Coca-Cola don’t want Cash for Containers in Australia
By Marc van Gurp on 27 May 2013Read moreCoca-Cola in Australia don’t want a refundable 10c to each bottle. That’s why Greenpeace came with this campaign video earlier this month. A Cash for Containers system based on a 10 cent refund is the best, proven way to...
0Another review for Noah Scalin and Michelle Taute’s Design Activist’s Handbook
By Reuben Turner on 29 April 2013Read moreA while back, Noah asked if anyone from Osocio would review The Design Activist’s Handbook. Both Marc and I wrote a review, and Marc posted his first. That explains why there are two reviews of the book on Osocio....
Dove hires a sketch artist to show women how they see themselves
By Tom Megginson on 16 April 2013Read moreDove’s Canadian agency, Ogilvy Toronto, just keeps setting the standard for “virtuous” brand advertising. After pranking Art Directors with a Photoshop Action that undid their work on women’s bodies, and a powerful outdoor installation about girls’ body image, they’ve...
Nonprofits in the full glare on Times Square
By Marc van Gurp on 10 April 2013Read moreTime Square in New York is one of the most famous advertising spots. The Bank of America is one of the advertisers with their own spot. Last weekend the bank used its Times Square billboard to feature its partnership...
Food Fight – Fight against food waste
By Marc van Gurp on 30 March 2013Read moreEvery Scandinavian wastes 50 kgs of food per year. Christoffer Åhlén and Chelsea Frangie, two Miami Ad School graduates have suggested a solution by introducing an app where you can see what you have in your fridge – just...
Nobody can live with Swiss chocolate
By Marc van Gurp on 25 March 2013Read moreSwiss chocolate is the best, say experts. And that opinion is about the final product. The production of chocolate is a different story. The raw materials are harvested under bad conditions, like child labor and human rights violations. Swiss...
“Free Pussy Riot” lingerie campaign: Appropriate, or appropriation?
By Tom Megginson on 24 March 2013Read moreWe’ve been covering the saga of Russian protest punk group Pussy Riot for over a year now. The feminist collective performed guerrilla musical protests around Russia against Vladimir Putin. One in particular, in a church, ended with members Nadezhda...
These safety ads aim to hook a very specific audience
By Tom Megginson on 13 February 2013Read moreThis New Zealand water safety campaign intrigued me enough that I had to look it up. As the father of an avid young fisherman, I’m used to the hyperbole of the genre. So I have to admit, the story...
“Let’s Talk” about mental illness on February 12
By Tom Megginson on 8 February 2013Read moreBell is Canada’s classic phone company, now diversified into mobile, satellite and DSL. As part of their corporate outreach, they have adopted the issue of mental illness for “Bell Let’s Talk Day” on February 12, 2013: It’s a nice...
They will come for us, and they are right
By Marc van Gurp on 6 January 2013Read moreLook in the mirror and ask your self: “Are we doing this?” The animation is from freelance artist Steve Cutts. It’s his look at mans relationship with the natural world. And I think he is right. Unfortunately. And if...
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