Creative

Netflix Makes Splash in Times Square

  Netflix is making a splash in Times Square for its Outer Banks Season 2 premier.  Today Netflix will stun visitors as the first advertiser in Times Square to employ anamorphic illusion technology in a digital out-of-home (OOH) campaign. As advertisers seek new ways to breakthrough and connect with consumers, […]

3 Billboard Design Best Practices with Todd Turner

By Barker & Christol Todd Turner AKA “The Billboard Guy.” Or, Todd The Billboard Guy Turner. Or, TTBG. Okay, enough of that. He hates it when we call him the Billboard Guy. But what can we say? He is. Todd Turner is our resident Art Director and creative extraordinaire. He comes […]

Daktronics Hires Diane Gonzalez-Ferranti as New Executive Producer of Creative Services

Welcoming a new addition to the company’s Creative Services leadership, Daktronics announces the hiring of Diane Gonzalez-Ferranti as executive producer. She will be tasked with helping the company grow its business in the digital content creation space across all markets from sports to out of home and any application featuring digital signage. […]

Xfinity and Intersection bring Team USA to Life

  The Olympic games are finally here and thanks to Xfinity & Intersection, it’s possible to meet Team USA on the streets of Philly ahead of the Opening Ceremonies. With a new multi-media Out of Home (OOH) campaign, Xfinity is turning bus stops into digital playgrounds thanks to AR. Passersby […]

Rate This Ad By Greg Callaham

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 is […]

Colossal Partners with ESPN for Basketball Legends Mural

In celebration of the NBA Finals, ESPN partnered with Colossal to bring murals that highlight basketball legends to the streets of LA and New York. The concept and artwork were developed by Arts & Letters Creative Co. Amongst the legends is a silhouette, left in the center, as fans await […]

My Team Lost…My Industry Won How Sports Connect to Out of Home Media

  By Anna Bager OAAA President & CEO I was bummed when my team (Sweden) lost to Ukraine in soccer…but I was proud of my industry. In the Euro soccer final, England lost to Italy at Wembley Stadium in a dramatic penalty kick shootout. I’m proud because a French company (JCDecaux) […]

Lighting Up The Streets Of Paris For Safety

TBWA\Paris produced “Fearless Night,” a campaign where from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., digital billboards in the west of Paris suddenly get 20 percent brighter, cutting beacons of light through poorly lit space.  The video below tells us 26 percent of women and gender minorities often avoid going out at […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Partners with Nintendo to Promote Summer Learning

New York, New York—Today in a coast-to-coast kick off to National Summer Learning Week (July 12-16), the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), the nation’s only organization dedicated solely to ensuring accessible learning opportunities for children, took over all Clear Channel Outdoor nationwide digital billboard displays, featuring the Game Builder Garage […]