Monday, June 23, 2008
Watch the Heinz Deli Mayo sweet cheeks
Seen the Tv ad for Heinz Deli Mayo yet? If you’ve not yet seen it there’s a fair chance you’ve read about it and the uproar it’s currently causing, why? It shows two men kissing that’s why – quell horror it’s the end of civilisation as we know it!
With 175 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority so far, the Heinz Deli Mayo TV ad is already on track to be one of the most complained-about ads of the year. This is the ad agency AMV BBDO's first work for the brand and I have to say we love it!
Some complainants said the ad was "offensive" and that it is "inappropriate to see two men kissing".
That aside its warming to know that only 175 people don’t ‘get’ what the ad’s about and hello, we’re not talking full on snog with tongues here in fact it could be deemed as less offensive than seeing your parents plant a smacker on each other …… is off to call the headcheese sweet cheeks thus sensing complaint number 176 coming.
With 175 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority so far, the Heinz Deli Mayo TV ad is already on track to be one of the most complained-about ads of the year. This is the ad agency AMV BBDO's first work for the brand and I have to say we love it!
Some complainants said the ad was "offensive" and that it is "inappropriate to see two men kissing".
That aside its warming to know that only 175 people don’t ‘get’ what the ad’s about and hello, we’re not talking full on snog with tongues here in fact it could be deemed as less offensive than seeing your parents plant a smacker on each other …… is off to call the headcheese sweet cheeks thus sensing complaint number 176 coming.
Labels: sweet cheeks
Beans on toast anyone?
Sir Paul McCartney has called on Britons to adopt “meat-free Mondays” to cut carbon emissions. The former Beatle said cutting out meat one day a week was popular in Australia, where shoppers had become conscious of the environmental impact of cattle rearing and meat production.
Sir Paul, a long-term vegetarian, said he was encouraged by the lead set by the UN on the issue. “One of the most significant conclusions of the recent report on climate change was that we should eat less meat. This is not the Vegetarian Society that said that. It’s the UN.”
Most of us at The Red Works will find this meat free malarky easy on any day ending in a y …… the headcheese on the other hand (he who thinks that without a certain quota of dead animal in his system means sudden death) might need a bit of (not so)gentle persuasion. There are times when bullying is an acceptable practise isn’t there?
Sir Paul, a long-term vegetarian, said he was encouraged by the lead set by the UN on the issue. “One of the most significant conclusions of the recent report on climate change was that we should eat less meat. This is not the Vegetarian Society that said that. It’s the UN.”
Most of us at The Red Works will find this meat free malarky easy on any day ending in a y …… the headcheese on the other hand (he who thinks that without a certain quota of dead animal in his system means sudden death) might need a bit of (not so)gentle persuasion. There are times when bullying is an acceptable practise isn’t there?
Labels: meat free mondays
Thursday, June 12, 2008
B'ad of the week!
The minute this advert starts you just know (yawn) it’s an advert (yawn) for a car – totally bored now with this format so for that reason it gets the b’ad of the week award.
We rather love the car though but in a thoroughly misguided way, 10 miles to the gallon maybe 12 we’re guessing …… is measuring carbon footprint with a small ruler.
Labels: Audi RS6, b'ad of the week
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Win a picnic blanket (like the one in the Waitrose TV advert – only smaller)
There are 30 picnic blankets to be won, and the closing date for the competition is 12th July 2008. Enter here
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
join (RED) now!
Do the (Red) thing, half the profits from your purchases of Gap (Product) Red support the global funds fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.
Get Registe(red)
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Hey, nice tie!!
Cruising the local businesses for mighty fine competitions worth entering we have ourselves a winner.
Ah yes or even Ah so, Paw Paw, rumoured to be, and who are we to argue, the finest Chinese restaurants in the Midlands are this week running a hoot of a competition with the winner scooping a meal worth £50 just in time for Fathers Day ...... all you have to do is make an origami tie – took the headcheese less than 5 minutes to make his so it can't be difficult! Register here to enter.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Ad of the week .....
Be as Irresistible as Chocolate with Lynx Dark Temptation.
How refreshing …….
Lets face it, most men if they were made of chocolate would eat themselves so it makes a pleasant change to see it being shared among us very obviously not-on-a-diet and quite silly girlies. In fact this Lynx advert very nearly became the b’ad of the week but after a fairly democratic vote I was out numbered so ad of the week it is.
However, Fiona most certainly is and will remain so on a diet.
Lets face it, most men if they were made of chocolate would eat themselves so it makes a pleasant change to see it being shared among us very obviously not-on-a-diet and quite silly girlies. In fact this Lynx advert very nearly became the b’ad of the week but after a fairly democratic vote I was out numbered so ad of the week it is.
However, Fiona most certainly is and will remain so on a diet.
Labels: ad of the week, Lynx
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Thats just plane silly
Every year since 1988 Tate Britain has commissioned a leading contemporary artist to design its Christmas Tree …. we eagerly await it’s unveiling each year, albeit for differing reasons but eagerly await we do.
This year Tate Britain has commissioned Fiona Banner to create its Christmas tree, a 30ft Nordic tree which Banner has decorated with 123 handmade kit models of fighter planes that are currently in service, anywhere in the world.
In previous years some of us have had to pretend to understand trees with hanging broken plates, a rather large bare tree (I’m sorry but it resembled a big dead twig) a fake tree surrounded by shelving units which very nearly outdid 1994’s offering of ‘something’ kind of tree shaped, wrapped in canvas and velvet ….. Are you now grasping why we wait with our breath held? Not only do our jaws drop but the ‘arty meanings’ bring tears to the eyes …… roll on 2008, my moneys already on models of polar bears and ice caps made from recycled McDonalds burger boxes as they’re partly to blame for, well, everything.
Failing that, a really famous artist will buy a tree, saw it in half and describe it as symbolically representing the breaking of the Christmas spirit as seen from a beaver’s perspective….. Now that’s art for you.
This year Tate Britain has commissioned Fiona Banner to create its Christmas tree, a 30ft Nordic tree which Banner has decorated with 123 handmade kit models of fighter planes that are currently in service, anywhere in the world.
In previous years some of us have had to pretend to understand trees with hanging broken plates, a rather large bare tree (I’m sorry but it resembled a big dead twig) a fake tree surrounded by shelving units which very nearly outdid 1994’s offering of ‘something’ kind of tree shaped, wrapped in canvas and velvet ….. Are you now grasping why we wait with our breath held? Not only do our jaws drop but the ‘arty meanings’ bring tears to the eyes …… roll on 2008, my moneys already on models of polar bears and ice caps made from recycled McDonalds burger boxes as they’re partly to blame for, well, everything.
Failing that, a really famous artist will buy a tree, saw it in half and describe it as symbolically representing the breaking of the Christmas spirit as seen from a beaver’s perspective….. Now that’s art for you.
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
Oh Christmas Tree Oh! No! Christmas Tree
Incredibly some people might not yet realise that in December there’s this Christmas type festive malarkey which demands that we bring trees indoors to prevent them from hibernating.
After seeing the Last Minute Instant Christmas Tree advertised I can only assume that this integral prop can somehow be forgotten. Well ok, if you’re an extra terrestrial this may be possible but to think that there are some families so caught up in the gift buying madness that when Christmas Eve arrives their pennys drop and it dawns that there’s chuff all to stash said pressies under …… who knows, the mind boggles.
Anyway all need not be lost, you can now buy (for an obscene amount of money, so its helpful here to be thick and wealthy, thick and poor is not an option) an instant, ready in under 5 minutes, Christmas tree …. Ta-da!
As the blurb says
“Unlike most pre lit trees that require some styling to achieve their optimal shape, this 7 1/2' pre lit tree comes in four hinged sections which, when put together, instantly assume the form of a fully shaped Christmas tree, allowing you to begin decorating within five minutes”.
I think I can instantly assume the personality and form of the purchasers …..
After seeing the Last Minute Instant Christmas Tree advertised I can only assume that this integral prop can somehow be forgotten. Well ok, if you’re an extra terrestrial this may be possible but to think that there are some families so caught up in the gift buying madness that when Christmas Eve arrives their pennys drop and it dawns that there’s chuff all to stash said pressies under …… who knows, the mind boggles.
Anyway all need not be lost, you can now buy (for an obscene amount of money, so its helpful here to be thick and wealthy, thick and poor is not an option) an instant, ready in under 5 minutes, Christmas tree …. Ta-da!
As the blurb says
“Unlike most pre lit trees that require some styling to achieve their optimal shape, this 7 1/2' pre lit tree comes in four hinged sections which, when put together, instantly assume the form of a fully shaped Christmas tree, allowing you to begin decorating within five minutes”.
I think I can instantly assume the personality and form of the purchasers …..
Labels: instant christmas trees
Friday, November 30, 2007
Arial is so not Helvetica
Helvetica encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication and now someone’s made a film about it, if a film about a font can be called a film (there was no plot, no love interest, no one got shot, mauled or even looted) …… the headcheese found it very interesting which he would being a font geek … to the rest of us being only mere mortals it went on a bit but don’t let that put you off …. No don’t, really, it was actually quite er fascinating?
About the film
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
About the film
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.
Enjoy!
Labels: helvetica
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Tengu: Mountain Goblin or Electronic Gizmo?
Working on your PC can sometimes be a lonely experience. Well, not anymore, because now you can get yourself a new buddy in the form of Tengu! He's (though he might be a she...) a USB-powered gadget that lights up and lip-syncs to music, or your voice, or whatever noise happens to be banging around at the time. Tengu has seven different facial expressions, and when there's no sounds to lip-sync to, he'll simply nod off. As soon as he detects some noise, he'll wake up and lip-sync along to it. Tengu is a fun little object that guarantees to raise a smile as he lip-syncs along to your favorite songs which is something a mountain goblin might not be too chuffed to do.
Labels: tengu
