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14 Creative Posters and Advertisements for Inspiration

Amnesty International

While the very real outcome that took place seconds after this iconic photo was captured cannot be changed, the world-wide human-rights group Amnesty International decided to paint a prettier picture about what life would be like if we exchanged roses rather than blood. I spent quite a white trying to justify including this image, but this is a post about producing thought-provoking messages through advertising, so here it is.

FNAC

Vinyl Never Dies, but the King sure had a bad case of the cramps as depicted by this awkward photo illusion in which a man hides behind an Elvis Presley album cover to send the all-important message that FNAC continues to sell outdated technology.

Ugly Betty

Betty is so Ugly that the show employed a creative advertising agency to create this shopping mall display that hides an attractive America Ferrera under what appears to be a large paper bag. I have used too many small words in this description.

The Economist

I have an idea: I’m going to stop walking down this street from now on! The brilliant minds over at The Economist convey that an ‘idea’ can apparently influence the economy, and so the magazine put up this giant lightbulb that flashes to life when you walk under the odd contraption. Too bad that ‘ideas’ are what got us caught up in this mess to begin with. Who needs them, eh?

The Sopranos

What better way for one taxi driver to hide a dead body in the trunk than to have all cabs come equipped with these advertisements for the now-ended Sopranos television show. If only these increasingly absurd ads on public transportation would offset the cost of actually using them, or if they took the time to put the fake arm in a believable position.. Sigh.

Redefine Wealth

“You’re giving me away? That makes me cry tears of Helvetica text.” The fine folks behind RedefineWealth.com don’t want you to give your money away to just anyone! Indeed, a better investment plan would be to simply re-route your cash to RedefineWealth.com, rather than getting involved in a fly-by-night website that won’t exist in a year. Oh yeah, RedefineWealth.com doesn’t exist anymore.

Fabric Softener

We can’t help you from going completely bat-shit insane and carving apples with a katana, but we can make sure that robe made out of human hair won’t fade, even after a hundred washes! Just don’t tell us where you got the human hair.

Smoking Kills!

Marlboro doesn’t want you to know that their facilities are powered by the screams of a thousand burning nudists glued to a ball which hangs above a castle. If you knew that, you wouldn’t smoke so much. Well, you might.

CET

Look both ways before crossing the street, or you might end up suffering brain damage and creating ads like this for a living.

Reeee-coollllaaaa!

Beware of dimly lit parking garages, because if having Tiger Woods break into your car wasn’t enough to scare you, you also have to worry about creepy Englishmen who smoke a years worth of pot in giant pipes.

Digital Marketing

What a chance meeting! Now I finally have a reason for carrying these two buckets of pure gasoline around like I’m an idiot.

Shark Week on the Discovery Channel

What better way to learn about sharks than to leave the beach and turn on the television inside your filthy apartment?

The Joy of Pepsi

Pepsi: Our sugar water just uses phosphoric acid, which is not the type of acid that turns your straw into a creepy logic-bending mind-fuck. Enjoy.

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