CR Blog

New Audi ads focus on the details

Advertising

Posted by Eliza Williams, 15 July 2011, 15:50    Permalink    Comments (10)

Back in May, BBH London released an epic two-minute ad for Audi exploring the Le Mans driving experience. Now the agency returns with a series of much shorter spots for the car brand - five ten-second animated ads that aim to express how much good stuff is squeezed into the small Audi A1...

The ads are a continuation of a campaign titled A Big Idea Condensed, that began last autumn with a series of print ads (shown on CR here). Three of the five ads are shown here, and each concentrates on one aspect of the car, such as its Bose speakers or its Xenon headlights. They were directed by John Robertson at Passion, written by Richard Mcgrann, Kevin Stark, Andy Clough, Adrian Rossi, Nick Kidney and Alex Grieve and produced by  Matt Towell and Ruben Mercadel.

 

CR in Print

Thanks for reading the CR Blog but, if you're not also getting the printed magazine, we think you are missing out. This month's bumper July issue contains 60 pages of great images in our Illustration Annual plus features on Chris Milk, Friends With You and the Coca-Cola archive.

If you would like to buy this issue and are based in the UK, you can search for your nearest stockist here. Based outside the UK? Simply call +44(0)207 292 3703 to find your nearest stockist. Better yet, subscribe to CR for a year here and save yourself almost 30% on the printed magazine and get Monograph.

10 Comments

Erm… the "epic two-minute ad for Audi exploring the Formula One driving experience" was in fact all about Le Mans. Where two of their cars crashed. Spectacularly. Audi don't compete in Formula One.

Anyway, nice ads continuing on from the print/billboard ads.
A
2011-07-15 16:31:25


@ A
Oops. Thanks for pointing out my error - have corrected.
CR ElizaWilliams
2011-07-15 16:36:20


it's a shame VW aren't committed to the environment
David
2011-07-18 09:36:50


Really like the whole motion style! couple of colours and dynamic frames.
Oscar Roca
2011-07-18 12:46:27


Really great adverts. Quick and to the point, nice style too. Job well done!
Stripeyhorse branding
2011-07-18 15:16:13


BBH at their best... seen them once and I know I will remember them tomorrow (for all the right reasons).
Roberto D'Andria
2011-07-18 18:04:19


Great post! really nice style - so simple and bright and such an obvious concept ..great!
Space & Time Design
2011-07-19 09:45:42


Motion style is nice, I like the sharpness of the color selection as well.
Sloan
2011-07-19 15:54:50


nice bit of Saul Bass style in there too
Yaan
2011-07-21 14:52:46


These work so much better than the earlier press xycoosions - Whomever did these should ask Sir John H 4 a pay rise of .05% spread over 3 years.
Grilla Login
2011-07-21 17:53:41


Tell us what you think

What happens with my feedback?

We no longer require you to register and have a password in order to comment, simply fill in the form below. All comments are moderated so you may experience a short delay before your comment appears. CR encourages comments to be short and to the point. As a general rule, they should not run longer than the original post. Comments should show a courteous regard for the presence of other voices in the discussion. We reserve the right to edit or delete comments that do not adhere to this standard.

Share This — Social Bookmarking

Get the RSS Feed
NULL