Tag: creative

Envision on Billboard Design

This week’s billboard design tips come from an Envision Creative Group post called “5 Best Practices for a Memorable billboard Design”. Keep it simple.  Design for someone traveling 70 miles an hour. Make it memorable.  Use a surprising or dramatic picture or 3d prop. Present a call to action.  Think […]

Brilliant Billboards

HubSpot has an article talking about the positive evolution of billboards as an advertising medium.  They go on to say that new technologies and an inventive way of approaching how to use OOH advertising have resulted in examples of advertising that defy any negative feedback directed towards billboards. They provide seven examples […]

Lamar Running Brilliant Claritin Digital Billboard Ad

Claritin is running a digital ooh campaign in Lamar markets.  When the pollen count is moderate to high this ad is activated. Insider agrees with Lamar’s Director of New Business Development Mario Martinez: brilliant use of digital out-of-home advertising. Paid Advertisement

Should you put a QR code on a billboard?

Lots of companies are putting QR codes on billboards.  See the Durden Outdoor ad on the right.  A QR code is a barcode which contains a URL.  Scan the barcode with your phone and you’ll be taken to a website page.  The QR code on the right was placed on […]

Baseball Season is Here!

For you baseball fans, the Kansa City Royals have been very creative in their use of Billboard advertising to remind us of the upcoming season.  Their latest, shown below, is an example of a simple but effective way to promote the new season with a 3D image of a ballplayer […]

Billboard Design Tips From Lamar

This week’s billboard design tips come from Lamar’s website. Keep It Simple.  Be straightforward and to the point.  One idea. Use Readable Fonts.  Large typefaces.  Avoid ornate script.  Select easy to read font like Univers, Futura or DIN. Contrasting Colors.  Lamar cites a study that high color contrast improves outdoor […]

Greg Callaham on Billboard Design

Greg Callaham is an award-winning graphic designer with over 30 years experience in advertising and marketing whose work consistently receives national recognition for creative excellence. He runs Greg Callaham Graphic Design, a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based design studio specializing in outdoor advertising. He has designed over 10,000 billboards.  Insider has used and […]