dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 06:19 PM
So for "Introduction to Graphic Designs & Advertising" we just got assigned a new project to advertise a car and make a billboard ad campaign consisting of 4 ads total. I've done two so far. I'm going w/ the "Sheep in wolf's clothing" for the new VW GTi.
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 06:22 PM
and another idea i was toying around with
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 07:02 PM
3rd ad from the "Sheep in wolf's clothing" campaign:
McMark
Oct 12 2006, 07:09 PM
HEY! I made a RoadGlue image too!!
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 07:11 PM
QUOTE(McMark @ Oct 12 2006, 06:09 PM)
HEY! I made a RoadGlue image too!!
i like your's better, but i think im onto something w/ the "sheep in wolf's clothing" lets just hope my professor thinks the same.
jd74914
Oct 12 2006, 07:18 PM
i like the one with the sheep
Tobra
Oct 12 2006, 08:08 PM
Favorite VW ad ever, she has a tat of a bunny there, just not that style
Front cover was the girls looking out the window
Click to view attachment
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 08:20 PM
ive seen that one before
VW ads are always very clever and fun.
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 08:21 PM
i redid the first ad:
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 10:24 PM
any suggestions that would go w/ the "sheep in wolf's clothing" theme? im pooped out of ideas
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 10:51 PM
i love VW ads:
or this
VW commercialnot a real ad:
dlo914
Oct 12 2006, 11:54 PM
touch up of the first one:
cbenitah
Oct 13 2006, 12:40 AM
I like your idea, go further with it. Advertising is all about being out there but not to obvious. Right now your Layout is all over the place. Try to work off the grid. make a 3 colum grid and make it more balanced. its a little heavy to the right of the page. the VW logo doesnt have to be that big. a small suddle logo in the corner is fine. you are already showing of their car, no need to make it big. Were you making a bilboard or just a magazine ad? if its a billboard then its the wrong shape
Think less is more..
Thumbnails and Thumbnails.. That is the key. Easy to make changes and then lots to choose from.
Good Luck
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 01:20 AM
I believe that the VW emblem is the moon, nice touch but maybe a little more halo
so I am not the only one that knows.
I think those VW's are more like a wolf in wolf's clothing compaired to my old 55 bug, and
the pig's would be running in fear.
Daniel Lo AKA D-Lo =)
They call me P-low and not because I am vertically challenged
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 01:41 AM
QUOTE(cbenitah @ Oct 12 2006, 11:40 PM)
I like your idea, go further with it. Advertising is all about being out there but not to obvious. Right now your Layout is all over the place. Try to work off the grid. make a 3 colum grid and make it more balanced. its a little heavy to the right of the page. the VW logo doesnt have to be that big. a small suddle logo in the corner is fine. you are already showing of their car, no need to make it big. Were you making a bilboard or just a magazine ad? if its a billboard then its the wrong shape
Think less is more..
Thumbnails and Thumbnails.. That is the key. Easy to make changes and then lots to choose from.
Good Luck
Thanks! i do thumbnails while in class for just brainstorming. A grid, as in divide the canvas into 3 equal portions? I C how that would definitely help in my case. They're billboards, but billboards come in a variety of sizes other than the normal 12'x24'. Yup less is always more. The more you put into an ad the more distracting it becomes and the consumer doesnt read it right a way. Other than that i've gotta come up w/ a 3 ad campaign. All the ads have to relate or have one theme (i.e. the ipod ads where you see the ipod is highlighted and the person is just a black image w/ a single bright color background)
cbenitah
Oct 13 2006, 01:49 AM
I can see your train of thoughts there..
As for the moon, stay away from glows.. they are not looked at as a good design touch, just an advice..
Yes, divide the canvas into three portions and lay it out so you have the same amount of info in each part. remember white space is important for the eye and counts as a part of the whole, you dont have to put something into all the three parts (not all the way up if that makes sense)
thumbnails can be more than brainstorming.. make quick sketches and see what you come up with, we have to do 50-100 different ones for class...
As for ipod, they use color as their thread. colorful backgrounds and white ipod, not much text, which is important for a billboard, unless you are driving my car on the highway you won't have time to read the text.. If I were you I would make it suddle, a white background with just the car, maybe even just the wheel (or similar part) and something that indicates your "sheap idea"
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 02:07 AM
Isn't calling it a sheep putting into the flock with all the other cars?
Thats one bad lookin little car and a wolf would pray on the sheep.
Just a thought.
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 02:13 AM
surprisingly i barely started using photoshop. In the past i would just use Microsoft Paint & Irfanview to alter and create images. The shirts ive done in the past were done w/ those two programs. But yeah my favorite tool on PS is the stamp tool. I actually prefer PS over Illustrator.
cbenitah
Oct 13 2006, 02:17 AM
Here is what I was trying to say.. Made it little quick, but maybe you get my idea of being suddle.. you could do a much better job if you spend some time on it.. Just an idea...
Hope it helps,
(Don't pay attention to the typography, just a place holder, didnt take the time to find your font)
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 02:29 AM
QUOTE(cbenitah @ Oct 13 2006, 01:17 AM)
Here is what I was trying to say.. Made it little quick, but maybe you get my idea of being suddle.. you could do a much better job if you spend some time on it.. Just an idea...
Hope it helps,
(Don't pay attention to the typography, just a place holder, didnt take the time to find your font)
that's more than clear
much thanks! i had a friend tell me to do the same thing but i didnt know how to put it.
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 02:30 AM
took your idea to use a white background:
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 02:31 AM
my take on this one to bring in the sheepness:
cbenitah
Oct 13 2006, 02:32 AM
didnt know how to put it or make it? mine isnt very good, but it could be done good.. you could go in and make the sheep skin peal off into a gti.. and then form your campaign around that.. it could be a wolf on the othe side too..
just trying to get you working over there
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 02:34 AM
QUOTE(cbenitah @ Oct 13 2006, 01:32 AM)
didnt know how to put it or make it? mine isnt very good, but it could be done good.. you could go in and make the sheep skin peal off into a gti.. and then form your campaign around that.. it could be a wolf on the othe side too..
just trying to get you working over there
not that experienced w/ PS...wish i knew how to make a peeling effect or the unwrapping effect. THANKS ALOT though...this has gotten my creative juices going again, if only it wasnt 1:30am PST.
cbenitah
Oct 13 2006, 02:35 AM
Be careful now.. I like the way you are thinking about it but it must make more sense.. a sheep bigger than the git isnt a good idea, then it will make the car tiny..
shadows are important.. your car on white is flying in the air.. my shadow wasnt very good but its grounded..
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 02:36 AM
all these posts...got AIM? im me at aznSEguy
cbenitah
Oct 13 2006, 02:38 AM
its the same time just south of you.. working on an ad for my class in the morning.. but i have Miracle Grow to work with. not so much fun.
Glad I could help out. good luck and dont forget to show the finished product..
Its not that hard.. Search tutorials on google, or something similar.. its out there for you to grab..
TINCAN914
Oct 13 2006, 06:27 AM
QUOTE(cbenitah @ Oct 13 2006, 02:17 AM)
Here is what I was trying to say.. Made it little quick, but maybe you get my idea of being suddle.. you could do a much better job if you spend some time on it.. Just an idea...
Hope it helps,
(Don't pay attention to the typography, just a place holder, didnt take the time to find your font)
This was the idea I was thinking of. Can you wrap the car in a sheep wool, with a zipper on the top of the car and the front end protruding (sp) through it? Keeps with the wolf in sheeps clothing idea.. just a thought.
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 10:21 AM
I don't get it, the GTI is like the sport model and they have modeled it to look
sporty. It doesn't look like a sheep, a sheep is a passive stupid animal and as
VW I would not want my sport model being compaired to a passive stupid animal.
IMHO you are heading in the wrong direction. I mentioned this last night, I will
say it just one time and shut up. Wolf it brings to mind a fierce, swift, and
and powerful animal praying on the weak and unexpecting. Does it really look
like a sheep to you.
Aaron Cox
Oct 13 2006, 10:37 AM
wolf in sheeps clothing - stealthful, and powerful, but hiding amongst its prey....
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 11:22 AM
I get what he is saying Aaron but did VW make it look stealthful and like it could
hide amongst it's pray. With those rims and airdam, foglights it looks like it
would $hit fire and lay rubber. But what do I know.
Aaron Cox
Oct 13 2006, 11:27 AM
ok... so Dlorider's motto may not fit 100%....
car looks tame but is a beast? but you have some good points paul
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 11:31 AM
where i came upon the term:
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 11:32 AM
further down the page:
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 12:55 PM
QUOTE(dlo914 @ Oct 13 2006, 10:32 AM)
further down the page:
OK Pocket Rocket fit's and if you read the line below what you hi-lighted it
basicly says -We would not say that it wears sheeps threads.... Even they
stepped back from the Wolf in sheeps clothing approach.
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 01:55 PM
k, imma go eat something. i'll come back w/ more ideas. i'm considering all options.
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 03:10 PM
This is no contest, I won't win anything I am just trying to help. In this case
you can tell me to fuch myself and I won't take offense. My brother in laws
Mercedes S 600 is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Looks like any other Benz, four door
but with the 12 cylinder it is a fuchin rocket ship.
slacy
Oct 13 2006, 06:38 PM
You guys know that the Golfs (i.e. GTi/GTI/Rabbit) were all made in
Wolfsburg, right? (Until production moved to Mexico).
VW has had a fascination with the "Wolf" thing for a long time. Search around for "Wolfsburg edition" which is a designation of their "special editions". The old VW bug's had a
Wolfsburg crest in their steering wheel as well.
Maybe you could incorporate some of that old imagery? I like the wolf and the castle...
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 06:47 PM
The "Old" bugs had a wolfsburg crest on the lower part of the front hood. Both
my 55 and 57 had one, the 55 had one in 5 colors.
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 06:58 PM
QUOTE(slacy @ Oct 13 2006, 05:38 PM)
You guys know that the Golfs (i.e. GTi/GTI/Rabbit) were all made in
Wolfsburg, right? (Until production moved to Mexico).
VW has had a fascination with the "Wolf" thing for a long time. Search around for "Wolfsburg edition" which is a designation of their "special editions". The old VW bug's had a
Wolfsburg crest in their steering wheel as well.
Maybe you could incorporate some of that old imagery? I like the wolf and the castle...
yeah i was thinking about that idea and began looking up images of the wolfsburg badge. Unfortunately the wolf looks more like a cat than a wolf.
So.Cal.914
Oct 13 2006, 09:35 PM
QUOTE(dlo914 @ Oct 13 2006, 05:58 PM)
QUOTE(slacy @ Oct 13 2006, 05:38 PM)
Maybe you could incorporate some of that old imagery? I like the wolf and the castle...
yeah i was thinking about that idea and began looking up images of the wolfsburg badge. Unfortunately the wolf looks more like a cat than a wolf.
GTI
" You'll get more Pussy in a Wolf"
never mind
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 09:38 PM
haha (out the door to purchase me a GTi) :::whoosh:::
dlo914
Oct 13 2006, 11:56 PM
new suggested idea from KaptKaos and i put his idea to life
So.Cal.914
Oct 14 2006, 12:10 AM
I like it.
dlo914
Oct 14 2006, 01:04 AM
i think im gonna go w/ this theme "a tortoise's worse nightmare"
cbenitah
Oct 14 2006, 02:18 AM
Not to take away from your idea, but remember that you don't need to complicate it, your first ad looks better than the turtle one.. Layout wise, since now you have all these elements "floatingaround" remeber what I said yesterday about grounding your objects
dlo914
Oct 14 2006, 04:08 PM
i'll try to incorporate shadows.
dlo914
Oct 19 2006, 11:37 AM
new one:
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