Outfront Media and Extra Credit Projects recently teamed for an innovative fruits and veggie billboard campaign in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Insider talked with Rob Jackson, Principal and Creative Director, Extra Credit Projects about the campaign. Tell us a little about Extra Credit Projects. Extra Credit Projects is a multi-disciplined […]
Choice Media has put together three billboard layouts in support of the law enforcement community. This is a great way to speak out in a positive way to a contentious issue. You can contact Brad Tooley (info@choicemediatx.com) if you would like to get the designs in a format in which […]
From Insider – Any of us who have teenagers or young adults in our families have probably been exposed to the Pokemon GO craze which has exploded in the past week. It does bring Gamers off the couch and into the real world, but can make them a bit distracted as […]
Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This weeks rating is […]
Insider liked this Linkedin post by Andrew Holmes of Pattison Outdoor. It is reprinted with his permission. It looks good, but does it taste good? A lesson in visual advertising Andrew Holmes, Account Executive at Pattison Outdoor Given the choice, which of these burgers would you choose? You picked the #1, […]
Erica Line, the Corporate manager of Digital Asset Content and Integrated Strategies at Adams+Fairway Advertising has put together a fascinating video called “The History of Outdoor Advertising in 45 seconds.” Erica tells Insider that she put the video together by condensing an earlier 10 minute video which was compiled by […]
A fun article on Philly.com about a Long Beach Island realtor, Pattie Romano. Everybody knows the cat lady from the graffitied whiskers and black circles around her eyes that were scrawled on her Bay Avenue billboard, by the last turnoff from the island. For years, no matter how many times […]
Popup city has a great post titled “The Next Trend in Outdoor Advertising Is Paint.” The post features the work of Colossal Media and Overall Murals in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. Colossal Media operates 400 hand-painted murals in 100 locations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland […]
This week’s creative design tips come from Leslie Outdoor. Be Brief – focus on one message Use a maximum of 5 to 8 words Avoid white backgrounds which may not display correctly Use strongly contrasting colors Avoid subtle differences in color gradients which may not display correctly Use thick, bold […]
Rate this board allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating comes […]
