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Danish headphone makers, AIAIAI launched the C51 Boom Mic, the latest addition to their award-winning TMA-2 Modular Headphone System. More specifically, it gives TMA-2 users an option or add-on of high quality audio speech when chatting or gaming. To coincide with this, they developed VOICE CONTROL. The Pac-Man inspired game, is controlled only via voice command - and with the use of Google speech recognition technology it eliminates the need of a handheld controller, joystick, mouse or buttons of any kind. The game is available online https://voice-control.aiaiai.dk/ as well as a custom-built arcade machines were made for the AIAIAI flagship store in Copenhagen and select retailers across the globe.
Minorities make up a significant portion of the outdoor industry, yet they are barely visible looking in. Filson is changing the way we think about what it means to be outdoorsy. The Outsiders is not an ad campaign. It’s a movement to create space and growth for people of color in the outdoor community.
Film advertisement created by BETC, France for Intima, within the category: Health.
A good video game is like a good movie: it needs a good bad guy. And a bad guy is someone with a history. In Far Cry 5, the villain is called Joseph Seed. He is the prophet of the Eden’s gate church in Montana. Joseph has a very precise mission in this life: save 3000 souls before the end of the world. Whether they want it or not. Film advertisement created by DDB, France for Ubisoft, within the category: Gaming.
Twentieth Century Fox’s (FOX) much anticipated, action-thriller, “Alien: Covenant,” hitting theaters May 19th, marks visionary director Ridley Scott’s return to the universe he created. Continuing to enthrall fans, FOX has tapped Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to be the official CPU/GPU partner for “Alien: Covenant” and today will release its branded short, “Meet Walter” that stars Michael Fassbender as his character Walter. As the centerpiece of the #MeetWalter campaign, this short introduces Walter, the latest synthetic android with intelligence powered by AMD (NASDAQ: AMD), RyzenTM and RadeonTM processors, and manufactured by the film’s fictional corporation Weyland-Yutani. The short, conceived by Ridley Scott and 3AM, produced by RSA Films with technology partner AMD and directed by Luke Scott, showcases Walter as the world’s most advanced synthetic companion, created to serve and designed to help achieve a better human experience with intelligence. As part of the campaign, a limited-edition poster debuts online and at SXSW, plus a Twitter activation allows users to tweet #MeetWalter to receive a personalized video autoreply from Walter.
Every Idul fitri season, Indonesians ask each other for forgiveness to turn life anew. But when it comes to seeking forgiveness from Mom, things usually get a bit more complicated. That’s where social media comes in: Pantene & Downy’s ambassadors asked “What would you ask forgiveness of from Mom this Idul Fitri?” The 17 best social media posts were selected and the new lyrics of Kasih Ibu (A Mother’s Love), an Indonesia childhood favourite, was pieced together from the posts. The 17 winners underwent training as part of a choir, and in tandem with Pantene’s brand ambassador, Anggun and Downy’s ambassador, Andien, delivered a heartwarming tribute in song to their mothers. Integrated advertisement created by Grey, Indonesia for Pantene, within the category: Beauty.
In Brazil there are over 11 million women who raise their children alone. (Source: IBGE - Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) Most of them are black, low-income women, who live in serious social vulnerability, suffer with discrimination and are underemployed. (Source: UN Women) This family structure is very common in the football world Ambient advertisement created by Agencia3, Brazil for Botafogo, within the category: Public Interest, NGO.
Digital advertisement created by BEE Environmental Communication, Hungary for BEE Environmental Communication, within the category: Agency Self-Promo.
Ambient advertisement created by Foc, France for Sacem Museum, within the category: Recreation, Leisure.
Sanitary pads are wrapped in newspapers in India to prevent them from being seen. Owing to this, young girls grow up believing that periods are inauspicious, something that needs to be hidden. McKinsey Design takes a step towards helping these girls build a positive perception with periods from a young age. They do so by replacing the newspapers at medical stores with gift wrapping paper. A wrapped gift always gets kids excited about what’s inside. Not being ashamed of it from an early age will help them shape a future where pads don’t need to be wrapped at all. Design advertisement created by Miami Ad School, Germany for The Case For Her, within the category: Health.
Imagine the deep green and peaceful sounds of a foggy rainforest, cut with an unusual sight: the graceful form of an enormous humpback whale, gliding between the trees and erupting through the leafy canopy. These disparate images of nature fuse seamlessly in Safe and Free, an elegant campaign from Gentleman Scholar for Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), the leading global nonprofit dedicated to the conservation and protection of whales and dolphins. This stirring spot, offered to WDC at no charge will be help them to engage others to connect to their mission and encourage support for their numerous educational, research, and outreach programs around the world.
McDonald's is characterized by offering its customers the best French fries in the world; and now it will also offer a unique digital experience. Each consumer can use their McFries to have access to music that is in accordance with their mood; this is an innovative action developed in partnership with Spotify. Created by the agencies DPZ&T Brazil and Leo Burnett Colombia, the project focuses on diversifying the customer’s experience when they go to the restaurants. The clients will be invited to place their McFries on a code traced on the tray liner. When finished, they can open the Spotify app and scan the Spotify code on the tray liner. After the content is synchronized with the app, users will be taken to a Spotify profile named “FriesList”, specially created for the action. Then, they can enjoy the meal and listen to the songs from different and exclusive playlists, such as “FriTops of the Moment”, “I’m Out of Fries” or “Someone Stole My Fries”. Digital advertisement created by Publicis One, Brazil for McDonald's, within the categories: Food, Music.
The music industry needs to change to bring in new musical talent, as 90% of produced Hip Hop music never reaches out to an audience. With this campaign, we’re giving up-and-coming artists the chance to shine by being featured on Chance’s playlist on SoundCloud. Chance’s one of the biggest independent Hip-Hop artists in the world. He has had a longstanding relationship with the platform and is a big supporter of unsigned artists. Digital advertisement created by Academy of Art University, United States for SoundCloud, within the category: Music.