Princess Leia, Coppertone Girl

I was digging through my saved files and came across this gem that I always meant to post, Princess Leia in a old-school Coppertone ad, but with a decidedly more adult geek flare. (Copper-Tatooine by Casey Weldon, prints here)

Previously on Popped Culture...

Help Me Everything Bagel! You're My Only Hope

The Star Wars Princess Bride — Inconceivable!

Betty White as Slave Leia Wielding a Flaming Chainsaw While Riding a John Ritter Centaur

Fake Vintage Japanese Ad Characters

Take that, Mr. Sparkle! Juan Molinet has designed eight faux Japanese mascots for, as he puts it. "just for the fun of it."

Above: Haneda Tonkatsu Co.
Below: Hokaido Industrial Sushi Food Co.


Previously on Popped Culture...
Japandering Celebrities
Princess Robot Bubblegum!
Konnichiwa, Dissected Domo

Mad Mr. Men

When this came out last year I was amused because of the Mr. Men reference but I wasn't watching Mad Men at the time. Now while sitting in front of the TV and nearing the end of Season Two I remembered The Poke's take on these advertising icons. They nailed Sterling.

Previously on Popped Culture...

Mr. Watchmen

Mr. Men: Song Edition

Mr. Tee & Little Miss Wonder

TA2:: Vail Resort TV - Crispin Porter + Bogusky Colorado

Tattoo's latest adventure in Sound Design brings us to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado for the newest Vail Resort TV spot from Crispin Porter + Bogusky [US].

AGENCY: Crispin Porter + Bogusky Colorado
SENIOR INTEGRATED PRODUCER: Aaron Kovan
ASSOCIATE COPYWRITER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Matt Talbot
ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR / CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Andrew Lincoln
DIRECTORS: Purchase Brothers
SOUND DESIGN: Tattoo Sound + Music

TA2 BREAKING NEWS:: TYSON KUTEYI JOINS TATTOO!

Award-winning Producer, Composer, Recording and Mixing Engineer Tyson Kuteyi joins Tattoo Sound + Music's director roster. From K'naan to Ginuwine to Nelly Furtado, Kuteyi's mad mixing skills have kept him at the front of the soundboard for a plethora of North America's finest musical talent, as well as being the ad industry's right hand man for session compositions and mixes. Watch this space for more news on Kuteyi's arrival.

Many welcomes to you, Ty guy.

TA2:: Audi Quattro Magnet Cars

Check out Tattoo's latest original composition for Audi Quattro Magnet Cars. From Agency Lowe Roche: "The legendary Audi quattro all-wheel drive system sticks to the road like nothing else. Super-powerful rare-earth magnets were attached to miniature models of Audi vehicles, which were then stuck on metal surfaces in the midst of the crowds attending the Toronto International Film Festival. After people have struggled to pry the cars free, they see a message on the bottom of the car: 'Nothing sticks like quattro.'"

AGENCY: Lowe Roche
Copywriter: Michael Takasaki
Art Director: Glen D'Souza
Music & Sound Design: Tattoo Sound + Music

Look At Your God, Now Look At Me, Now Back to Your God

Sadly, your god's not me but with Great Old Spice Body Wash, He, She or It can smell like me. (From Gods Playing Poker via Neatorama)

Previously on Popped Culture...
Cthulhu And Hobbes
The Tweet of Twithulhu
Santa Cthulhu

TA2:: TIFF

They say there are only seven basic plot lines in the realm of storytelling, and every movie we see, book we hear or story re-told is a variation of these seven prime plots. This has always posed an interesting predicament for screenwriters and filmmakers - how do you make something original when it's been done 300 times before?

Cue RBC's campaign for TIFF 2010. Copywriter Chris Joakim and Art Director Mike Donaghey of BBDO Toronto took three basic & overdone plotlines, twisting them into a hilarity of re-telling goodness. Encouraging the creative innovation of the works in TIFF, the campaign is based on seeing something absolutely original. Music & sound design by Tattoo Sound + Music.








AGENCY: BBDO Toronto
Copywriter: Chris Joakim
Art Director: Mike Donaghey
Music & Sound Design: Tattoo Sound + Music

TA2:: Drive Change with Kia

Tattoo's latest highlights Kia's Drive Change program, a campaign centered around the brand's commitment to social responsibility. Read more about the campaign here.

AGENCY: David & Goliath
Creative Director: Israel Diaz
Copywriter: Greg Buri
Art Director: Basil Cowieson
Music & Sound Design: Tattoo Sound + Music

Sugar Smack: What Kids Crave

I know it's a damning of the food industry and how it preys on kids, but I'm so tired these days I'm pretty sure I'd eat this at breakfast. (Sugar Smack by Ron English)

Previously on Popped Culture...
And God Created Sugar
The Breakfast Cereal Club
Cereal Monsters 

Tonight - Films that Move: Lemonade

Tonight is the Toronto premiere of Eric Proulx's debut film project, Lemonade.

"More than 130,000 advertising professionals have lost their jobs in this Great Recession. Lemonade is about what happens when people who were once paid to be creative in advertising are forced to be creative with their own lives."
More info here.


Get FREE tickets here.

Short Attention Span Wins Best Branded Entertainment Award at The CNMAs

Short Attention Span, the Critic-Cal track created for the Canadian Film Centre's Worldwide Short Film Festival has just won the Best Branded Entertainment award at the Canadian New Media Awards.

The track was composed by Tattoo's Tommy Zee specifically for the campaign.

More info on the CNMAs here.



AGENCY: doug
COPYWRITER: Andre Bell | ART DIRECTOR: Solly Bulbulia
TRACK DIRECTOR & COMPOSER: Tommy Zee
VIDEO DIRECTOR: Tamir Moscovici

Advertising on Flies!

Has PETA released a statement yet?

Advertising on Flies!

Has PETA released a statement yet?

Street Installations: Mark Jenkins

This man fully understands the potential of a mannequin.
More here.