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Posts tagged Some Good News for a Change.

Things are not as they appear to be

We devote a fair amount of energy here on BlogLESS to pointing out the ethical missteps of the advertising profession. It's reasonable for you to want us to occasionally point out when someone does something right too.

Check out these spectacular new spreads from a recent campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand for Sanyo.

New campaign for Sanyo (1/2)
New campaign for Sanyo (2/2)

They're advertising in these for a digital camcorder that can take video underwater. What I like so much about these in particular (aside from the fact that they're well laid out and the typography is impressive) is that they've got this great message, which I take to be as follows.

Isn't everything just weird? Why don't you take a minute and appreciate that?

I love it. It's not some vague promise or total non-sequitir. It's a totally open question that's not deeply laden with some sort or other of bullsh*t.

Thanks to Fubiz for the heads-up.

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PaulOct 9, 2009