2014 Winners & Shortlists

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BrandCOCA-COLA
Product/ServiceCOCA-COLA
EntrantMEMAC OGILVY Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryPosters
Entrant Company MEMAC OGILVY Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency MEMAC OGILVY Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Brief Explanation

We wanted to craft a poster that stands out through simplicity.

The Brief

The task was to create a poster that connects with our audience in a meaningful way.

How the final design was conceived

In the beginning, we had the idea of creating a poster that looks like branding from far away, slightly resembling a smile. Then, the closer you get, the more a message seems to appear. Until, up close, you can read it. We collaborated with a paper artist from Hong Kong who turned our words into art in a painstakingly elaborate way. We then photographed the paper art, and only color-corrected it because we didn't want to loose the hand-crafted feel of the artwork.

Indication of how successful the outcome was in the market

We received great feedback from our audience, and we even printed a special limited run of these posters as a giveaway.

Credits

Name Company Role
Ramzi Moutran Memac Ogilvy Creative Director
Sascha Kuntze Memac Ogilvy Associate Creative Director
Sascha Kuntze Memac Ogilvy Copywriter
Sascha Kuntze Memac Ogilvy Art Director
Kyna Mak Paper Artist
Tarek Shawki Memac Ogilvy Account Director
Ramadan Ibrahim Memac Ogilvy Retoucher
Naim Chidiac Photographer
Diana Alzubeidi Memac Ogilvy Typographer