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Nissan's Groundbreaking 4-Hour Animated EV Ad Captivates Millions

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:23:32 +0000

Eight million people actually enjoyed an animated advertisement for an electric vehicle. I wouldn’t believe it unless I saw it.

The journey began in April, featuring this relaxing endeavor, which apparently held therapeutic benefits for several viewers. This project was created for the instrumental YouTube channel Lofi Girl, featuring artwork by the Los Angeles-based studio Titmouse.

In fact, it might just be the sole promotional video you’d willingly watch repeatedly, all four hours of it especially if you are studying or just relaxing. Well done, Nissan (a sentence we never imagined penning). I almost didn’t realize that it was an advertisement for the car company. That’s when an ad is doing something, right, correct? At least that’s my opinion.

Apple Event March 8

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:00:39 +0000

Yesterday Apple announced its first event of 2022, set to take place next Tuesday, March 8th, 2022. Featuring the tagline “Peek Performance.” Along with a newly designed image for the event, a set of nested Apple icons in yellow, orange, red, pink, and purple shades. And no, that’s not a typo: instead of “peak performance,” which would mean something along the lines of “max performance,” Apple is opting for “peek performance.” This seemingly means that we’ll get a “quick or furtive” look at some sort of performance technology. The video below will be an active YouTube link once the event starts streaming on Monday.

Diet Pepsi Shrank the Cat

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:32:53 +0000

This Diet Pepsi print ad has to be one of the most clever Diet Pepsi print ads that I’ve ever seen. It implies that people will believe that they will get so thin that they fit in a mouse hole because they drank Diet Pepsi. I mean, it happened with the cat, right? Do advertisers believe that their customers are that stupid? Comments are welcomed and appreciated in the comment section. I’d love to know what you guys think. Did the cat finally realize that any Pepsi products don’t help you to lose weight? The cat probably got stuck in the home and ended up dying within the walls.

Nissan Saudi National Day Ad

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 14:01:45 +0000

A family member shared this ad with me so I thought I’d share it with the Inside That Ad community. Tomorrow is officially Saudi national day, a celebration of when the kingdom was formed over 100 years ago. For this occasion, Nissan put out this ad demonstrating how the car brand has been a mainstay throughout the country‘s history.

The ad shows a Saudi man driving a Nissan car through a crowd of cars going from the era of black and white to full color. Symbolizing how the car has lasted through Saudi history. At the end of the ad, it simply says Nissan congratulates Saudi citizens celebrating national day.

Origin Stories of Famous Logos

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 19:05:11 +0000

About a week ago I read a very interesting story about some of the most famous fashion logos in the world–their origin stories if you will. I thought this should definitely be shared with Inside That Ad’s audience. Without further ado, let’s explore some of these famous logos.

Lacoste

René Lacoste and his tennis coach Alan Muhr made a bet involving a crocodile-skin suitcase. Mr. Lacoste didn’t win the bet but a journalist gave him the nickname “The Alligator.” American artist Robert George brings the crocodile logo to life in 1927.

French Railway Ads Look Extraterrestrial

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 00:24:00 +0000

Today’s post is very much thanks to Ads of the World. I’m not sure why, but these ads remind me of comic strips from the 50s and 60s. These ads were created by TBWA for the French Railway Company.

Agency Love Letter

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:41:26 +0000

GLOW FYI, you’ve been added as a maker of Agency Love Letter on @ProductHunt https://t.co/fpfM6MCd3u h/t @peterlevin 🙌

— Product Hunt (@ProductHunt) February 19, 2019

I saw this post a couple of weeks ago on Twitter and promised myself to write about it because the execution was so unique. A New York City-based agency known as Glow wanted to provide an anonymous way for people to share their feelings about their ad business clients. Therefore, they created a website to allow users to write nice - or not so nice - anonymous letters to their clients and agencies.

New Captain Marvel Posters are a Hit

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 23:09:47 +0000

Today being two-days after the long Presidents Day weekend, I thought why not discuss the new Captain Marvel posters I found on the Graphic Design Forum before the movie is released in theatres next month. I can already sense that this movie is going to be one of those that people wait in line for hours to go see.The posters were designed by Marvel Studios for each of the main characters in the movie—even the cat.

BocciaMan Store Logo

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 18:40:05 +0000

Hello World,

The first blog post of 2019 will be for showing off the new logo I had designed for the new custom t-shirt design business I started in early December of 2018. It’s still not really off the ground yet but I’m really trying. The business (BocciaMan’s Store) has already made more then this blog ever did so I see it as a good thing.

I worked with a designer and this is the final concept that I liked and approved. The first design I was presented with showed the figure in the image above wearing a cap and had multiple colors. In the second and final draft, the image was changed to a solid color and the hat was removed.

Stay in the Shadows

Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:50:44 +0000

It’s not always good to have other people’s attention. Especially when those people are car thieves. This campaign demonstrates that, thanks to Sherlock’s Antitheft Marking, the attention of thieves is diverted elsewhere. The thieves are personified by beams of light that automatically point to vehicles unmarked by Sherlock. They’re inspecting them and getting ready to steal them.

Sometimes, it’s good to stay in the shadows. Other Versions are below.

Officially ITA's First Movie Trailers

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:18:43 +0000

Back in 2015, I announced that I would like ITA to get into movie trailers but after that post, which you can read right here, I dropped the subject. I haven’t thought about it again until I received my new MoviePass card last week. Therefore, I want to try again. Without further ado, the first trailer I want to share with you is for Molly’s Game.

The movie is about Molly Bloom, a business savvy, former athlete who set up and ran a high stake poker game for actors, business tycoons, and star athletes. I’m sharing the trailer first because I love poker and anything about the subject as well as the fact that it is the first movie I saw using the MoviePass card I told you about above. More importantly, I would like to know what you all, the audience want to get out of a blog post discussing a movie trailer? For me, I just wanted a way to track the different movies that I go to on a weekly basis. This is still primarily an advertising blog, which is why I will only discuss movies with respect to their trailers.

Hannibal is Back for Halloween

Mon, 06 Nov 2017 12:34:37 +0000

Print advertisement created by KSP, Switzerland for Halter Bonbons.

Article originally appeared on Ads of the World.

His Resume

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 09:00:07 +0000

These ads were part of a hard hitting “tongue in cheek” campaign to support the sale of blue jeans made by inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary. The program allowed inmates to earn a commensurate rate to outside garment workers, while paying taxes, supporting families, paying victims restitution, and having money available for when they got out of prison.

Fun Size’ Salads for Halloween? Dole Isn’t Sure How It Feels About That

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 09:00:28 +0000

“Fun size” salad packets from Dole would be the most sadistic “treats” to give youngsters on Halloween, almost certainly guaranteeing your trees will be festooned with toilet paper by the end of the night.

Alas, you won’t be able to try it out. The image here is a Photoshop job by Adam Padilla, the founder of creative agency Brandfire.

Still, Dole had a pretty curious reaction to Padilla’s efforts.

Joining in the suddenly hot trend of friendly cease-and-desist letters, the food marketer playfully warned Padilla not to mess with its trademark again without talking to them first. But at the same time, it whipped some of its own “fun size” salad concepts—posting them right along with the warning.

Add Value Or Be Labeled An Advertiser

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:00:36 +0000

TV is done. Radio is toast. Print is dead. Everything is always coming to an end. Unless it isn’t. Maybe life is circular, not linear.

One thing that does not appear to be coming to an end is the endless onslaught of bad advertising.

Many companies can’t waste their time and money fast enough on tired cliches and other advertising mishaps. We only need to turn on the TV to see the shocking lack of insights into the human condition.

Some of the Most Patriotic Ads

Wed, 15 Jul 2015 22:48:40 +0000

I meant to post this on the 4th but never got around to it. Please forgive my tardiness and enjoy a few patriotic ads on behalf of Inside That Ad.

Here are some ads that really love America:

Clint Eastwood: Chrysler

USA vs England World Cup: Dodge Challenger “Freedom Commercial”

Chevy Truck: Our Country

Nike with the World's Fastest Commercial

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 06:08:47 +0000

The shoe giant Nike recently created the fastest commercial ever advertising their newest Zoom Air sneakers. the spot features some of the world’s best athletes doing what they do best at lightning speed. That lightning speed is demonstrated via time lapse video technology of course. Let me know what you think of the spot down below.

The spot was created courtesy of an agency with one of the funniest names I’ve ever heard of “Must Be Something” also based out of Portland. Being in close proximity to your client must provide extra incentive to produce outstanding work. Anyway, let me know what you guys think of the commercial that incidentally takes a minute and 30 not the traditional 30 seconds.

ITA Getting into Movie Trailers

Tue, 09 Jun 2015 08:50:19 +0000

Earlier today I took a photo of the Jurassic Park movie poster plastered all over my neighborhood. I did that with the intention of talking about how Inside That Ad plans to feature more movie trailers as part of its regular updates. Movie trailers are a form of advertising for movie. In fact, the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a movie trailer as “a selected group of scenes that are shown to advertise a movie” So, I figured it would be fair game for this blog to discuss. Below is trailer for the latest addition to the Jurassic Park series “Jurassic World.”

Coke Continues to Show Caring Towards Disabled Community

Sun, 07 Jun 2015 03:20:51 +0000

Hello world,

I always knew that the Coca-Cola Company was one of the greatest companies in the world. The advertisement that we’ll discuss today further strengthens my belief. What you see above are Coke can designs created so that blind individuals can read them. Now, here’s why I believe the company is one of the greats, I think these cans were designed so that blind individuals can also be a part of the " Friend" campaign.

The Friend Coke Campaign

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 07:56:44 +0000

If any of you have recently bought a case of Coke in preparation for the upcoming holiday. You might have found synonyms for the word “Friend” on the back of the cans. Well, a couple of the words are synonyms for the word, anyway. Once I made the discovery, I realized that if the cans were properly positioned and can be part of a great print ad design. So above is my first attempt at creating creative work for a big name brand. My hope is to create a series of ads with a similar theme that can become a part of my friend campaign.

Type Art by PhreshSoldier

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 07:40:56 +0000

I saw this beautiful piece of art on kissmyblackads.com and I just had to have it on IT A. The art was created completely using different fonts and text sizes. Of course, the attention grabbing piece of art had to be my sports hero, Micheal Jordan which is what grabbed my attention first. see more of PhreshSoldier’s art on his gallery.