via youtube.com
Sex ed, HP Lovecraft style.
Showing posts with label clever. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clever. Show all posts
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
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Thursday, 14 October 2010
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Progress of scientific thought as a Tube map
via crispian.net
Crispian Jago has created a delightful map of the history of scientific thought, superimposed on the iconic London Underground tube-map: "500 years of modern science, reason & critical thinking via the medium of gross oversimplification, dodgy demarcation, glaring omission and a very tiny font."
Thursday, 20 May 2010
The Facts In The Case Of Dr. Andrew Wakefield
A very good way of explaining the daftness of the anti-MMR movement: do it comic-style. Link leads to full story.
Tuesday, 13 April 2010
The danger of science denial
via blog.ted.com
This TED talk by a staff writer on the New Yorker is a perfect takedown of my sceptical bugbears: people who trust anecdotal evidence to support anti-science views; people who are intent on putting the brakes on scientific progress; and people who are so blind to evidence that they're content to let hundreds of thousands of people die.
Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Jimmy Carr hijacks an ad break
I missed this on Monday, but what a cracking idea: to hijack the real ads during C4's Comedy Gala, showing the brands/agencies as good sports. Of course, the mickey taking is on the gentle side but at least the GoCompare guy experienced some pain...
Saturday, 3 April 2010
Embrace Life
via youtube.com
Road safety videos are frequently grim affairs notable for either their gleeful goriness or preachy paternalism. This one rises above that sorry heap by pressing the right emotional buttons without any of the nasty stuff. I'd even dare say it's elegant.
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Monday, 4 January 2010
Just what the year needs: a ZZ-Top guy with a machine gun and wings
The trouble with car advertising is the intrinsic nature of the product. It’s a box with 4 wheels. Recognising that such an object (that most of us encounter in volumes in hundreds or thousands every day) is not interesting, ad agencies have tried to show cars do improbable things like swing off cranes, breakdance and turn into submarines. Frankly, this approach is shit.
My fancy little directory fails to identify the agency behind the new ad for the Seat Ibiza which is a pity because 2010 begins with that near-impossible feat: a car ad that’s different and good.
The best thing about it is that it doesn’t show off the car.
No sticky-knickered alpha males.
No challenging geography.
No shine porn.
In fact, it’s easy to miss the car as the focus is on the emotion the car supposedly stimulates in those who encounter it. Top this with gorgeous art direction delivered with cheeky humour and we have a lovely ad for a product which might otherwise be just a well-polished turd.
My fancy little directory fails to identify the agency behind the new ad for the Seat Ibiza which is a pity because 2010 begins with that near-impossible feat: a car ad that’s different and good.
The best thing about it is that it doesn’t show off the car.
No sticky-knickered alpha males.
No challenging geography.
No shine porn.
In fact, it’s easy to miss the car as the focus is on the emotion the car supposedly stimulates in those who encounter it. Top this with gorgeous art direction delivered with cheeky humour and we have a lovely ad for a product which might otherwise be just a well-polished turd.
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Your Inner Fish
In Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria. We have compiled the figures from the book into a deck of PowerPoint slides for use in the classroom.
I don't know when I'd be inclined to use these, but they are wonderful Powerpoint slides illustrating evolutionary evidence.
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Monday, 21 December 2009
Wednesday, 11 November 2009
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
We've got some work to do
Words cannot express the joyful geekgasm that this gleeful mashup of zombies + Scooby Doo inflicts. Some exquisite touches here, such as the heart-shaped tribute to the lost members of Mystery, Inc. and the chainsaw-compatible slot in the renamed Misery Machine.
Next on my wish list: Penelope Pitstop.
Sunday, 25 October 2009
This is why they shaved the monkey's bum
Check out this ad currently on British telly. Note the soundtrack and the tagline.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Friday, 2 October 2009
Finnair’s faster; fool falters for fail
Finnair’s current TV campaign is simple, daft and ephemeral and a cheerful contrast to the brash ads generated by the big carriers. I can’t even find the agency responsible in the ALF agency bible, which could point towards this being an in-house job. The dancing numpty could pass off as Tony Blair’s runt nephew.
Friday, 25 September 2009
Nothing soft gets in
This example of brilliant Toyota advertising from Australia makes me envious. It ticks too many un-PC boxes to pass for UK viewing, for the win.
from Something Changed via Tom Callard Tweet
from Something Changed via Tom Callard Tweet
Wednesday, 23 September 2009
There's soft, and there's too soft
Bravo to O&M Thailand for wittily highlighting this fabric softener's primary benefit. I wonder whether this would work in a hard water area.Via AdsOfTheWorld
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