The more and more billboards that keep popping up, the more and more creative they need to be in order to capture viewer's attention. Check out these 10 very creative billboards from around the world!
Mr. Clean actually took advantage of stacked billboards in Argentina to get their sparkly clean message across of a mirror like clean.
Source: Ads of the World
Ice is the most potent and most dangerous amphetamine, not mention highly addictive with very harmful physical damage resulting in many cases. To create awareness, the Health Department actually created a "living " billboard which was changed every week to show the damaging effects of the drug over a two month period. A weed symbolizing the dangerous drug appeared to grow slowly taking over the billboard.
Source: Ads of the World
From an art school in the US, these outdoor wallscapes actually use construction equipment already in place to convey real gym equipment and spread the message of Powerhouse Gym.

Source: Ads of the World
A hair color line used this cut out from its billboard idea to empasize the variety of NATURAL hair colors they can offer throughout the different times of day.
Source: Ads of the World
This ad from BC Hydro, to promote being "power smart," reads: 25 old lights use more energy than 2,500 LEDs.

Source: Ads of the World
This billboard took a different shape from the standard rectangle to show the positive effects of the softener - soft and squishy.
Source: Ads of the World
The word “Homeless” is composed of 143 individual portraits of actual Denver homeless, shot over a four week period.
Two weeks later, half the faces in “less” are gone.
Two weeks after that, only the faces in “Home” are left.
Just like what the Denver Rescue Mission hopes to accomplish for its clients; putting them in a home.

Source: Ads of the World
Prestige Omega cookware used the pole of the billboard to show its strength.
Source: Ads of the World
These billboards from Asian paint display the names of the colors without writing a word. The message? Each color has a story to tell.
Chocolate - a dark brown paint:
Popsicle - A flirty pink paint:

Source: Ads of the World
The National Council Against Smoking ran these ads in South Africa to show the dangers of smoking.

Source: Ads of the World
What do you think of these billboards?
What's your favorite?
Seen any other creative messaging on billboards lately?
Amy Gifford
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Very Interesting!
Submitted on April 14th, 2008 by AnonymousVery Interesting!
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