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AD Mirror : Mysterious coincidences in commercial prints
Coloribus AdMirrorOn these pages we’ll introduce you to a collection of ads created by different agencies but based on similar idea or image. We don’t claim these ads to be stolen or plagiarised — it almost never can be justified. The only people who know for sure are the authors themselves. So we are just drawing your attention to the fact of these mysterious coincidence. |
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Print: ANCAP: Pole
- Released: July 2008
- Avertiser: Ancap (Tag)
- Brand name: CANCER TEST (Tag)
- Agency: Marmalade Melbourne (Tag)
- Country: AUSTRALIA (Tag)
- Category: Business equipment & services (Tag)
Credits:
Advertiser: ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program)
Tagline: Beware of cars with less than four stars.
Product: Crash testing for safety
URL: ancap.com.au
Advertising Agency: Marmalade, Melbourne, AustraliaCreative Director: Neil Mallet
Art Director: Tim Forte
Copywriter: Dan Forrestal
Illustrator: Ashley Bird
Photographer: Chris von Menge
Retouching: Imagenation
Print: ANCAP: Barricade
- Released: July 2008
- Avertiser: Ancap (Tag)
- Brand name: CANCER TEST (Tag)
- Agency: Marmalade Melbourne (Tag)
- Country: AUSTRALIA (Tag)
- Category: Business equipment & services (Tag)
Credits:
Advertiser: ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program)
Tagline: Beware of cars with less than four stars.
Product: Crash testing for safety
URL: ancap.com.au
Advertising Agency: Marmalade, Melbourne, AustraliaCreative Director: Neil Mallet
Art Director: Tim Forte
Copywriter: Dan Forrestal
Illustrator: Ashley Bird
Photographer: Chris von Menge
Retouching: Imagenation
Print: ANCAP: Run
- Released: July 2008
- Avertiser: Ancap (Tag)
- Brand name: CANCER TEST (Tag)
- Agency: Marmalade Melbourne (Tag)
- Country: AUSTRALIA (Tag)
- Category: Business equipment & services (Tag)
Credits:
Advertiser: ANCAP (Australasian New Car Assessment Program)
Tagline: Beware of cars with less than four stars.
Product: Crash testing for safety
URL: ancap.com.au
Advertising Agency: Marmalade, Melbourne, AustraliaCreative Director: Neil Mallet
Art Director: Tim Forte
Copywriter: Dan Forrestal
Illustrator: Ashley Bird
Photographer: Chris von Menge
Retouching: Imagenation
Print: AIDS awareness: Dummies
- Released: December 2007
- Brand name: AIDS AWARNESS (Tag)
- Agency: D'arcy Athens (Tag)
- Country: GREECE (Tag)
- Category: Public awareness messages (Tag)
Credits:
It is your sex life. Not a crash test!
Advertising Agency:
D'arcy Athens, Greece
Copywriter: Lefteris Maggos
Art Director: Bill Kanellopoulos
Print: Land Rover Freelander 2: Really safe
- Released: November 2007
- Avertiser: LAND-ROVER (Tag)
- Brand name: Land Rover Freelander 2 (Tag)
- Agency: Triptico Design (Tag)
- Country: Columbia (Tag)
- Category: Cars (Tag)
Print: Mercedes Benz: Crash Dummy
- Released: October 2007
- Avertiser: MERCEDES (Tag)
- Brand name: Pink Ribbon (Tag)
- Agency: FHV/BBDO (Tag)
- Country: Netherlands (Tag)
- Category: Corporate image (Tag)
Credits:
Unfortunately we can't test everything for you.
Check your breast cancer once a month. For your safety's sake.
Mercedes-Benz
This advertisement for Mercedes was placed in the Pink Ribbon magazine that is published once a year to call attention to breast cancer. All the costs for placing advertisements in this magazine are donated directly to breast cancer research.
Advertising Agency: FHV BBDO, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCreative Director: Maarten van de Vijfeijken
Art Director: Joris van Elk
Copywriter: Jan van de Berg
Print: ANCAP: Funeral
- Released: August 2007
- Avertiser: Ancap (Tag)
- Agency: Marmalade Melbourne (Tag)
- Country: AUSTRALIA (Tag)
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Marmalade Melbourne, AustraliaCrash testing saves human lives.
Creative Director: Neil Mallet
Art Director: Tim Forte
Copywriter: Greg Foyster
Account Director: Andrew Drougas
Photographer: Derek Swalwell
Retoucher: Rohan Voigt
Print: MOTHER
- Released: December 2001
- Avertiser: Peugeot 406 (Tag)
- Agency: CARILLO PASTORE EURO RSCG (Tag)
- Country: Brazil (Tag)
- Awards: Cannes Lions 2001 Press No-Prize (Tag)
Credits:
Creators Copywriter: HERCULES FLORENCE Art Director: MAURICI LARUCCIA Account Supervisor: RICARDO SODRE Advertiser Supervisor: SERGIO MESQUITA Creative Director: Maurici Laruccia Photographer: Typographer: Ricardo Livio Illustrator: Imagix Entrant Company: Creative Team: Other:Print: BABY
- Released: December 2001
- Avertiser: Peugeot 406 (Tag)
- Agency: CARILLO PASTORE EURO RSCG (Tag)
- Country: Brazil (Tag)
- Awards: Cannes Lions 2001 Press No-Prize (Tag)
Credits:
Creators Copywriter: HERCULES FLORENCE Art Director: Touche Account Supervisor: RICARDO SODRE Advertiser Supervisor: Guilherme Couzi Creative Director: Maurici Laruccia Photographer: Typographer: Neureu Marinho Illustrator: Imagix Entrant Company: Creative Team: Other:Print: DUMMY
- Released: May 2001
- Avertiser: GENERAL MOTORS (Tag)
- Brand name: PONTIAC SUNFIRE (Tag)
- Agency: COSSETTE COMMUNICATION-MARKETING (Tag)
- Country: Canada (Tag)
- Awards: Cannes Lions 2001 Press No-Prize (Tag)
Credits:
Creators Copywriter: MARTIN RIVARD Art Director: NICOLAS QUINTAL Account Supervisor: Nicolas Van Erum Advertiser Supervisor: Jacques Labelle (Vice-president) Creative Director: YVES PERREAULT Photographer: OLIVIER STAUB Typographer: Illustrator: Entrant Company: Creative Team: Other:Print: DUMMY'S
- Released: May 2001
- Avertiser: CANAL+ (Tag)
- Brand name: NFL/AMERICAN FOOTBALL (Tag)
- Agency: CONTRAPUNTO (Tag)
- Country: Spain (Tag)
- Awards: Cannes Lions 2001 Press No-Prize (Tag)
Credits:
Creators Copywriter: Miki Echevarria Art Director: Lorena Marti Account Supervisor: EVA MA ALVAREZ Advertiser Supervisor: Jose Fco. Diaz Creative Director: ANTONIO MONTERO Photographer: Typographer: Illustrator: Entrant Company: Creative Team: Other:Print: WC
- Released: September 2000
- Avertiser: A BOLA (Tag)
- Brand name: AUTOFOCO REVIEW (Tag)
- Agency: TBWA\EPG (Tag)
- Country: Portugal (Tag)
- Awards: Cannes Lions 2000 Press No-Prize (Tag)
Credits:
Creators Copywriter: ALBANO HOMEM DE MELO Art Director: LAURENCE THOMAZ Account Supervisor: TIAGO NORTON Advertiser Supervisor: ANTONIO LOPES Creative Director: ALBANO HOMEM DE MELO Photographer: JORG BREGULLA - BEACON STUDIOS Typographer: FERNANDO THILY Illustrator: Entrant Company: Creative Team: Other:| «« Olympic cups | Humanized dummies | Pseudo smoking »» |