Tokyo in a Blade Runner Stylee

Wonderful visual spectacle of Tokyo seen from its subway with a little bit of technological know how and spin.

Another Egg-pun-tastic start to the year - Creme Egg '10

2010 and another social media/online campaign for Cadbury Creme Egg kicks off. This year sees a small batch of eggs falling off the back of a delivery lorry, bumping their heads and loosing their memories.

Now it's up to the public to find them (dotted across the internet, plus my very first iPhone app, LAYAR and Augmented Reality executions) and remind all of the little gooey guys that their destiny is to get their goo out to win points and prizes - or something like that.

I'll post up more stuff as it evolves but here's how we started the campaign - We mailed this to the top 300 advocates of Creme Egg just before Christmas as a teaser that the Eggs were on their way and that Goo-ing season was just about to start.

See what's goo-ing on at www.cremeegg.com

2010 - The year of Random

#1 - the safety sign

Whoever said clowns weren't scary, had never seen this photo before...

kind of reminds me of this...

Lucky #7? I hope there's a bit of skill involved.

All in all, quite a successful year. Pleasantly surprised to be featured amongst the UK Ad industries finest for DM in 2009. Next year top 3. CMW also came 2nd in 'DM Agency of the Year'. So if the industry was a teacher, I'd hope I'd get one of these stickers:

Look a little closer and all will be revealed

After you see it you'll exhale a satisfied 'Ahhhhh' similar to that of the 'Aaahh' that is produced when the image becomes clear within a Magic Eye poster. I really hope this is one of a series of shots.

In the plastic army now

My mission (which I choose to accept) is to do this fancy dress costume just once in my life. This is amazing.

Only really any use for little Bat signals

If only there were bats in London. Saying that, if only there were trees.

I do love a toast related cartoon

Don't forget your...

to be purchased at http://www.hu2.com/

A new twist on an old grammatical question

Erm...somebody came up with the idea.

Just not sure what I'm supposed to think about this, I suppose it's a bit like the Cadbury's Caramel bunny - I can't work out if it's right or wrong to find her attractive, it's all a bit too confusing.

Set to stunning.

I have got to get me a pair of these. ASAP

Eight ways to kill a creative idea

look for further additions including: idea found in 1978 copy of D&AD and idea taken from students portfolio.

Nice...wish I'd done it.

I'd love a pair of these loafers

You make pig(s) smoke

Couldn't resist the Alan Partridge gag...quite fitting I thought.

Tin-Can telephones for the 21st Century

What's next, tennis rackets that really are guitars???...Hold on a minute...

Classic Ad #5 - Smith's Crisps

Another re-working of a classic pop tune - How come you never hear that these days? Plus, as an added bonus Chris Tarrant doing the VO. A true classic

Football Hero

I imagine if I was attempting this, Kasabian would've disbanded and reformed by the time I'd got anywhere near it sounding like 'Underdog'

Faces in Places

Such a simple idea, such a great blog. Ever since I saw this site, I've been looking at the world in a completely different light. Here's a few I've spotted since then. http://facesinplaces.blogspot.com/

Peugeot 3008 DM

This is the DM for the new 3008 Crossover from Peugeot. The brief was to produce a piece of DM to showcase that the 3008 is all the cars you'll ever need. Smart, stylish and agile enough to be used for the daily commute like a Hatchback with the space and practicality of an MPV, and the ability to handle a range of terrains like an SUV, the 3008 Crossover was being pitched as the perfect car for modern life and all its diversities.

Taking this thought, we came up with the idea that the Crossover is one car that can't be pigeon-holed as it has wide appeal for all people and their lifestyle. This developed into the thought that 'this is one car that doesn't fit in a box', which led us to come up with this toy car blister pack, the rug pull being that there was no car literally in the box. The pack then opened into a 6pp with all the information about the 3008 directing the person to arrange a test-drive.

Update: 15/11/09
This made me laugh. In response to the mailpack this guy felt the need to vent his anger at us.

Stop, Stop, Stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Through our mailbox today, a cheaply packaged and inferior Hot Wheels lookalike package #P2397 that may have contained a Peugeot 3008 crossover. Blister packed on carboard. No packing, no warning other than 3+

We cannot find the toy.
If we have to take our Parsons Terrier to the Vet to discover if he has eaten it or not I can promise the biggest law suit for Corporate Pet Abuse and negligence you have ever seen since the dawn of time.

I cannot believe the immense stupidity of this promotional idea!!!

Do none of you have small children who might get to the mail on your doormat before you do? Do none of Peugeot UK's employees or your incompetent and dangerous Advertising department own dogs who attack mail?

I am stunned and shocked at this, and can only plead that by all sensible and normal standards you must cease this dangerous and irresponsible practise immediately - amazing!!!!!

A S (Steve) Clarke
minky@lulgate.freeserve.co.uk
07879 673038

P.S. I need a response to this within 24 hours or WILL be contacting any authority I can think of to prevent Child or Pet fatalitys, what an unbelieveably stupid and irresponsible idea, fire people!

I'll be honest, I didn't think it was a sackable offence, but we'll see. Fingers crossed the dog lives.

Classic Ad #4 - A la Carte Kitchen

I love being woken at 5.30am with Swiss Roll and Beans for Breakfast. Also in these times it does seem to have a sinister edge to it.

Flu Jab Ads

With the nights drawing in and the weather turning colder, I thought it would be an idea to post up these Flu ads I did a few years back. Always brightens up my day when I see them in the Doctor's surgery.

The Element of Surprise