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30 More Creative Billboard Ads

July 31st, 2012 by Lina | No Comments | Filed in Design

Continuing our previous collection of creative billboard ads (see Part I here) we handpicked another wonderful list of clever billboards.

This time, it was much harder, but we’ve done our best to find the best examples. Now, before you start scrolling down, here is a list of our most popular advertisement lists that we posted earlier:

25 Vintage Ads That Would Be Banned Today

30 Creative Bag Advertisements

26 Brilliant Minimalist Print Ads

21 Creative Double Page Magazine Ads

Without further ado, here are 30 more creative billboard ads.

1. Lubricant Advertisement

Advertising Agency: unknown

2. McDonald’s Fries: Fry Lights

Best Fries on the Planet campaign is a multi-tiered, non-traditional consumer engagement plan designed to embrace and leverage a truly beloved and revered icon: McDonald’s Fries. (Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, USA)

3. Ariel: Super Soft

“Super soft”. (Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Dubai, UAE)

4. Craftsman Tools: Wrench

“Trust. In Your Hands.” (Advertising Agency: Y&R Chicago, USA)

5. Ariel: Route

“Comes out this fast.” (Advertising Agency: Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi, Buenos Aires, Argentina)

See the rest of 30 More Creative Billboard Ads

Tags: ads, Advertising, billboard ads, billboard advertising, boredpanda, creative ads, creative billboards, Latest Posts

25 Stunning Entries for National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012

July 30th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

The 24th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is over and the judges are about to announce the winners.

Over 12,000 amazing images were submitted from all over the world in these four categories: Travel Portraits; Outdoor Scenes; Sense of Place; and Spontaneous Moments. National Geographic will announce the winners next month and meanwhile we are sharing 25 of our favorite entries.

When I look at these spectacular photos I start to think that maybe my photography teacher was wrong after all. He used to say that we should leave our DSLRs at home when traveling.

“Take point-and-shoot camera instead – it’s either a holiday or you are working,” he said.

If these travelers would have followed this advice, I wouldn’t be sharing these breathtaking pictures today. I guess my

“My husband and I, along with a tour guide and a group of friends, hiked up to what was formerly the Royal Gardens subdivision above Kalapana, Hawaii, where the last standing house was just recently taken over by the active lava flow. While waiting for the rain to pass, we started taking back-lit portraits of each other in front of the lava flow after I set up my camera on the tripod. For the last photo, my husband spontaneously dipped me in a kiss. It was a truly once-in-a-lifetime moment!” (© Dallas Nagata White)

Good Bye Old Friend

“Elephants are legendary for their memory and intelligence including attributes associated with grief, making music, altruism and compassion. We came across this elephant whose corpse was overcome by vultures and jackals. From a distance we heard and then saw another elephant approaching at a fast pace. She was successful at chasing away the predators and then very slowly and with much empathy wrapped her trunk around the deceased elephants tusk. She stayed in this position for several hours guarding her friend.” (© John Chaney)

Fly By

“This photo was taken on the ice near Arctic Bay last month. As far as we know, it is the highest latitude passenger flight on a hot air balloon ever. It was quite the sight to see a hot air balloon fly between the iceberg columns — it is one iceberg but looks like two.” (© Michelle Valberg)

Spiral Down

“The beautiful spiral staircase at the Vatican Museum.” (© Syaza Mohammed Shakharulain)

See the rest of 25 Stunning Entries for National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest 2012

Tags: amazing photos, boredpanda, full-page, Latest Posts, National Geographic, photography, Traveler Photo Contest 2012

Whenever I Feel the Need to Exercise

July 30th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

“Whenever I feel the need to exercise, I lie down until it goes away.”? once said Robert Maynard Hutchins (1899-1977), an educational philosopher, dean of Yale Law School, and president of the University of Chicago. I loved this quote so much that I created this little illustration.

Whenever I Feel the Need to Exercise originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 30, 2012.

Tags: boredpanda, exercise, funny, funny quotes, humour, Picture of the Day, quotes, Robert Maynard Hutchins, sport quotes, visual statements

Incredible Pencil Tip Sculptures by Diem Chau

July 27th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

When I saw these tiny carvings, I thought that Dalton Ghetti has added some new works to his incredible series of pencil tip sculptures. However, it turns out that these wonderful micro sculptures were actually carved by Vietnamese-American artist Diem Chau.

The sculpture of an elephant was made after Diem saw the photos of Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John’s, killing endangered animals on safari in Africa. “I was enraged and disgusted,” says Diem on her blog. “I wanted to make something beautiful and sad. I feel his loneliness.”

The second piece called “The Raven & The Sun” is based on the Native American myth of how the Raven stole the Sun and gave light to the world.

Diem’s carvings are so well executed that it makes me sad that there are only two of them. Now I’m bookmarking her blog and will continue to refresh it everyday till I see more amazing pencil tip sculptures!

Website: diemchau.com | Blog: tinyhaus.blogspot.com | Via: thisiscolossal

Raven & The Sun

“This piece is based on the Native American myth of how the Raven stole the Sun and gave light to the world.”

The Last Elephant

This piece was made after Diem saw the photos of Jimmy John Liautaud, founder of Jimmy John’s, killing endangered animals on safari in Africa. “I was enraged and disgusted,” says Diem on her blog. “I wanted to make something beautiful and sad. I feel his loneliness.”

For more pencil tip sculptures, be sure to check out the work of Dalton Ghetti.

Incredible Pencil Tip Sculptures by Diem Chau originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 27, 2012.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, Diem Chau, Latest Posts, miniature, pencil carvings, pencil sculptures, pencil tip sculptures, pencils, sculpture, tiny

Salar de Uyuni: One of the World’s Largest Mirrors

July 26th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

No, it’s not a Photoshop trick! If you have been following us closely, then you may recall us mentioning Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) in our list of 41 Places To See Before You Die.

Salar de Uyuni (salar is salt flat in Spanish) is currently the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). Actually, some 30,000–42,000 years ago, the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake, Lake Minchin. When it dried, it left behind two modern lakes and two major salt deserts, Salar de Coipasa and the larger Salar de Uyuni.

Located in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, it is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average altitude variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The large area, clear skies and exceptional surface flatness make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites.

When covered with water, this extraordinary place becomes one of the largest mirrors on Earth.

Images: dadi360, Takaki Watanabe

Source: wikipedia

Salar de Uyuni: One of the World’s Largest Mirrors originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 26, 2012.

Tags: amazing places, Bolivia, boredpanda, full-page, Latest Posts, photography, Salar de Uyuni, salt, salt flat, world's most amazing places

DIY Drum Kit Chandelier

July 25th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Wanting to pay tribute to the former restaurant on the site, The Drum, JJ’s Red Hots restaurant asked a long time friend Matt Ludwig of Ludwig Metals to install a fully functional drum fixture in the center of the restaurant.

“Matt Ludwig is one of my closest friends, and also one of my oldest. Matt is a quiet dude, but he’s a funny son of a bitch. Turns out, he’s also a pretty talented craftsman and welder. I am very proud to showcase his work in the restaurant and I hope our customers enjoy this piece as much as we do,” said Jonathan Luther, the co-founder of Charlotte-based hot dog and sausage restaurant.

Jonathan made the first sketches in January, and a couple of months later the drum kit chandelier was hanging above visitors’ heads.

Designer: ludwigmetals | Via: JJ’sRedHots & LaughingSquid

Don’t forget to check out 20 more Creative DIY Project Ideas. For more creative lamp designs, take a look at these 20 Creative Lamp Designs.

DIY Drum Kit Chandelier originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 25, 2012.

Tags: boredpanda, chandelier, creative lamps, creative light, Creative Products, drums, fixture, Latest Posts, Matt Ludwig

Girl on a Path: Mind-Bending Optical Illusion

July 25th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

This amazing optical illusion of a girl on a path is making rounds on the Internet, and surprisingly no one has mentioned the author. Do you know who the author is?

Update: according to our facebook fan Nolwenn Chauvin, this is a work by Japanese artist Makoto Aida titled AZEMICHI (a path between rice fields). Business Week says that this acrylic painting is a parody of the best-known work of Kaii Higashiyama, a major figure in Japanese modern painting. Makoto Aida was at a loss what to do after graduating from a prestigious art college in 1991 and took nearly a year to paint this picture ^[1].

Girl on a Path: Mind-Bending Optical Illusion originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 25, 2012.

Tags: boredpanda, girl, hair illusion, hair parting, head path, illusion, optical illusion, pathway, Picture of the Day, road

20 Clever Examples of Interactive Street Art

July 24th, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Fighting boredom isn’t an easy task, but a dose of creative street art can alleviate the symptoms! Inspired by Modern Met’s 10 Interactive Street Art Works That Rocked, we decided to add a couple of our own picks to the list.

But before you start scrolling down the list, here’s a list of street art posts we had earlier:

70 Amazing Examples of Street Art

The 5 Most Talented 3D Sidewalk Artists

80 Beautiful Street Crimes done by BANKSY

15 Creative Street Art Ideas from OakoAk

Now that you’ve opened them somewhere in a new tab, here’s 20 of our favorite interactive street art examples.

Dreams

By: color me katie

Street Art In Malaysia

By: Ernest Zacharevich

Ice Age

By: Edgar Mueller

Climb Imaginary Stairs

By: Panya Clark Espinal

World’s Largest 3D Street Painting

By: Joe Hill

Before I Die

By: Candy Chang

3D Pedestal Street Art

By: e1000

Abyss

By: unknown

Super Mario Bros.

By: A team of students at the Columbus College of Art & Design

Swimming Pool

By: Julian Beever

Mind Your Step

By: Eric Johansson

Real Life Monopoly

By: Bored

Shark Attack

By: Edgar Mueller

Domino: Paper Tape On Wall

By: Aakash Nihalani

White River Rafting

By: Julian Beever

Shadows

By: color me katie

20 Clever Examples of Interactive Street Art originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 24, 2012.

Tags: Art, boredpanda, graffiti, interactive, interactive art, interactive street art, Latest Posts, street art, urban, urban art

Creative Nail Art by Kayleigh O’Connor

July 23rd, 2012 by Tomas | No Comments | Filed in Design

Bob Maynard once said that “Problems are opportunities in disguise.” And this is exactly what happened to Kayleigh O’Conno, a 24-year-old media student at Birmingham City University (UK), who had a habit of finger biting.

“I started glueing on false nails when I was around 16/17 (because I bit my own so badly that they looked like something out of a horror film – and not in a good way). After a while I started painting designs on them so they didn’t look so boring, and then it went a bit crazy, with different shapes sizes and all that… Now I mainly make them for fun and like to change them a few times a week

I never used to take pictures of my nails until people started telling me I should (and, I found out that if I kept some sort of blog somewhere, I’d get a better mark for one of my old Uni assignments ). So, that’s why I’ve started keeping pictures of them before they get lost or broken (which is usually what happens).”

Website: kayleighoc.deviantart.com/ | facebook

Edward Scissorhands

Tetris

Batman

Breaking Bad

Snow White

Freddie

Hellraiser

Fruit Salad

Ariel

The Ring

Indiana Jones

Tetris / Happy New Year!

Game of Thrones – House Stark

Jaws

Creative Nail Art by Kayleigh O’Connor originally appeared on Bored Panda on July 23, 2012.

Tags: Art, batman, boredpanda, Breaking Bad, fingernail art, Freddie Mercury, Game of Thrones, Indiana Jones, Kayleigh O'Connor, Latest Posts, nail art, Snow White, Tetris, The Ring

Stripes by René Maltête (1930-2000)