There’s a company that advertises in our local newspaper that features horribly photoshoped squirrels in their ads. A co-worker knew i liked was madly in love with squirrels so she started saving the ads for me. This was thanksgiving last year. So now I present to you a lovely series that will shock and amaze you. I must warn you that some of these are not for the timid at heart. (the live tracing and exposed anchor points are not for young eyes to see!!!)
How it (probably) all happened…
Hey (says CEO to lowly paid designer) I have an idea, horribly photoshop some squirrels, and turn it into an ad campaign! It will be brilliant and memorable, and eventually someone will blog about it! Then we will be famous on the internets!
Thanksgiving Squirrel
This one is just freaking creepy. Headswap!!!
Snowman Squirrel
Still kinda creepy, but not as creepy as Turkey Squirrel…
Indiana Jones Squirrel?
I dont quite get this one…
Artist Squirrel
Poker Squirrel
Wrinlky Motorcycle Squirrel
Nascar Squirrel
Mothers Day Squirrel
Fathers Day Squirrel
Frustrated Tax Squirrel
Graduate Squirrel
2x Rainy Squirrel
Canoeing Squirrel
Sailor Squirrel
Patriotic Squirrel
Army Squirrel
Drunken Golf Squirrel
Ragbrai Squirrel
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John MacMenamin says:
Thats amazing!
Floated.
And I love squirrels!
July 25th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Neko says:
I have this strange urge to nest in a tree and eat nuts
July 25th, 2008 at 6:16 am
C next door says:
I’m so happy I could contribute to this masterpiece of a collection!
Poker squirrel is still my fave!!
July 25th, 2008 at 6:26 am
mike says:
Poker Squirrel is pretty awesome, but wouldn’t he be playing with nuts? Or do the chips just REPRESENT nuts?!?
July 25th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Kevin M. Scarbrough says:
On one level, you have to respect their consistency in branding. The squirrel being the adhoc (no pun) icon for the company ensures you know (and on some level can’t wait to see) what they will do for the next holiday and/or general ad.
On the other side of the same coin: hahaha!
July 25th, 2008 at 10:33 am
CreativeNotice says:
Wow. They are consistent. Some are even clever. I not sure they sold me though.
July 25th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
liam says:
lol nice collection, the life jacket one and the turkey are quite bad yeah
July 25th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
James says:
Haha, what an excellent collection.
July 26th, 2008 at 8:43 am
James Kurtz III says:
Indiana Jones squirrel FTW!
July 26th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Dale says:
Definitely memorable.
These ads hit the spot for their market. They’re not aiming to win design awards, nor should they – it’s gutter-cleaning for pete’s sake.
My personal motto is ‘make it simple, make it loud (sometimes ugly if needs be) and make it memorable’ and you’ll stand out and have a better chance at selling it.
I love the idea of my personal Indiana Jones squirrel man searching the clutter of my gutters
July 26th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Alberta says:
Great fun! I think a Mardi Gras squirrel saying “Laissez le clog-free temps roule” would round out the campaign nicely.
July 27th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
Erika says:
Not only do I LOVE Indiana Jones squirrel, I think the Mardi Gras squirrel suggestion above is the BEST. LOL!
July 28th, 2008 at 8:40 am
B.McGuigan says:
Wow, I never knew our furry little friends were so talented…
*just a little suggestion about your site – the black type on the wood background is incredibly hard to read
August 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pm
Morgan Grimshaw says:
BEST AD CAMPAIGN… EVER
October 28th, 2008 at 10:37 am
G says:
Actually, I know we only get the low-res web version, but I think some of those were done quite well, definitely not bad enough to warrant a “horrible” review. It looks like the designer put some time and effort into them (Indiana Jones, Painter Squirrel)… although, at the life-jacket and on it gets pretty crappy (excluding the golf one) and the turkey and snowman one are a little choppy. Maybe he/she was going for a lo-fi look and just failed?
November 18th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Eva Vesper says:
That is the funniest thing I have ever seen. Whoever came up with all these photoshopped squirrels must be an interesting person.
And what does a squirrel have to do with cleaning your gutter?? Strangest thing yet.
December 4th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Jason Lengstorf says:
Canoeing Squirrel is troubling…
That life vest isn’t safe at all!
-Jason
December 29th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Mikey says:
These are awesome. Wouldn’t it be fun to see you recreate them with the better skill set? A makeover of sorts. Before & After.
February 28th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Duncan says:
Haha! just Dugg this awesome blog! made me laugh out loud that everyone around me thinks iv gone nuts (sorry 4 pun).
Squirrels ROCK!
March 5th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Vince says:
These are just pure awesome!
Also, horrible? I beg to differ, these are perfect!
March 13th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Jeff Fisher LogoMotives says:
Excellent!
March 21st, 2009 at 8:28 am
dotcalm says:
I think the golfer squirrel is the most “natural” looking one doing the most unnatural activity… they would never hit a ball, they pick it up, carry and bury it for winter!
March 21st, 2009 at 9:16 am
Joel Gunz says:
My favorite is the sailor squirrel with the cartoon smile.
March 21st, 2009 at 9:17 am
Andrew Price says:
These aren’t horrible at all. Infact, as far as newspaper adverts go these are above par.
As Dale said, this is an example of excellent marketing. Sqirrels… it is simple and memorable.
April 18th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Julia Sifers says:
I sense the dawn of an internet meme…hmmm, the domain name is still free.
May 22nd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Kelly B. says:
I almost feel bad about laughing at the “workmanship” since I’m sure that the person who created them is likely pleased with the finished product. For serious Photoshop fanatics like myself “horrible” is most certainly a great adjective, but I will admit there’s a certain charm to every image and I applaud the creativity despite the rudimentary use of PS.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Mags says:
I am truly horrified by Thanksgiving Squirrel.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Ted Rex says:
Posted a link to this page in my daily design blog:
http://designthoughtfortheday.blogspot.com/
Great collection!
Ted
October 19th, 2009 at 6:57 am
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October 31st, 2011 at 11:25 am