LEGO: Imagine

Posted on April 12, 2012 Posted in Advertising, DesignTagged Advertising, campaign, color, LEGO1 Comment

Here’s a brilliant ad campaign for LEGO by German agency Jung Von Matt that visualizes famous cartoon characters using the basic square LEGO block. Color is used to create characters from The Simpsons, South Park, The Smurfs, The Ninja Turtles, Donald Duck, Bert and Ernie, Asterix and Obelix and Lucky Luke and the Daltons.

Swissair Design

Posted on February 13, 2011February 13, 2011 Posted in Advertising, Design, International Typographic StyleTagged graphic design, International Typographic Style, marketing, posters, Swiss

Keeping with the Swissair theme, this fansite of the airline contains a ton of marketing collateral including posters, flyers and advertising. A lot of great stuff here, especially from the 60-80s.

Via Wanken

Burroughs Corporation Ads

Posted on December 17, 2010December 17, 2010 Posted in Advertising, Design, Grid SystemsTagged ads, Advertising, computing, graphic design, print1 Comment

A great set of vintage print ads for the defunct computer manufacture Burroughs Corporation. Most of the ads were designed by Campbell-Ewald. I also love this Burroughs ad that has that great vintage computing look to it. There’s a lot to be said about the simplicity of these designs.