Mac Attack

In what's possibly the first print ad to be designed without Adobe CS, this ad campaign for Mac computer support arranges desktop folders into scary images. Other noteworthy executions include a shark preying on a lone folder and a folder arrangement that looks like a space invaders screen shot. I know a computer crash can ruin your day, but I would've preferred an execution that tries to inject some humor into the situation rather than this depressing visual.













I would love to hear the "Mac Guy" defend this one.

Taxi Cab Aggressions

As if taxi drivers weren't scary enough, the latest campaign for American Red Cross further reminds us of their inability to drive at the third grade level. So now I have to worry about a bomb in the subway or bus, and my cab driving off a bridge into the East River. Walking never sounded so good. But I'd still have to worry about a reckless cab running me over.












I can't imagine the guy driving that cab is getting any big tips.
Or passengers.

diePod

Here's a new campaign from Australia (though it's really just the same execution several times) warning music listeners to watch out for cars. The ads are a little confusing because chalk outlines are usually associated with crime scenes. Makes me wonder if the listeners were murdered because they have crappy taste in music.












This also could've been an anti-Kenny G ad.
"Listen to Kenny. Die of boredom."

Nicotine Foot

Here's some frightening banner ads I found on FoxNews.com, America's scarevertisement headquarters. It was hard to spot them because they were lost in a sea of terrifying headlines and news stories. This whole "smoking makes your body parts fall off" appears to be the new trend in anti-smoking ads. Seems like a stretch to me, but what do I know? In a few months they'll probably come up with a totally new way to scare smokers. I'm looking forward to it.




























Skip Legault might be dying, but he's the poster child for a national ad campaign. I can only hope I'm that famous before I become crippled from smoking, my legs fall off and I bleed to death.
Hang in there Skip. Your 15 minutes aren't over yet.