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Penguin: Tokyo

Penguin: Tokyo
Your rating: None Average: 6.7 (37 votes)

Advertising Agency: DDB Hong Kong
Executive Creative Director: Jeffry Gamble
Creative Directors: Paul Chan
Copywriters: Paul Chan, Jay Lee
Art Directors: O' Poon, Fei Leung
Photographer: Steve Wong
Retoucher: Bon Leung

17 Comments

xcreativity's picture 2384 pencils
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some copy would be better in my opinion

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hufflepoff's picture 434 pencils

Yeah bit lost without copy. Its like you're waiting for the pay off line

roel_bogers's picture 84 pencils
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The others from this serie do need a pay off line.
But this one doesn't... very, very strong! The visual is amazing and is the message itself. Peace and silence.
What you see here is that famous crossing in Tokyo where hunderds of people cross the steert at any given time. But this time there is not a soul in sight, awesome!

talkingisfree's picture 1817 pencils

No copy needed!

miko1aj's picture 2712 pencils

of course – NO COPY here. It's great; both – insight and execution.

raghavendra's picture 238 pencils

this ad is ambiguous in meaning...copy definitely required

Carlos Garcia's picture 853 pencils

Copy would have made it a lot better.

CG

Imagepro's picture 112 pencils

At least something.. I don't know what's he reading, I don't recognize the logo or brand. Therefore I don't get the point. Besides, the silence... A web address would fit great with the logo.

silvi's picture 4174 pencils

not original

alejulimaty's picture 798 pencils
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you don´t need a copy to understand that when you read there´s nobody out there, there´s no noice.

Direstion's picture 127 pencils

and the copy is the book itself

archiwan's picture 55 pencils

can someone tell me what Penguin Tokyo means? i thought this ad is selling Toyota or Tower Records...?nope?

hermotsura's picture 254 pencils

archiwan, you're missing the point, mate. the figure is the key component of the picture. That, and the empty streets. i think it's pretty clear

in my opinion, however, the idea's pretty trite. yeah yeah, on books & escapes... blah blah blah

i like the manipulation work on the photo, but it's kind of the same thing with different backgrounds. you see one, you'v e seen them all... besides, all three people are standing. why? i don't see a reason why the girl with the backpack is not sitting on a curb or something. or one of the guys on a bench/steps. i guess the idea is that those books are so magnetic and enchanting, that they just stop mid-stride. only, they're not walking and that's obviously not the idea. ok, maybe this one looks like he's almost walking, a bit of a stiffer but for the sake of argument, i can accept that. howeva, the other two fellas are pretty static.

to me these people kinda look like they're waiting for a friend and since they're mighty bored, they opened a book. 20 seconds later the friend comes and they return to their more interesting lives.

i like those, but there's nothing exceptional about them.

In the quiet words of the Virgin Mary... Come again?

Corbeen's picture 989 pencils

I agree.. If they were in the chair or something.. that would have been much better. I hate that they are standing. maybe even laying on the street would be enough..

mrckais's picture 421 pencils

i think it needs a good copy because there are so many steps to get the idea

mrckais

brandingworthspreading's picture 656 pencils

No need for a copy!!!! Do you know what penguin is?

emati84's picture 68 pencils

Escape into a book. Really nice, no need for copy at all.

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