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    Lego

    Agency: Blattner Brunner.
    Found at: AdverBox.

    TAGS: Blattner Bruner, Dinosaur, Lego, Print, Ship, Tank

    RELATED POSTS: LEGO outdoor,  Lego Outdoor #2,  Lego,  Lego,  

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    This entry was posted by Freddy, on Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 at 11:38 am and is filed under Print. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

    61 Responses to “Lego”

    1. Ben Requena Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 11:56 am

      Agency: FCB Johannesburg
      Photographer: Gerard Turnely
      Director: Brett Morris
      Copywriter/Art Director: Lance Vining
      Art Director: Charles Foley
      Awards: Grand Prix—Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival

    2. Nick Tasker (Jus'task) Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 12:25 pm

      This must be one of the best print campaigns in the world ever. Nick

    3. Nigel Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 12:36 pm

      Great stuff… and for me, better than that submarine - or whatever it was! - a month or so back. Yeah, the shadows are very explicit, but kids really do see all that detail - and more - in Lego. The ads are just trying to explain this to the adults so that they can “get” why their kids want more of the stuff…

    4. al Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 12:37 pm

      There’s another one of these in this series (aeroplane) at http://www.thefwa.com/adworld/adlego0606.html

    5. Will Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 12:47 pm

      this has been on a wall at my ad school for two years

    6. Scott Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 12:47 pm

      Ya, these are MUCH more effective than the submarine ad.

      Just as beautiful to to look at, but they get the message across clearly and quickly (which the submarine ad failed to do IMO).

    7. Yulia Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 2:04 pm

      Beautiful. But how can one make a bad ad for Lego? It’s a great kids toy that just has 3 billion cool concepts for it. It’s not like an itch cream or anything.

    8. Freddy (the other one) Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 2:55 pm

      Beautiful concept. It really captures what Lego is all about: Imagination.

      However, I am having a hard time to believe that Lego actually endorses advertising using a war theme (picture 3). As far as I know, Lego never went into actual war topics with its products. Not that they are overly pacifistic but they always stayed on the past (wild west, medieval) or future (sci-fi) side of the ugly.

    9. Jeremy Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 7:55 pm

      This is one of those gorgeous “Lurzers Archive” concepts that is also what I call a “shooting fish in a barrel” concept. Who ever gets a creative brief that simply states “Visually communicate the essence of Lego blocks”?. No one. You’re always going to be tasked with moving much product for the new Star Wars toy, or for the latest Bionicle set. I can barely FIND basic Lego blocks on the store shelves for my kid. I can’t imagine that Lego’s strategy is to move basic block sets anymore.

      I wonder more about how this ad originated. Was it actually requested by the client, or was it shown to them (and they were convinced to then run it)? I smell a situation designed to win an award at Cannes. With no actual marketing parameters/objectives to hold one back, it’s a lot easier to win at Cannes.

    10. Artifacts of imagination in a Lego ad at Market Anomaly Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 8:12 pm

      […] http://www.marketanomaly.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/08/Lego_dinosaur.thumbnail.jpg via […]

    11. kareno Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 8:46 pm

      Ooh these are really impressive. Simple and subtle. I hope kids haven’t ditched these for video games entirely.

    12. Dam Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 8:49 pm

      So simple yet so effective, i reckon these ads work great for kids aswell as parents, compared to the Hot Wheels ad.

    13. Chris Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 10:36 pm

      genius

    14. ray Says:
      August 1st, 2006 at 10:59 pm

      good stuff!

    15. ming the artmaker Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 12:07 am

      super wow!

      simple and nike-sque

    16. New York Punk Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 12:48 am

      I am not so sure it’ll win cannes. More like archive stuff. Also, the dinosaur one is really not as strong as the others.

    17. Moey Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 1:53 am

      impressive..

    18. Brutal Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 7:15 am

      VERY nice!

    19. ming the artmaker Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 9:17 am

      to new york punk,

      i think the dinosaur is the strongest.

    20. SidewalkPressed, used to be design*notes » Lego Goodness Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 10:12 am

      […] Words not needed to express how cool this ad is. See others at Advertising/Design Goodness. […]

    21. Von K Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 11:03 am

      Jeremy,

      The reason for showing the basic blockss isn’t to o sell a specific product, it’s reinforcing & building brand equity. Everyone knows those basic shapes as “Lego,” that’s why it’s so effective.

    22. innit? Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 11:17 am

      Great artwork - the concept is the same as the Star Wars Episode I poster with Anakin and Vader - a good idea.

    23. infobong.com » links for 2006-08-02 Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 3:32 pm

      […] Lego Advertising/Design Goodness Wow, these minimal Lego print ads really capture how the bricks stoke the imagination. (tags: toys advertising design awesome) […]

    24. Deanna Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 3:46 pm

      Love it! Totally perfect on the imagination of children and legos. It makes me think of the mutant animals my sister and I use to create with Legos.

    25. Jeremy Says:
      August 2nd, 2006 at 6:39 pm

      The ads reek of Roland Young. Give a shout-out if you know what I’m talking about.

    26. chrisdiclerico.com » Blog Archive » lego print ads Says:
      August 3rd, 2006 at 12:36 am

      […] Quite possibly one of the best print ad campaigns I have ever seen. FCB, Johannesburg absolutely stuns with this simple, perfect campaign for Lego. […]

    27. A.D.C.V. de Jujuy » El poder de la imaginación Says:
      August 3rd, 2006 at 1:13 am

      […] […]

    28. ELMANCO / Stefano Ricci Says:
      August 3rd, 2006 at 5:09 am

      It’s really a wonderful advertising… but for adult people!

      I think that many kids will not be hit for the ad, but i suppose in this case they are not the target

    29. Scamp Says:
      August 4th, 2006 at 9:35 am

      To me it says Lego is quite shit, as you can’t build anything like a real dinosaur with it, you just have to imagine that a couple of featureless blocks one on top of the other is a dinosaur.

    30. doobybrain.com » Reach out and take it - since 2002! Says:
      August 4th, 2006 at 10:16 am

      […] I really do love these Lego ads. The ads seem to capture the whole essence of the imagination going through a kid’s mind when they play with Legos. Simply brilliant! [via] […]

    31. The Emotional Pumpkin » Lego’s Says:
      August 4th, 2006 at 12:08 pm

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      August 5th, 2006 at 12:12 am

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      August 5th, 2006 at 12:29 am

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      August 5th, 2006 at 4:17 am

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    36. angex::audioslave Says:
      August 5th, 2006 at 4:30 am

      LEGO…

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    37. Criterion :: Diseño gráfico y editorial, recursos y enlaces de utilidad :: Says:
      August 7th, 2006 at 3:59 am

      […] Y este de Lego tampoco está nada mal. […]

    38. Brandon K Says:
      August 8th, 2006 at 6:41 am

      I know this post is getting old, but I hope to rectify something here. These ads ARE NOT from FCB, they are from Blattner Brunner, and were done before the Cannes work.

      Ben Requena, your credits are wrong, they are as follows:

      CD/ Jay Giesen, Dave Kwasnick
      AD, CW/ Derek Julin
      Photographer/ Tom Cwenar

      For any non-believers, check it out - http://www.derekjulin.com/ I work with Derek and this was the original concept. I coded this website when we were in college less than a year ago. Check out the advertising section, second row, third and fourth tabs. These are the original thought.
      –
      brandon

    39. Brandon K Says:
      August 8th, 2006 at 6:43 am

      Sorry, to clarify, the images above are Derek’s executions, not FCB.

    40. Ben Requena Says:
      August 8th, 2006 at 9:40 am

      Emailed Fredrick about corrections. I apologize for the confusion. A correction should be made shortly.

    41. nico Says:
      August 10th, 2006 at 6:12 pm

      Excellent

    42. Boris Says:
      August 11th, 2006 at 1:27 am

      Dinosaurs? Yawn, so cliché.
      Destroyer? Tank? Death and destruction anyone?

      Sad. Lego was always such a nice educational thing… what happened? :(

    43. Re:Generator Magazine’s Amazing Technicolor Dream Blog » As dry as a pommy’s towel Says:
      August 17th, 2006 at 8:26 pm

      […] Tyrannosaurus Lego. […]

    44. sosososo » Blog Archive » » LegoAdvertising/Design Goodness Says:
      August 19th, 2006 at 12:49 pm

      […] » LegoAdvertising/Design Goodness […]

    45. Stories By REL » I wish I’d done this ad Says:
      November 3rd, 2006 at 11:31 am

      […] At the Advertising Design Goodness blog, I came across a series of advertisements for Lego brand building blocks that reminded me that sometimes, you don’t need a word to tell a great brand story. […]

    46. Soo Says:
      January 2nd, 2007 at 8:13 am

      Simply amazing. There’s no end to imagination, which in a way os a key tool in abstraction, isn’t it? lovely.

    47. Michele Says:
      March 6th, 2007 at 1:24 pm

      I ALSO would to like to set things right as Brandon mentioned in an above post. These ads are from Blattner Brunner by Derek Julin, my future son-in-law ( we hope !!!) . They were done long before the Cannes work that was mentioned above. I kindly ask that you correct your post Ben. Thank you. Derek is multi-talented and one of the humblest people on earth. He has worked VERY hard and has never had anything handed to him. I have known him for 8 years and am very proud of him. Excuse the gushing —- but this guy deserves tons of accolades.

      ALSO, I just love this ad. It talks to you and makes you remember a kid’s vivid imagination. It is brilliant !!

    48. levi Says:
      April 30th, 2007 at 1:38 am

      imádom a legot!!!!!!!!!!!!

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      September 24th, 2007 at 8:09 am

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    51. Re:Generator Magazine » Blog Archive » As dry as a pommy’s towel Says:
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      […] Tyrannosaurus Lego. […]

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    54. Maox Says:
      October 19th, 2007 at 6:22 pm

      Sheer brilliance. Also, makes my heart melt. So spot on.

    55. Ponder Marketing » Blog Archive » Clever Lego ads Says:
      October 20th, 2007 at 9:52 am

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    56. wisselend tij Says:
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    57. xurde.info :: a thousand tips to be a boring guy » the sweety taste of lego advertising Says:
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    58. Jim Says:
      December 19th, 2007 at 3:08 pm

      The funny or maybe ironic thing is, that Lego barely sells these basic bricks anymore and relies on their themed sets, which leave little to the imagination. If you look at their sets in the store, a set will barely contain any real lego bricks and be all specialty pieces. I hope that this new advertising campaign is an indicator that they are on a move back to including bricks that have a variety of uses (such as the ones in the images above). - from a extremely serious Lego collector

    59. Magnetic Signs Says:
      January 11th, 2008 at 10:03 am

      As a kid who grew up playing with legos, this ad stirs notalgia and reminds me how legos can be a very creative outlet for a child.

    60. Han Says:
      January 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pm

      just beatiful concept!!
      amazing~!!!!
      oh my goodness!!!!!!!!!!

    61. Jackson Fish Market » Lego Ads Says:
      April 25th, 2008 at 10:53 am

      […] Excellent Lego ads. They look to me like something an agency might do for a vodka brand. Posted on April 25th, 2008 in Interesting […]

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