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Life in an ad agency shown through stock photos

Stock photos get a lot of hate. And most of time, the annoyance makes sense. We’ve all seen our share of cliché images, and there are lots of weird, creepy ones that leave you wondering who would want to use them. Then you see them thrown in…

Daniel Swanick

October 7, 2016

Advertising Humour Lifestyle

College student’s photo series protests rapists release

In June of this year, Brock Turner, a former student at Stanford University in California, was sentenced for rape. He received only six months for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman behind a dumpster at a campus party. As you can probably imagine, many people were understandably…

Daniel Swanick

September 26, 2016

Advertising Photography Sex

IKEA ads cleverly remind us of product affordability

A reminder to their customers about how affordable their furniture really is.

Daniel Swanick

August 3, 2016

Advertising

Ad spoof features Ryan Reynolds hanging off a helicopter

The spoof ad parodies the creative process of the ad industry by giving viewers a behind the camera look.

Daniel Swanick

July 15, 2016

Advertising Humour Video

The Handy Awards celebrates advertising’s biggest wankers

Any adman can earn some glory whether they’re in the privacy of their own office or chilling at home.

Daniel Swanick

June 10, 2016

Advertising Humour

Snickers imagined as other candy bars

Continuing on its ‘You Are Not You When You Are Hungry’ campaign, Snickers has debuted three print ads that imagine itself as other candy bars.

Daniel Swanick

June 2, 2016

Advertising

Snickers pokes fun at Photoshop fails in new ads

The back covers of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue contain humorous Photoshop errors by Snickers.

Daniel Swanick

March 14, 2016

Advertising Humour

Advertisers tease us with their Super Bowl 50 ads

Laugh or cry, here's a few of the ads that you'll see on Super Bowl Sunday.

Daniel Swanick

February 6, 2016

Advertising Video

Hyundai’s amusing Ryan Reynolds ad is Super Bowl ready

Imagine a town where every single man looks like Ryan Reynolds.

Daniel Swanick

February 3, 2016

Advertising Video

Ad agency takes bad ideas, turns them into gifts to clients

When it comes to defining a problem, creating as many solutions as possible often leads to a few bad ideas. And while creativity is a trial-and-error process, sometimes good ideas come from the bad. At least, that’s what advertising agency Wax has discovered by brilliantly…

Daniel Swanick

December 22, 2015

Advertising Art & Design Holiday