Vision Foundation of India: Rope
Don't kill your eyes. Donate them instead.
If you don't donate your eyes at the time of death, you are literally letting them 'die' with you. So you are killing your eyes as you don't let them live on.
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Mumbai, India
Creative Director: Sumanto Chattopadhyay
Art Director: Payal Chugh
Copywriter: Delara Sidhva
Photographer: Avadhut Hembade
Illustrator: Ketan Raut
Controller, Production: Shirish Kunder
Special thanks to: Getty Images
Published: September 2008
34 Comments
way too literal. besides, there have already been a few personified eyeballs quite recently.
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/sky_tv_field
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/optica_caroni_war
Where to begin..? Bad photoshop, bad typography, bad idea.
Annya
www.auadesign.com
hmm, where do i begin about your portfolio...bad photoshop, bad illustration skills, bad typography, and only 8 projects from 2004 till 2008. hmm... it's very easy to pretend like you know shit and leave ugly comments. way to support your fellow designers and design community with your "constructive" critique...
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cargocollective.com/andrei
A little touchy aren't we?
What, no portfolio link from you?
I know what my skill set is. But thank you for adding it up for me.
I know that I would not be able to illustrate a pair of eyes hanging themselves on a tree, so I don't.
But if a designer or an agency chooses to do it, then they need to do it well or hire somebody who can.
And I am not saying I am eager for the job.
I leave a comment to a project posted for comments. This is my opinion as a viewer of the ad,
as part of the target audience and I am still entitled to an opinion.
By the way, thank you for your comment on my web site,
I agree that the use of dates on my projects could be unwise.
I will take the dates off.
Thank you
Annya Uslontseva
www.auadesign.com
touchy? wow, don't tell me that because of my comment you've made an assumption that i'm even remotely related to the creative team working on that campaign... and regarding my portfolio - i'll have to school you again...you know, if you call yourself a "designer", you must know, that RESEARCH is on the foundation of the job, and if you a "modern day" designer, you probably use "the Internets". So tell me, is it so hard to click on my user name to get to my profile??!! or is it your first time ever using and internet forum?
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cargocollective.com/andrei
Ok, now that you went out of your way to offend somebody, tell us how this ad works... That's what this site's for after all, isn't it?
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Attention potential suiciders,
Please donate your eyes
Other ppl like patients having terminal illness, old ages ones etc;
we are sorry
was that the msg ?
The operative big idea here is suicide, not killing. I like the art, but the concept is flawed.
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brandon
www.brandonknowlden.com
Agreed. If you want to get the point you're driving at, show killing, not suicide. The eyes committing suicide tells me that they don't want to continue living...which I think is pretty opposite of what you're trying to tell the audience. Might have been stronger to go with the other side of the coin on this one: living on rather than dieing.
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i was thinking more on the lines of "keeping your eyes healthy for donation" rather than "since you're gonna die anyway, why don't you donate them instead"
OK comments on the copy
Its VERY BAD
Firstly you dont donate your eyes when you die.
Then what's with starting the second sentence with, "SO"?
Lame ad
Very bad photoshoping..
I don't have any eyes to see it. What's the reason...?
izmild
http://uniquetvcomm.blogspot.com
Too much blood and realism on a piece that was supposed to sell hope.
The photoshoping is OK to me. But the typing should be more sensitive than this taken from a wisky bottle.
The client logo shouldn't be at the bottom of the ad?
If this wins I am gonna quit advertising.
Bull Shit
Ogilvy & Mather???? Mumbai????
Shit....man. Is Sumanta sleeping?
WOW!! Check out the nasty comments.
I often tend to give a few myself, but i really really like this campaign.
this idea
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/sky_tv_field
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this idea
http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/pepsi_max_lonely_calory_noose
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bad idea
O&M MUMBAI???????????? Can't believe it
greetings
overdone. the message isnt getting through but i wont say its bad... for its public service, and anything done for a good cause is good as long as it communicates atleast some thing
ga ga goo goo ga ga...
literal hahahah very bad
muy bueno chicos, pasen el mail del traba.
ughhh!
Holy Shit!
ughhh!
Holy Shit!
Totally Macabre. Makes me wanna save my eyes for my grave.
oh my GOD
Jeff
FUCK!!! THIS IS A REALLY BAD IDEA!
ugly, simply ugly...
WHAT???? WHAT???? IDIOT, IDIOT IDEA
PUAJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ!!!!
I want cry!!!! How can exist this ad
ESTO ES UNA VERDADERA MIERDA!
Dint lyk..