The Hill-Side & Co. Short Videos

Today I wanted to share with you some amazing 10 second videos by The Hill-Side & Co. The Brooklyn, New York based small accessories connoisseur usually concentrate on ties, pocket squares, scarfs and smaller good but they have recently extended their range to clothing, hats, bags and quite excitingly, furniture.

It's amazing what you can do in such a short period of time, I cannot think of a better way to spend 10 seconds. I don't tend to post videos much but please do watch them, trust me you won't regret it!

The Hill-Side & Co. is available at Hickoree's Hard Goods. For more of their videos click here

Advertising - Fiat's Original Parts

You guys all know I like a nice bit of neatness of a Saturday morning, this series of adverts by Fiat for their Original Parts campaign fits the bill nicely. Showing all the parts and pieces that make up someone's certain profession but adding one rouge part in, which changes the whole mood. Bit sinister actually but I like the idea non-the-less. I wish I knew more about cars to tell you what Fiat use though.

I haven't got a car myself as I'm nowhere near in the position to be able to afford one but I could see myself driving around in a Fiat 500 (ayy not a sponsored posts or anything, I wish), Hollie has one and it's been pretty top notch over the last couple of years, minus a leaky pipe or two. 

Anyway I hope that this is enough inspiration for you have have a "neat" weekend. Possibility the most corny thing I've ever said on here but lets just go with it.

Image source

Advertising - Oreo's 100th Birthday

After a few days away in Brigthon I'm finding it a bit tricky to get back into the swing of things, but my spirits were lifted when I came across Oreo's latest ad campaign. I haven't done an Advertising post in a while and seeing that it's something I really do enjoy (and would love to be involved in, I'm very employable!), I thought it would be a good time reintroduce it. Oreo's celebrated their 100th birthday on 6th March and to commemorate the event they took a trip down memory lane. The series of ads looks at key events from the past 100 years and uses the sandwich cookies to display them. 

I always think the simple and clever approach to marketing works really well, it's easy to connect to and humor really does go along way. "Damn, what a cool idea" was my first reaction, the next was trying to decide which was my favourite. I think it 1969's Moon landing, genius. Which one do you like best?

Image from here

Advertising - HSBC's Latest Campaign

Following on from the toothpaste first I think we've got another one, a post about a bank! As always, interesting and clever stuff comes from anywhere so today I'm sharing HSBC's latest campaign with you. I was drawn to these ads as the idea is very similar to a few campaigns I did whilst I was on my Fashion Promotion degree. The idea behind these sorts of ads is to create an image and strap line which usually have multiple meanings. It's quite a simple idea but these are the sort of ads that really catch my attention, something with a meaningful message but are done with a big of humor.

I guess it took me back to why 2011 was such a great year for me. To graduate was the biggest achievement of my life, really something I will never forget. Boy was it a tough 4 years but it changed me. My professional attitude, ideas and skills all came on leaps and bounds. It may have been expensive but for what, the best 4 years of my life? Surely that makes it worth it.

I'm setting a few goals this year, to pass my driving test, find a full time job (and move away) and properly start my career. As well as the big 2 I am planning on widening my cooking skills, staying in good health and keep up with the old blogging! What are your big goals?

It's weird talking about a bank on here but it's all about the ads. There from here.

Advertising - NTF Vast's Driving Ads

I think these ads by NTF Vast really do hit a nerve. Created for the Swedish National Society for Road Safety, they struck a chord with me, on another level to maybe what they may usually do. I've been learning to drive for about a month now and I've had my head stuck in the highway code in between some freelance design work.

This campaign reaches out using modern technology mixed with hard hitting data, to inform the audience just how dangerous being on the phone while driving is. I don't usually go down the serious route on here but with Christmas coming things like this couldn't be more important. Drive safely people.

Also, stay turned for my second Christmas run-up giveaway this week.

Ghost Signs

-

-

-

-

-

Advertising has certain come along way, it's all flashy, high tech, 4-D and in your face these days but I love it. I'm pretty obsessed with anything to do with marketing and ever since my trip to Glasgow a couple of months ago I have made a point of looking up wherever I go. I've started to notice lots of Art Deco architecture in my home town of Blackpool and a whole mish-mash of styles in Manchester. Another thing you come across every so often are Ghost Signs, old advertising that is no longer in use and faded dramatically. Commonly found on the side of building, these hand-painted signs were the height of cool up till the 1960s but as times moved on so did technology. You can find these pretty much anywhere, if you look for them.

It's sad to see them fade away, taking memories of defunct businesses with them but with all this super modern multimedia advertising it's only a matter of time before a company rebels. I'll bet someone does the opposite and brings it back. You know what they say, what goes around comes around.

Click the links below the images to see the original source.

Diesel Ads 2010

They certainly know what they're doing when it comes to hook lines in campaigns. I propose I would be good at this and for Diesel to offer me a job. Just like Chandler Bing does on that Friends episode where he has to sell the roller skates.


I have a lot of silly thoughts but nowhere near as much as Karl Pilkington does. I suggest everyone should download the Ricky Gervais' Guide To....  podcast series. You won't be disappointed.

Lanvin a/w 09 Ad Campaign

I'm not 100% sure what I think about these, I do quite like the weird sinister undertones, or are they just messing with us? I'm 100% about the colour palette though and styling though. Meow.

Yey or ney?

Cool Bits - Windows Vista "Home Entertainment" Adverts

Suggesting Windows Vista is also for "home entertainment". Very clever and a great concept. I guess they have to try and compete with Apple some how. It works for it, though it won't make me want a PC.

Bottega Veneta s/s 09 advert campaign

Perfectly elegant.

Emporio Armani Underwear Adverts 2009

What to we think then? I thought they were better without her, she looks a bit unnatural to me.

In with the old