A great minimalist ad which transformed the “NO” in Arabic to resemble the internationally renowned playboy rabbit to send a PSA protest message regarding the socially sensitive issue of porn in the UAE .
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Original: 3M Security GlassCanada.Source: http://adsoftheworld.com/media/
Also featured in Communication Arts magazine (Advertising Annual 46) December 2005, issue No. 341. Page: 46.
Excerpt from Communications Arts “($3 million in fake bills [with real bills on top] was placed between panes of transit glass treated with a shatter-resistant coating)
Art Director: Rob Sweetman.
Writer: Bryan Colins.
Creative Directors: Ian Grais and Chris Staples.
Graphic Artist: Steve Pinter.
Print producer: Pat Busswood.
Agency: Rethink
Country: Vancouver – Canada.
Client: Trimeline Security Glass
Year: 2005
Less Original: Gulf Bank
Agency: Impact & Echo BBDO
Country: Kuwait.
Year: 2008.
Source: Gulf Bank: The 1,000,000 KD Stand @ Souk Sharq
A copycat is a person that mimics or repeats the behavior of another. The term is often derogatory, suggesting a lack of originality. The expression may derive from kittens that learned by imitating the behaviors of their mothers. – Wikipedia.
Plagiarism: The abuse of another’s original work by copying it and passing it off as one’s own. As defined in Alastair Campbell book titled The Designer’s Lexicon. Page: 293 ISBN: 0-304-35505-4.
“Imitation is the sincerest form of thievery” excerpt from a book by Capsule titled Design Matters. Page: 84. ISBN -13:978-1-59253-341-1.
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