Billboardom: funny billboards and billboard creativity

Billboardom is a collection of funny, weird and otherwise creative billboards and billboard-like outdoor advertising.









Billboard with Skier

Tuesday, January 20, 2009



"A billboard that David&Goliath created for Mammoth Mountain ski resort."
-- thanks, Kristen

Giant Crossword Puzzle On Side Of Building

Thursday, January 08, 2009



A 100-feet-tall crossword puzzle on the side of a building in Lvyv (Ukraine). The puzzle is empty by day, with clues spread around the city's landmarks. At night, special lighting reveals answers.
-- via English Russia
 

 

Arby's Hijacks Billboards with Thought Balloons

Monday, December 15, 2008



Arby's (a fast-food chain) flies balloons with its logo in front of others' billboards in Atlanta. The chain's current slogan is "I'm thinking Arby's", naturally.
-- ads of the world

Billboard With a Hanging Man

Friday, December 12, 2008



Chinese samaritans were outraged  when they saw this billboard for a local mall featuring a hanging body and copy  "It's better to invest money here than put it into the stock market."
-- Ananova

McBillboard: Starbucks Takes It On the Chin

Thursday, December 11, 2008



McDonald's has erected a billboard in sight of Starbucks headquarters in Seattle declaring, "four bucks is dumb." -- full story

Painting iPods

Sunday, December 07, 2008



Painters create iPod nano wall mural ad.
-- top left pixel

Billboard of the Future: Subsidized Urban Living Module

Wednesday, October 29, 2008



Artists who came up with Aeroform think existing billboard structures can carry more than just corporate propaganda.

Bush Billboards

Tuesday, October 28, 2008



To mark the approaching end of a political era, Billboardom presents a collection of billboards featuring Our Leader (Orlando, 2004).



A billboard for Animal Planet in Buenos Aires.



Anti-Bush billboard in Phoenix.



A billboard for a liberal radio network (via lvb).



A billboard by Naked (NZ).



One of many anti-Bush billboards in Havana (see the fangs up close).



New York, 2004



Bush-Cheney campaign billboard, 2004



Georgia welcomes Bush, 2005


A billboard by the Obama campaign in Minneapolis-St.Paul, 2008.



A bit of culture jamming in Australia.



... and in San Francisco.



Little Brother is Watching, Boston



A billboard outside Crawford, Texas.



A billboard in Toronto.


  
A billboard for an Australian real estate company.


Hell Pizza in New Zealand.

"Just Kill It" Billboard

Monday, October 27, 2008



Wtf, you may ask? A theater play in Beijing.

Interactive Billboard With Game for Nokia

Sunday, October 26, 2008



An interactive bus-stop billboard promoting Nokia N95 with a memory game.



Billboardom: The Funny Billboards Blog is a companion to Advertising Lab and is a collection of creative and funny billboards and other outdoor / ambient advertising published since 2005.

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