Aha - flower ads

Toyota must have heard my search for flower ads. Here's their floral mural to celebrate the launch of the new Prius in the States.

They call it the Harmony Floralscape and is one of seven murals in Los Angeles.

Unfortunately, it's a pretty small picture so it's hard to see - can you tell it's a Prius? Is there a headline with it? Is there a real car nearby? Is there information about emissions?

I'll have to do some more searching I think...

Use your loaf

This artist has used loaves of bread to create a piece of art. What a fantastic medium to use for a bakery or sandwich shop.

Flower power

I've struggled to find many examples of flowers used in advertising. I thought this was nice though. If there's any form of footwear that will leave your feet smelling as fresh as flowers it's flip flops. What it fails to do, is tell me why this brand of flip flop is any better than another.

Of course, around the world people use flower petals as decoration. And I'm not just talking about throwing some rose petals around the bed, but full on pieces of art as seen in this Indian design.

The Spello Infiorata in Italy produces some incredible pieces of religious art. There are some lovely examples here: http://www.infioratespello.it/ And it's this style that's used in this Lichtenstein style piece.

It looks incredible and petals seem a versatile and impactful tool to use to get a marketing message across.