Category: Newsletter Video

So out of nowhere, the concept of social distancing is universally understood. You’ve probably seen this short animation with a beautifully simply analogy. One graphic designer, 12 second animation, millions of shares, positive impact in a crisis. Well played that man; Spanish-born LA-based graphic designer and director Juan Delcan.

Somewhere in Seville, the whole apartment block was in quarantine. But there was a rooftop.

And that’s where you promote your personal training business.

A Belgian ad.

In case you missed it, Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globe Awards. “Remember: they’re just jokes. We’re all gonna die soon and there is no sequel.”

Sony updates Playstation logo from PS4 to PS5. Video game enthusiast Chris Trenary makes a short, ironic video titled ‘Sony’s lead graphic designer coming up with the PS5 logo’. Last count: 3.3M views on YouTube.

Look I’ve got the brief here; I’m afraid the client hasn’t given us much to go on. It just says ‘awesome screen, awesome camera, long-lasting battery life’.

But wait, there’s more. And at 0:35 they show you how to dance it.

Fair warning: this is hard to watch. Children (and others) who are injured in war, pictured against the meaning of their names. As the AdAge commentary poignantly says; reflecting their parents hopes for them. The advertiser, called Emergency, is an Italian humanitarian NGO that provides medical and surgical help to victims of war, landmines and poverty. Ad by Ogilvy Italy.

There is no cultural meme that cannot be appropriated.