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I like this ad in that it takes an interesting play on the transitivity of equality(that is if A=B, and B=C, then A=C.. duh!). The animation is spot on and if you were to take out the product shot at the end, this ad could be used as a pretty cool screen saver.
Nicely done.
Conceptualized by Creative on Demand and produced at Logan/Venice(good to see they aren’t ripping off anyone for this one). The Executive Producer was Kevin Shapiro, the same guy who was EP for the new Bob Dylan iTunes spot.

By clicking here you can view a similar spot that they made in which they use the same logic but this time with Timbales.

This is the latest installment of the MINI Cooper “Secret Decoder” ads that have been placed in magazines around the country. This campaign was created by Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners for MINI USA and can be found in this month’s issue of Car & Driver. Using your “secret decoder kit” that was mailed out to MINI owners, the secret message appears guiding you to another spoof/novelty site. Seeing how I don’t have a decoder kit myself, I’ll just give away the secret: http://www.minispygear.com.


The website is a pretty neat looking spoof of the old novelty ads found on the back of comic books. After navigating through the site, you’re led to a screen asking for your VIN(I used one that I found on AutoTrader.com) and then promised some MINI shwag if you enter in your contact info.
Neat series, I look forward to seeing the rest.
View all the photos here.

(A big thanks goes out to Ian Cull from www.gbmini.net for the images)

I found this insert in a magazine the other day and was pleasantly amused. It’s the Jetta Official Backseat Driver’s Manual. The guide then goes on to inform us that “Being a backseat driver is not a right. It’s a privilege. And a responsibility.” It not only resembles an official looking manual, but also includes a quiz and an official backseat drivers license at the end(complete with a spot to affix your own photo).

Done by Crispin Porter + Bogusky, I would have liked to have seen some more content related to this(where’s the website!?). Click HERE to view scans of each of the pages. Very clever, I am looking forward to seeing the other books in the “Designed For Funf” series (this one claims to be “book one”).

If this is looking familiar, you may recall that they did a magazine insert for the mini that let you use the page as a stencil to draw your own “modified” ride.

I wonder what the responsibilities of a passenger riding Hump will be?

I’m in love with this new ad for the re-release of the Volkswagen Rabbit. In case you’re wondering, the song is “The Birds and the Bees” by Patrick and Eugene.

HERE is a link to itunes to grab it.