Jill Harness
Cool Billboards
by Jill Harness - February 22, 2010 - 9:05 AM

pigeons-vs-razors

I know I’m not the only one who’d be extremely disturbed after seeing the above ad that was actually used in Germany. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it made a few children cry, even if the pigeons were only plastic. Regardless, it is certainly an effective ad, even in today’s media-saturated world, and it’s included in the Web Urbanist’s list of Creative Billboard Advertising Campaigns.

As cool as these billboards are, they aren’t always consequence free. I remember when I was a kid and San Diego got its first clever billboard like this. It was a 3D cheeseburger that emitted real steam. So many people thought the billboard was on fire that they eventually had to shut it off.

See Also: 9 Innovative Outdoor Ads

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Comments (8)

  1. I think the razor ad is hilarious!

    posted by Chris on 2-22-2010 at 10:53 am

  2. Awesome article with the billboards, love it!

    posted by Sarah in CA on 2-22-2010 at 12:13 pm

  3. In-N-Out Burger ROCKS!!!

    I loved that billboard that ‘steamed’!

    posted by Jim on 2-22-2010 at 12:24 pm

  4. Would be funny if there were peoples fingers on the ground too. You know everyone that walks by, touchs the thing.

    posted by Joe Cleveland on 2-22-2010 at 12:37 pm

  5. Awesome article! But the piegons are ruber, according to the website.

    posted by Sara in AL on 2-22-2010 at 12:42 pm

  6. Sara, rubber is a type of plastic.

    posted by Jill H on 2-22-2010 at 12:50 pm

  7. Jill, not correct. Rubber comes from trees, plastic is a synthetic polymer. There is a synthetic type of rubber, but to say that the one derives from the other is not correct.

    posted by Richard S on 2-22-2010 at 1:28 pm

  8. Thanks for the clarification Richard. :)

    posted by Drina Lu on 2-23-2010 at 5:53 pm

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