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Samsung fakes its zoomed phone photos of Moon using AI
Mar 14, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Samsung recently got into the center of attention for all the wrong reasons. As it turns out, Samsung’s “space zoom” isn’t exactly a zoom feature….
This is why food ads cost tens of thousands of dollars to produce
Nov 21, 2022
Alex Baker
We’ve all seen them thousands of times, the ubiquitous fast food advertisement flickering across the screen for 30 seconds while we catch up with our…
Instagram is about to cram even more ads into your feed
Oct 5, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If you thought there’s no corner on Instagram without ads, you’re wrong, my good friend. Meta can always make room for more, and that’s exactly…
Spanish ministry in hot water over stolen images used for beach body ad campaign
Aug 7, 2022
Alex Baker
Three British women have made complaints so far when they spotted images of themselves used without their permission in a Spanish government campaign. The advertisement…
Law could soon force UK ads to label photoshopped bodies
Aug 3, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After Norway, the UK could be next to tackle the issue of unrealistic and harmful beauty standards. The Health and Social Care Committee found that…
Filmmaker makes a hilarious commercial to sell his girlfriend’s broken phone
May 30, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When you’re trying to sell your used gadgets online, you can increase your chances by adding some good photos and videos of them. But if…
The psychology behind the 10:10 in watch advertising photos
May 18, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
There are plenty of tips and tricks for making the best out of product photography. Other than gear, lighting, composition, and other photography-related strategies, there…
Burger King Germany’s stomach-churning photos are entirely real…but just for a day
May 16, 2022
Alex Baker
Currywurst and herring anyone? Or how about egg and banana? Burger King Germany’s latest ad campaign went viral after it caused confusion among non-German speakers….
TikTok lures creators to its platform by sharing ad revenue with them
May 9, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
If Instagram’s recent incentive had you to get off TikTok and post Reels instead, TikTok now has a counteroffer. Its new program, TikTok Pulse, is…
Dove uses deepfakes to highlight negative impacts of social media on teens
May 4, 2022
Alex Baker
“You wouldn’t say that to your daughter, but she still hears it online every day”. That’s the message coming from Dove’s latest campaign to educate…