ICM - Leeds Design Agency

Following on from the blog post earlier this week, I went looking for some of the original Sony Walkman advertising and found this lovely compilation:

There’s three ads in total; one for Matchbox, one for Simon, and the final (and best) ad for the Walkm…

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A mere twelve hours ago I was brushing egos with the Great and the Greater in the Design world!!! Last night I went to the Chipshop Awards 2009 at Fabric in London ICM won a Vinegar award in the category of Best Use Of Shocking Copy!

See the other entries and results here

It was a night of tough decisions and even controversy at times but I think that a great time was had by all.

After a grueling day of travel through Tube strikes and crazy London driving I made it to the event. On my late arrival I was greeted by the sight of the entertainment – and all I can say is that the rendition of I’m The Only Gay Eskimo In My Tribe will haunt me to the day I die.

I met and chatted to some great people and generally had a wonderful time. Thanks to all for a great night and thanks to Lisa Fraser (pictured above with me) and the Team for a great event. Hope to see you all again next year, when ICM plan to make a clean sweep of ALL the categories.

Andy Forrest – First award since the 50 metres breaststro…

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There’s a funny, interesting, bizarre trend going on the world of advertising at the moment. It’s a clever move, one where the only action is to cause reaction – to cause conversation in playgrounds and workplaces up and down the land: ‘did you see that ad for xxx last night?’ and ‘I can’t stand that ad for xxx’. It’s the perfect way to get your brand and/or product onto the tips of tongues and subconcious minds of millions of potential customers.

Here’s a few recent examples of beautifully-odd advertising:

And my personal faves, the cheesestrings ads:

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