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The Cape Times: JFK

The Cape Times: JFK
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Thursday, 21 November 1963
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Advertising Agency: Lowe Bull, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Director: Kirk Gainsford
Creative Director: Alistair Morgan
Art Director: Brian Bainbridge
Copywriter: Simon Lotze
Photographer: Corbis Images
Published: April 2007

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Mtl Dave's picture 270 pencils
Mtl Dave | Sat, 2007-04-21 07:11

So great.

cozz20_1's picture 73 pencils
cozz20_1 | Sat, 2007-04-21 16:23

fantastic!

bigbadfatmadafaka's picture 488 pencils
bigbadfatmadafaka | Sun, 2007-04-22 01:10

Moving...This is a Bigbadfatmadafaka......

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ivan's picture
ivan | Sun, 2007-04-22 02:15

Wow! How refreshing to read a positive comment from you BBFMF. ;)

bigbadfatmadafaka's picture 488 pencils
bigbadfatmadafaka | Sun, 2007-04-22 11:40

I love to say This is a BigBadFatmadafaka Idea...lately I havent bc nothing had impressed me since the Bycicle lock campaign.
i love this specific ad and hiroshima.

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raverus's picture 1458 pencils
raverus | Sun, 2007-04-22 20:25

omg, pure shit ad.

bigbadfatmadafaka's picture 488 pencils
bigbadfatmadafaka | Sun, 2007-04-22 23:20

ok i respect that... but why is it a shit ad? Its insightful makes you think, its touching shows the human side of this character so loved and respected (not by me anyway) by some ppl. the concept is powerful...

the photoshop doesnt help it not 10/10 ill give you that.

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Minimum's picture 1496 pencils
Minimum | Mon, 2007-04-23 01:47

WOW! You just gave a long sentence. 50 words, that must be some kind of record for you. And wow, even words with 3 syllables.
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...and let the poets cry themselves to sleep. And all their tearfull words would turn back into steam

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...and let the poets cry themselves to sleep. And all their tearfull words would turn back into steam

loading...'s picture 26 pencils
loading... | Mon, 2007-04-23 17:59

maybe I would've written the copy with a Typewritter kinda character....but besides that it is a powerful campaign...

kingzeus's picture 138 pencils
kingzeus | Tue, 2007-04-24 02:21

touchy ad...

"to touch your client is to touch their heart"

iT-iS-i's picture 1731 pencils
iT-iS-i | Thu, 2007-10-11 05:51

Interesting chap this bigbadfatmadafaka...

iT-iS-i, like an upside down ! mark.

:: Put your ears against the ground so i can walk over what you heard::

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