Most people hate adverts. Intrusive, deceptive and boring are just three adjectives commonly used to describe advertising and its omnipresence in modern society. Say what you like about the 30 hilarious print ads below, however, boring they certainly are not!
They all use humour to great effect in order to connect with an audience. Some are surreal, others gruesome, sexy and bizarre, but each one delivers an ingenious comic hit that you can’t help but take notice of.
Don’t forget to check out our previous post where we showcased another 30 hilarious print ads ;)
1. Listerine
2. Boecker: Don’t Let Them Get Comfortable
3. Pedigree: Against Bad Breath
4. Zoo Safari: Blend In
5. Lifebuoy: You Eat What You Touch
6. Bynolyt Binoculars
7. Rubik’s Cube: 25 Years and Still Going
8. Comedy Central: Not a Moment Without Comedy
9. Hut Weber: It’s the Hat
10. Lamborghini Tractors
11. Pattex: Long Lasting Glue
12. Mutual Community: After 70 Years we’ve Seen It All
13. Pfizer: Viagra
14. South Africa 2010: The new home of football
15. Alka-Seltzer: Hangover is Dangerous
16. Jeep: Bringing more people to more remote places
17. WWF: You Can’t Afford To Be Slow In An Emergency
18. Alien Vs Predator
19. Durex: Play Lubricant
20. Ambi Pur: Burst of Lemon
21. Dean’s: Surprisingly Mild
22. Durex: XL
23. Sauber: Absolutely Invisible
24. Paris On Prison
25. Sun Media: Size Is Nothing Without Precision
26. Fujifilm: Nobody Can Resist In Front of a FinePix
27. Cemex: Fast Drying Cement
28. DealerTrack: Tools For a Competitive Advantage
29. InlineCourier: Berlin’s Fastest Bike Couriers
30. Senior Citizen’s Ball: The Good Times Are Back
Your Turn To Talk
I hope you liked this post! Don’t forget to check out Part 1 for more hilarious print ads! Of course make sure you leave a comment below and tell us which ones are your favorites! :)
Author: James Adams
James Adams is a blogger and product analyst for a print cartridge supplier where he reviews hardware such as 362XL ink and writes posts about design, art and advertising.
All are great but ”Zoo Safari: Blend In” is awesome.
Thanks for the collection James:)
Nice selection, great!
haha some very funny advertisments here :) thanks for sharing!
All of these advertisements are cool & funny! And is difficult to choose one to be my #1 choice.
Keep up the good work!
#18 Alien vs Predator.
I’ll bet they talk like Shakespearian lovvies when nobody is looking
Wow! This is a really funny list :) great !
Great list…thanks for sharing.
These are AWESOME!!! Good stuff.
I will have to twitt this one, brilliant collection ! LOL… thanks !
Very funny!
Yeah really hilarious :D
These are absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing man!
haha these are awesome! thanks for the fun!!!
Great lice, nice selection
Fantastic. Particularly like the fast drying cement!
Brilliant collection! thanks for sharing.
cheers
Wonderful collection and its too funny to laugh out loud. Love these print ads
Great collection! Had a lot to laugh, thanks :)
Great selection, enjoyed the pug loaf!
really fine collection
Really nice list. I enjoyed durex XL, it´s sutble and fun. Thx
Absout fantastic stuff here hahaha Laughing out Loud
I enjoyed them all…but especially the one with the dog that looked like a loaf of bread and the one with the bird that passed out because the dog had bad breath!!
Oh man I needed a good laugh…Thanks muchoo
Running out the door to buy that toilet bowl cleaner!
# 9 is by far my favorite. The rest are just Ok.
#11 I dont Get It , The rest are great :)
LOL..very interactive & amazing
Great collection! Thanks for posting :-)
lol…no #28. The superficial element of some of these just makes it amusing. #9 #27
Your eye for art direction is superb! Please keep em’ coming. Your site is an excellent learning aid for young designers looking to learn the new wave of advertising art.
They are stuck together by glue and have been for some time, what’s not to get?
haha very funny! Great collection and well worth a visit… Just pinged a link to some friends :D
And I thought creativity was dead…….great to be so very wrong!
fantastic artwork, really lovethe bad dog breath one!!!