco for this year’s Summer Music Conference and all across the South of England. The Emotive sound is focused on soulful house, created and developed in New York City at clubs like Shelter and Body & Soul…

SoBar August 2007

Loads of amazing DJ sets to listen to and download…Louis Vega

Wow.. get a tan through your computer!!

Apparently 30,000 people and counting have fallen for this clever skin cancer ad… I’m definitely browner though.

You have a lot to answer for T-Mobile…

13,000 people descend on Liverpool Street station and cause havoc. The 21st century version of being Tango’d?

Word of the Day for Monday, February 9, 2009

toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb:
1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile
The freshman was the senior’s toady even though many made fun of her.
They came backstage and toadied to the actor.
c 1690 for noun, possibly shortened from toad-eater “fawning flatterer,” originally referring to the assistant of a charlatan, who ate a toad (believed to be poisonous) to enable his master to display his skill in expelling the poison. The verb is recorded from 1827.

Word of the Day for Friday, February 6, 2009

erstwhile \URST-hwahyl\, adjective, adverb;
Also used as an adverb, meaning formerly.:
former
Before I move, I will tell off my erstwhile friends.
by 1569, from Middle English erest “soonest, earliest” + while.

Hennessy Ad – yeah, you know it…

Hennessy Ad