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Scrabble: Elephant

Scrabble: Elephant
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Advertising Agency: JWT, Chile
Creative Directors: Matías Lecaros, Sergio Rosati
Art Director / Copywriter: Matías Lecaros
Illustrators / Photographers: Cristian Gastelo, Boris Berstel, Astro Image Creators

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Guest commenter's picture

brilliant. i think we'll be seeing this campaign at the big shows over the next 12 months.
very envious!

budibud's picture 124 pencils

Right on. Very nice and subtle.

Boediboed
Trying to retire ad-man

Guest commenter's picture

Yes it's nice. But since when has Scrabble become such a big advertiser? i have seen at least 3 Scrabble campaigns recently, all very artistic and consisting of several ads. Where I come from (The Netherlands) Scrabble does not get any support by advertising. I assume the same would go for France and Chili. So, this might be not a completely fake ad but I have to take into account that there never was any brief from the client. So, 'Scrabble' has become a category in itself like hot food and superglue. Unfortunately at the big shows judges do not care about the fact that it is far easier to sell and ad for free that you came up with without a brief. So it will probably pick up awards. Most of the brilliant print work of famous agencies came about in such a way. I, however, think advertising is about creating work that is actually commisioned by a client. And I would hope against all ods that the judges at award shows will award work that is not only great, but also made with all the hardships that go along with real advertising.

brndnrap8's picture 170 pencils
Guest commenter's picture

The truth can hurt.

Guest's picture

you shut up. There is a point in that. This business has two sides one realistic and one for awards.Any way I really dont know why u found that on this campaign there are much worse cases.

Guest commenter's picture

Save the Elephant! Don't cut it up.

A.G. Pennypacker's picture 615 pencils

So simple, yet so brilliant. Just like all good advertising ought to be.

Guest commenter's picture

In how many magazines has this campaign run? How many times?

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SeanMartin's picture

No, I shouldnt, But thanks for playing.

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No, I am not a media buyer.

Debasis Mata's picture

I know about Scrabble word but i don't know any thing about "Scrabble" association or any. Separately the visual graphics skill is so good; I mean the 3D effect after cutout and replacement of the elephant bring a great presentation of ability.

Guest commenter's picture

Scrabble is an old fashioned board game people used to play before Playstation and World of Warcraft existed. You get random letters and have to create words. Those words you put on the board and you get points for the locations of the individual letters. Every letter has a value. the X and Q are very valuable. The location can be an accellerator, up to 3 times the value of the whole word.

Nowadays only old people know and play the game. Why it is still advertised in some countries, I do not know. I was also well liked in Singaporese advertising some years ago.

Guest commenter's picture

well done!

Ethan Base's picture 130 pencils

ILRBLNAT ! OVEL TI !

ERATG OBJ.

Guest commenter's picture

Don't talk about the scrabble guys... lets talk abt the idea.Its been done till dead before. here is one of it:

http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/american_airlines_apple

Lecter Lecaros's picture 247 pencils

you are so stupid

AdGenius's picture
thirty6chambers's picture 1468 pencils

are you guys retarded or just retarded? how the hell is that the same idea? I would like to hear you explain this one. it bares a resemblance VISUALLY to these ads and that's as far as it goes.

ivan's picture

I agree, it's a totally different idea. Both are good in their own ways.

Guest commenter's picture

It's the Sydney Opera House you AdMoron. Entirely different idea.

Guest commenter's picture

It's a different idea. The French Scrabble campaign comes a lot closer.

joelapompe's picture 1084 pencils

I agree with Ivan, it's not the same idea

http://www.joelapompe.net / Facebook : Joelapompe

DarkSide's picture 899 pencils

G U I T A R gold
E L E P H A N T bronze

Why?
Because of the repeated letter E

Anyway, congratulattions on both

Doing great work is hard, criticize others is way easier.

DarkSide's picture 899 pencils

..........

Doing great work is hard, criticize others is way easier.

David Lubars's picture

Grand Prix!

Guest commenter's picture

Big Prix!

Pich's picture

Grand prix

Piet's picture

Enormous prix!

Guest commenter's picture

Great work!

purplehazegirl's picture 54 pencils

even i agree its not the same idea .... what's wrong with youll .....

Guest commenter's picture

Replace the S with an L.

Advertising Surveillance deptt.'s picture

All the people saying no to this, will do nothing but smile looking at this work in award annuals next year. And I'm damn sure about this.
Simply brilliant.

vinniepee's picture 5 pencils

R-L-I-N-A-T-L-B-I !!!!

I will pray for a gold for you!

Guest commenter's picture

number of pieces always refers to number of letters, right? so i miss two identic slices, because of two e´s in elephant. anyway, i like. good stuff.

Guest commenter's picture

i liked it at first, at least as a simple attention getting ad, but the advertisers dont know crap about the product... that you can only have 7 tiles in your deck at one time! so that blows their chance and makes these scam!!!!!!!!!!

Guest commenter's picture

i liked it at first, at least as a simple attention getting ad, but the advertisers dont know crap about the product... that you can only have 7 tiles in your deck at one time! so that blows their chance and makes these scam!!!!!!!!!!

ManojMaani.com's picture 82 pencils

brilliant!

dico's picture 332 pencils
luckyzebra's picture 24 pencils

wow.

Guest's picture

wow, this really is shit. Have you ever played scrabble? Do you realise you don't sit thre thinking there is a whole word to be made from all 7 letters. Utter shit.

Guest's picture

I don't know the brief for this scrabble work, but as far as I know, when playing scrabble one has several options to use, and the purpose is to GAIN POINTS....

This would go better for a puzzle campaign...

dakfuzz23's picture 24 pencils

great concept.. maybe we shouldn't use animals though.. or people... i personally prefer not to see blood and bones and innerds..

Guest's picture

You have only 7 letters in front of you when you playing...

However, i really like it!

greig's picture 15 pencils
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esta es una de las campañas que mas me ha gustado de Chile del ulitmo tiempo...excelente!!!!! brillante!!!

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