More client feedback from hell…

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Following on from a previous post I did a while back, I have been steadily collecting these as and when I see them as all of them ring true in so many ways in my career as a designer. More so of late in the world of ‘Brand Marketing’ where everyone has a say in how you do your job. I believe a lot of these posters were created as part of a project in Ireland where Illustrators, Designers and Photographers collated their worst client feedback into an exhibition. Proceeds from the sales of these posters went to Temple Street Children’s hospital.

So, I thought I would collate them in one post as they are worth sharing.

Images courtesy of Sharpsuits.net

Absolute sacriledge!

London Unveiled…

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Came across this site from a ‘Like’ on my own WordPress blog. Really useful and informative guide to some of the areas off the beaten track in London. Well worth a browse.

London Unveiled
– great places to visit off the beaten track

Courtesy of Ian Bishop, Editor of London Unveiled.

Dove viral campaign becomes the most watched ad ever…

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Saw this today and wasn’t 100% sure if it was for real or if it was a parody, but then it occurred to me I’d seen something similar recently which was.

The first video is the genuine article, a reminder that we are more beautiful than we think we are. A good lesson in this world of body image and how we perceive ourselves. The other videos… well they are just for fun! 🙂

Dove Real Beauty Original:

And the rest! 🙂

M&M’s Space Heroes Interactive web game

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M&M’s are doing something a little different over in Denmark, utilising Bookmarklets (little Javascript apps that are launched from a bookmark) to help turn every website in the world, into part of the M&M’s “Space Heroes” internet invasion game.

Essentially, you go to the M&M’s “Space Heroes” website to get the Bookmarklet (just drag the spaceship into your bookmark bar) then jump onto any site you like… click on the Bookmark in your browser bar, and you’re in the game! Very clever and I have no idea how it works but its fun to see how the Bookmarklet interacts with your screen.

http://www.m-ms.dk/spaceheroes/

M&Ms Space heroes
Space Heroes

New ‘updated’ version of the Monopoly Board

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Not sure how true this is or if its just a spoof for the internet, but apparently Hasbro have released a modern version of the Monopoly Board which reflects the modern high street of the UK. I personally think its a spoof by the Huffington Post but it was amusing none-the-less…

Modern Monopoly Board
Reflecting the modern day high street of the UK?!

There are also Chance and Community Chest Cards to go with it:

Chance Cards

‘Drunk in Charge’. Get featured on the cover of Heat magazine. Collect £200.
You manage to get an appointment at the Genius Bar in the Apple Store within a week. Collect £200.
Go To Jail. Move directly to Jail. Do not pass ‘Go’. Do not collect £200.
Sue Jail for breaching your human rights. Collect £10,000 compensation.
It’s your birthday! You receive an HMV voucher. Collect £0 from each player.
Advance to Pall Mall. If you pass Starbucks, pay £5 towards their taxes.
Take a trip to Marylebone Station. If you pass a ‘Tesco Metro’ collect £100. Your small local shop then closes down. Lose £200.
You buy a peplum dress with lace insert online with free delivery from ASOS. Collect £100.

Community Chest Cards

Your bank has made an error. Pay them £100 plus £20 in additional fees.
Get out of Jail free card – move to the Ecuadorian Embassy and stay there indefinitely.
You receive a 2 for 1 deal email from Blockbuster. Go back three places.
You have come third in a reality show. Skip three turns while you do panto in Swindon.
Your fridge breaks down. You bought it from Comet. Pay £200 to buy a new one from Argos.
You appear on Jeremy Kyle. You take a lie-detector test and discover which brother is your baby’s daddy. Collect £1000 in child support arrears.