We have 220 blogposts in the field of Education.
Awful shock ads depict children as sex dolls
Read moreDisgust. That’s the first and only reaction I have to this campaign. Glow, Berlin, clearly had that visceral reaction in mind when they designed it. That’s what they do for Innocence in Danger. One campaign tried to lure casual...
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Sexual abuse should not be a normal part of growing up
Read moreI’m of two minds about this new campaign for The Children’s Society (UK) by VCCPme: The storyline is chilling, and deeply affecting. Especially when we see the family’s ignorance of what the young woman is going through. At the same time,...
The Racism of Mass Incarceration, Visualized
Read moreThis new video from The Atlantic is very interesting on two levels. In terms of content, it is a harsh indictment against inequality and discrimination in the country of unlimited possibilities. The possibilities that are stiffer than advertised. Race and origin appears...
A peek inside a boy’s world of autism
Read moreAutism spectrum disorders in children are challenging for parents, teachers, peers, and most of all for the kids with autism. Science is still learning about causes (vaccine reactions are most certainly NOT one of them) and treatments. But as time goes...
This touching portrait of Rosa is about life after storms
Read moreIt seems the easiest way to reuse Vimeo staff picks for a blog post. But even now we cannot escape because of the high quality of this portrait from Guatemala. It’s the story of Rosa, a young Mayan woman, and the storms...
#TrendOnThis: Celebrity PSAs done right
Read moreAdland’s Kid Sleepy drew my attention to this fantastic campaign for awareness of the ebola crisis. #TrendOnThis is an attempt to change the Twitter trends from trivial celebrity gossip to important news about the international fight against ebola. To...
Unmarketing billboards provide relief from ads on the highway
Read moreIf there’s one thing I know about advertising people, it’s that we simultaneously love and hate our industry. What we love is sharing exciting ideas that influence behaviour by inspiring or provoking people in clever ways. What we hate...
Omaha herpes ads are cruel to sufferers
Read moreThere’s an inherent problem in using shock or shame in a prevention campaign for sexually-transmitted infections, and it’s the effect your effort will have on people living with these diseases. Sure, you want people to have safer sex. But...
Remembering Chloe Cooley and the railroad to freedom
Read morePeople in the United States are well aware of their nation’s history of enslaving people from Africa. But in Canada, where I live, the story of our complicity in this crime against humanity is less often told. In the...
In Omaha, sexually transmitted infections are “open for business”
Read moreThe fake brand/ad campaign is an old favourite of advertising people everywhere, because it allows us to laugh at ourselves. In this case, it was for a cause. The “STDs open for business” campaign is a pro-bono effort by...
