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We won’t spoil the punchline of this funny ad by Draftfcb Argentina – see if you can predict where it’s going! Our thoughts are with grandmas everywhere – especially the ones in certain peril from their imaginative grandkids. Sound off in the comments.
This week’s illustration winner is Julia Freund, for this sweet-and-sour twist on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale (with a helping from Little Red Riding Hood!) Two little girls face down a menacing-looking tiger, with the inscription “Tiger tiger on the wall, who’s the prettiest of them all?”
This week’s photography winner is Vancouver shooter Cory Dawson, for this dark, business-like portrait of a fine cocktail. The deep tones makes the citrus in the beverage pop, and the window in the background makes us feel like we’re almost there – sliding onto a stool in a high-end bar to nurse this drink, ponder life and people-watch.
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In this interview, meet the photographer behind Dos XX’s clever and visually rich “The Most Interesting Man In The World” campaign. Roger Snider has been shooting for Dos XX for years, but the job hasn’t been without hazard. Read the interview to learn the tactics he’s used to stay alive and get the shot (which include curling into a ball to avoid helicopter dust, backing away from a mountain lion and clinging to a boat to avoid being thrown overboard.)
This week’s illustration winner is Jason Raish, for his inventive take on the street fashion trope. It’s the little details with this one: the geometric trees, the implied lines of her shoulders, the tendrils of hair around her face, the perfectly asymmetrical flair of her skirt, her slightly shy left foot – should we go on?
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There’s something three-dimensional about the winning photo this week, by Pittsburgh shooter Tom Cwenar. These two Marines seem locked in a slow-motion, Matrix-like frame. Tom played up the intensity of their knife-wielding skills with an apocalyptic sky and low angle to chilling effect.
Two auto brands have recently tried to inject a little life into their cars with the help of crazy, arcade-inspired hijinks. But who did it better: Ford turning a parallel-parking challenge into a pinball machine, or Smart using their teacup-sized vehicles as Pong paddles? Tell us in the comments.
Smart Car’s Pong:
Ford’s Pinball:
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We love this fresh and tasty work from Angela Coppola’s recent still & motion shoot, for a client targeting a younger crowd. Her challenge was to craft visuals that could promote a variety of different food venues – without turning off an increasingly discriminating and jaded demographic. We think her wonderfully clean, modern, almost IKEA-like aesthetic was the perfect way to convey each restaurant’s offerings with style.
This week’s illustration winner is Jean Tuttle, for her wonderfully clean, retro-styled illustration of the nutritional content at a family dinner. We love the pie chart table, contemporary take on a classic nuclear family scene, and all the sweet little details – like the dog sneaking a pea pod. We hope that one day we too can recline in gorgeously upholstered wingback chairs to eat our bucket of KFC chicken healthy meals.
Agency Droga5 is behind this powerful ad for Hennessy cognac, featuring Filipino superstar-boxer-turned-politician Manny Pacquiao. The stirring (instead of soppy) soundtrack, grungy color palette and scenes of local fans jumping to their feet make the ad intense and captivating where it might have gone cheesy. The ad has met with some criticism for not being as inventive or cutting-edge as other Droga5 work, but what do you think?
