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20 posts tagged with advertising

Gandini Juggling

From one exceptionally bad ad to a couple of great ones.

This one features Owen Reynolds and Sean Gandini of Gandini Juggling – the world’s leading group of juggling specialists.

It was developed by MetropolitanRepublic and The Jupiter Drawing Room for MTN Business, … view full post

 

Food for thought

The famous blue bins (being replaced with larger, more practical green ones) along Cape Town’s Sea Point promenade are carrying ads for Operation Hunger. If you can only imagine what the contents of that bin smelt like when I knelt down … view full post

 

4am mixed bag

This is just too clever, I couldn’t resist sharing. (via Advertising/Design Goodness)Also while you’re there check out these beautifully illustrated print ads for ISCA, by Cape Town agency FOXP2. “Genetic Brand Engineering”, hoo rah.

Elsewhere in the Rephaboliki of SA, someone(s) is designing … view full post

 

Which brands would you associate with your blog?

I received the below extract in an e-mail yesterday and immediately thought it would make for a good discussion, given the increasing number of quality local blogs that I continue to discover lately.

With blogging technology and the buzz of community advertising through blogging I am

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BRAND Magazine call for submissions

BRAND Magazine are now accepting submissions for the Communication Arts and the Commercial Break pages for the March 2006 issue.

Communication Arts
For the communication arts pages we are accepting print advertising, magazine layouts, fonts, poster design, digital design and packaging design. We are looking for work breaking in Jan and

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Robbie Williams Cinecast

After winning tickets to the live Robbie Williams Cinecast last week, Bron and I were chauffeured VIP style last night to the venue in Shepherds Bush where we met up with Andy & Jacky. After a time-passing quiz and a few complimentary drinks later, the show started. It almost felt like being at the … view full post

 

Who’s to blame?

I found this over at Jo’blog – Who’s to blame? – and had a good laugh.

I’ve said it before, I hate web advertising. But I despise billboard advertising. And not only because a billboard advertising company is a past client and the owner was an unappreciative prat: there’s … view full post

 

Blog Mesh

A number of random updates, observations and congratulations.

Firstly, a round of applause for my sister J who completed the Knysna Forest Marathon (21km) on Saturday. Well done sis! If I’m still running regularly this time next year maybe we can do it together – ok, stop laughing already. I designed … view full post

 

Guidelines for online rich media ads

Via Biz-Community: The IAB issues guidelines for online rich media ads

The US-based IAB has issued guidelines for rich media ads that are designed to simplify the online ad planning and buying process. Over 30 of the leading online publishers, representing 65% of total advertising inventory are or plan to be in compliance with these guidelines.

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My face. In your face.

I hate advertising on the web. I hate unnecessarily intrusive advertising on the web. I hate unnecessarily intrusive advertising on the web of random people portraits to sell even more advertising … view full post