Public Service Communications

The latest NZTA campaign is perhaps not as exciting as eggs driving around like lunatics and cracking their heads open (Eggs Campaign). It is, however, a fine example of spreading an important message to as wide an audience as possible and making it seem simple enough for all of us to understand.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the pecularities of driving in New Zealand, we can summarise it like this: just like the eccentric Brits, we drive on the wrong side of the road and have spent the last few decades thinking up odd rules to relieve non-existent traffic congestion that puzzles the hell out of everyone (tourists and residents alike) and often leads to much arm-waving and swearing. All that is about to change, because on the 25th March, those same puzzling "right of way" rules will be banished, to be replaced with....another set of puzzling rules.

NABS Highly Recommended Entries - PRINT

The simple but very effective BP Print Ad - Great timing, good use of Brand associated colours and general simplicity

The judges also highly commended an ad that grabbed their attention: BP's Leap Day from "99" Agency: "The strength of this ad was down to its pure simplicity - 3 words to say it all, resulting in a 'clear stand-out factor'."

NABS Monthly Winning Entries - PRINT

The Tui Ad appeared across various newspapers inviting readers to cut and fold for a novel gift

The judges agreed that it showed "great use of the medium and was interactive" and that it "spoke nicely to the immediacy of newspapers".

The end result - a bunch of Roses

Winner Credits:

Executive Creative Director: Antonio Navas

Creatives: JP Twaalfhoven, Brad Collett, Slade Gill, Adam Thompson

Group Account Director: Mark Cochrane

Account Director: Natalie Downes

Clients: Tui Brewery Ltd: Jarrod Bear, William Papesch, Clare Morgan

D&AD - last of the true awards ?

I have been a fan of D&AD ever since their conception. Far from being another "luvvie" organization trying to glorify their own troops, D&AD have brought real talent, ground-breaking campaigns and a touch of flair to the international circuit for quite some time now. Is all that about to change?