While this is one of those ads that leaves you scratching your head and wondering what exactly it is they’re advertising (I think handwash? On Virgin flights?), it’s forgiven because the entire ad was actually made in Photoshop. That’s right – no Illustrator to animate those… germs?, just good ol’ fashioned Photoshop.
Pick your time carefully when choosing to watch this hideous/hilarious infomercial, showing a young woman working her facial muscles. And if you’re planning on actually buying one and giving your face a work-out in the office, pick your time even more carefully.
When anything gets spoofed, one of the first places you go in geekdom is Star Wars. It’s, like, a rule. Which really means a Star Wars parody of those obnoxious “Windows 7 was My Idea” commercials was bound to happen.
What does it take to market a mobile phone in Japan these days? Try an immense xylophone contraption that slowly plays out Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire in the middle of a large, mossy wood.
Now listen, I don’t normally praise ads. They’re meant to sell us shit, and there’s nothing really noble about that. But. But. Kristen Schaal’s new promos for Sony Ericsson are one of the greatest things I’ve ever witnessed. Boob stab.
The Old Spice Guy’s got a pretty good life, doesn’t he? Smells great, makes us laugh, really good posture. But those amazing space-shifting commercials he stars in don’t just happen by magic. Here’s a behind the scenes look at how a go from a mountain to underwater to your fondest dreams, all in a single take.
This promo video, made in 1984 for a marketing event by Apple, is over the top cheesy, laugh my arse off ridiculous and probably the worst ‘commercial’ they’ve ever made. favourite moment: the guy carrying the huge Lisa computer like it’s a laptop. [CrunchGear]
Somehow this television commercial advertising for a local college master’s program ended up with such the subtitles as “It’s a dragon ripping the flesh off of a cow’s carcass” and “What are you, a woodchuck?” Awesome.
