Awful Handwriting
Ad Ramblings and Web GuffArchive for October, 2008
Nabstock
I trundled along to Nabstock tonight, hoping to make a few connections – but as per usual I just ended up hiding in a quiet corner with people I already know. Must Try Harder.
Seemed to be a pretty good vibe going on in there, but I ignored it and got a massage off one of the women that were flitting around pestering all night instead.
She took one touch of my apparently destroyed shoulders and said ‘Oh you poor sausage’. Massively Epic Fail.
Dissolve Your Problems – Alka Seltzer
Great campaign from Alka Seltzer* – instant visual hit with a bit of depth, and brilliantly campaignable as evidenced by the full set here on ibelieveinads.
*Disclaimer – Will not dissolve problems. Or large incriminating swallowed objects. Good for hangovers though, apparently
Dead Set – E4
Interesting thing here – don’t know if it’s series-wide or just to milk a full 45 minutes out of the pilot, but Charlie Brooker’s new zombiefest Dead Set didn’t have credits at the end of the first episode – just a web address, deadsetcredits.com, where the credits roll virtually in a flash movie. Ever seen that done anywhere before?
Boredom – My Work
A little film about boredom that I’ve just finished as part of a group project at Uni. Experimental (read experimental) and a right old laugh to shoot at times, just be warned that some scenes may cause horrible, horrible scarring to both your eyes and soul. Enjoy!
Side note – It seems that Five accidentally fell on BBC One’s channel branding and got it pregnant, because their new idents look shockingly familiar.
Whiskas – My Work
Been having a good ol’ fashioned slave over a hot keyboard tonight, and here’s a snippet of the results – the press from a campaign for Whiskas. Unfortunately though, I seem to have got a little bit caught up with pretty looking words and forgotten entirely about the strategy I’m meant to be using, ‘If you scratch their back, they’ll scratch yours’….oh well. Look at the shiny!
I also seem to have inadvertently stumbled over a press solution that fits plenty of lines, bar the one I’m intending to use. Possible other lines include:
- Love every bit
- Loved from head to tail, and
- Mmm! Delicious ash, with Tuna!
God Bus – British Humane Society
“There’s probably no God. So stop worrying and enjoy your life.”
A very refreshing spin on the point that no-one bats an eyelid when religious messages are flooded around – so fuck the Alpha Course, I’m off to desecrate something. Hit the full article on Guardian.
