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Palestine: Dying to Live

November 25th, 2007 Zeid Nasser (Admin)

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This is a campaign from 2002 which never ran. It was created by a voluntary group of Jordanian advertising and marketing people, highlighting the hopes of Palestinian children, who like any children across the world just want a chance to realize their dreams in life.

Check out the official campaign website.

Entry Filed under: Agencies,Campaigns,Controversy,Creative,Jordan

http://moeys.net Moey

zaid, please check http://moeys.net/2007/11/26/team-yr-amman-messes-up-with-orange/
http://beesan.blogspot.com/ bisan

Those are very nice pictures.. very creative .. good luck in whatever you do
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

Nice concept, bad execution
biteme

Hi restless, it’s very easy to judge (and I know that many times people have asked you about your credentials to judge), but I just have to ask, when you say “nce concept, bad execution” what do you mean, I think you should justify it so people understand your comment. I dont agree with you by the way, but that’s just my opinion…thanks man, and dont take it the wrong way…
dean

Don’t take ‘restless seriously. Restless has similair negative remarks in most of the posts in the blog.
biteme

Dean, I’ve followed restless comments on many blogs, and its not that I am offended by them, i think everyone is entitled to their opinion, just trying to find out what he / she defines as “bad or good executions”
Zeid Nasser (Admin)

it seems some bloggers find this campaign interesting. Here are some of the blogs that have already linked to it:

http://theblong.fr/wordpress/archives/695

http://theblong.com/wordpress/archives/580

http://pinkmaniacs.h-art.it/archives/694
biteme

too bad (personally) I wont understand a word of any comments on those blogs
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

Dean i have negative remarks toward what’s is bad (in my opinion) .

Biteme, i really like the concept behind these ads but i still think that the execution is not that good meaning:

1- I don’t like how they placed the main line on the photo its kind distracting
2- I don’t like the how they colored the heroes using one color (taken from the Palestinian flag ), it would have been much better if they used a well known photo of them with its real colors
3- I don’t like how they are forcing the flag colors in every single element ,I call thisâ€ too much unnecessary
repetitionsâ€ because the flag is already there!
4- there are too much copy whether it was the main headline or the body copy ( only simply line is enough to deliver the message)

other than that all is fine.

Thanks.
biteme

You are right about it being loaded with text, but I think that given the timing right after the eruptions in Palestine at the time, there was a lot that had to be said. Zeid, I can’t remember what the website URL was but if you can share it, I think everyone would have a better idea of what was behind the campaing. For the record, it was one of the first and only times, all the agencies came together in such force, and maybe that’s why we all look at it so proudly:) Thanks for clarifying your points RESTLESS, i dont agree, but everyone has an opinion:)
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

biteme are a designer?
Zeid Nasser (Admin)

I couldn’t remember it either.

But a quick web search delivered it:

http://www.dying2live.com/
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

biteme are you a designer?
biteme

no pride myself on being a GM and a trouble maker, right ZEID:)
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

sorry but GM of what ?
=R3@V3R=

Nice ads. I hope they can help with the Palestinian cause.
Just_a_guest

GM of JUDO

FYI “restless” GM is GRAND MASTER
biteme

a small agency (sorry for delayed response), In the same way you keep annonymous we’ll leave names out of it…
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

ok biteme ,, good luck with what ever you are doing .. see you in another post
Zeid Nasser (Admin)

Yes, biteme’s agency is tiny.
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

Zeid, how tiny it is?
biteme

About 72 of us:)
Zeid Nasser (Admin)

But you know, size isn’t everything …..

Biteme’s agency also had creative work when it was 5 people.

And, to this day, the best creative work in the region is not related to agency size.
Just_a_guest

So since size isn’t everything.

Biteme, what’s your size of creativity?
biteme

didnt understand the question “what’s your size of creativity?”
http://www.ragejoadv.com restless

its not the size, its the Effectiveness yes i agree …
Just_a_guest

well, how many innovative ideas? how many creative evolutions?
so, what is the size of your creativity?
biteme

Who determines what an innovative idea is? what is a creative evolution (the process or the end result)? What are the measurement parameters of the total size? I dont get your questions sorry…:(
meedo29

Karim Beethoven is writing in a closed notebook !!

Badly done…
Fred

Restless ….Biteme is Amre Husseini GM of Publicis Graphics there in Jordan.

He also operates under Lions Rules and sometimes Amre when he wants to be constructive and nice.

Although this happens very rarely.
DamionKutaeff

Hello everybody, my name is Damion, and I’m glad to join your conmunity,
and wish to assit as far as possible.

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