Righteous Wrappings: 33 Incredible Packaging Designs
Judging a product by its package is how we shop, and designing packaging is hard work. These creative packaging concepts are all bold enough to grab attention.
Old School: Vintage Ads We're Glad Are Gone
Take a quick glance at ads from long ago, and you can see how far society has come. From bogus health claims, to abusive images, here are 33 creepy vintage ads:
Notes from Chris: Hilarious Experimental Urban Art
Who is Chris, and why does he want to meet up with you at 4pm by the tree to discuss his tedious problems?
Global Cola: 10 Pepsi-Cola Flavors You Can't Get Here
These 10 bizarre Pepsi flavors and the creative advertising used to sell them show one side of the war to win soft drink fans' hearts, minds and tastebuds.
Photoshop Fail: 14 More Hilarious Blunders and Goofs
No matter how often professional Photoshop screw-ups are pointed out to a very amused world, more keep cropping up in magazines, websites and even pizza boxes.
Photoshop Fail: 12 More Hilarious Mistakes
Wayward arms, missing reflections and artificially inflated crowds are just a few consequences of rushed or wholly incompetent Photoshop jobs.
Making it Rain: Eco-Friendly Ads Disappear Like Magic
Advertising firms are always finding new ways to grab our attention. One Dutch company is using an environmentally-safe method to temporarily tag the sidewalks.
‘Clean City’: São Paulo Scrubbed of Outdoor Ads
What does a city wiped clean of all advertising look like? Like São Paulo, Brazil, which removed all billboards and other ads from every public surface in 2007.
Advertising Misinformation: How to Fake a Business District
A faltering economy has forced businesses all over the world to shut down. So how do you keep the local economy alive and attract more businesses? You fake it.
Word on the Street: 14 Fun Urban Street Ads
Advertisers take to the streets with ads that turn asphalt, manholes and sewer grates into surprisingly effective marketing platforms.




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