But why is this a problem? Well, the vast majority of banner ads that we see on a day-to-day basis are quite simply boring. Most of them fail to catch our eye or have much of an impact on our lives. They’re just a burden to most of us.

Every now and again though, a banner ad comes along that not only captures our attention, but makes us laugh too. In this post, I’m going to highlight a few of the most creative and funny banner ads and hopefully, give you some inspiration for your own banner designs.

1. Discount Banner Printing – Leave It To The Pros

This ad from the UK based banner printing company, Discount Banner Printing offers the perfect example of both a funny and highly creative ad.

If you’ve ever had trouble getting your printer to work, I’m sure you’ll have felt like the guy in the banner ad above many times. This ad, entitled “Leave it to the pros” advertises the company’s products/services in an amusing fashion. It’s simple, but effective.

2. Wonderbra – Fits Naturally

This rather colourful yet minimalistic banner ad from Wonderbra uses a couple of half peeled oranges to create a funny and light-hearted representation of the way their product fits their customers.

There’s nothing more natural than the way the peel fits an orange, surely.

3. KissFM – Do You Remember?

KissFM, a UK-based radio station, created this ad to highlight the fact that radio isn’t dead, not even among the generation of iPod lovers.

It uses a clever and humorous approach of depicting an old-fashioned cassette tape as the well-known Star Wars character, Darth Vador. The tape is saying “iPod…I’m your father”.

4. Pringles – Hot & Spicy

I love this banner ad from Pringles, one of the world’s most popular potato chip brands as it’s not only extremely funny, but also extremely simple.

It was created to advertise their latest Hot & Spicy flavoured potato chips and as you can see, it depicts a guy eating Pringles and breathing fire into a hot air balloon. They must be seriously hot and spicy!

5. Bose – Noise Reducing Headphones

Bose is one of the world’s biggest brands in the audio equipment industry and one of their latest products is their range of noise cancelling earphones.

This ad shows a guy wearing these earphones whilst casually rowing a boat. The product appears to be doing such a good job that he can’t hear the thunderous waterfall behind him, much to his demise.

6. Olympus – Zoom

To advertise their brand of “Zoom” binoculars, Olympus created a series of exceptionally funny and highly creative banner ads showing a visual representation of their customers using the product.

In this example, you can see that the binoculars are so powerful, it appears as though the bird is right in front of the woman using the binoculars.

7. Denver Water – Hose Pipe Ban

A hose pipe ban is a pretty boring subject, but Denver Water managed to difficult task of advertising the ban in a funny and creative way.

The banner ad created by Denver Water is bright and colourful and features a hose pipe with a knot in it. The banner is funny and attention grabbing. Perfect.

8. Al Ain – Now Open Till Midnight

Al Ain is a zoo located in the Middle East and recently, they extended their opening hours to midnight each night.

The zoo created this humorous banner ad depicting two monkeys wearing sleep masks. It is midnight after all.

9. NutriBalance – Bad Food, Bad Dog.

In this banner ad, you see a woman’s husband returning home from work to find his wife in bed. He didn’t suspect anything until the dog realised there was a man hiding behind the curtains.

The ad runs the slogan “Bad food, Bad dog”. It’s simple yet extremely funny and creative.

10. Evian – Live Young

We all know how beneficial water is to our health but unfortunately, most of us don’t drink anywhere near enough of it.

So, this ad from Evian shows a visual representation of how drinking water can make us feel young. The humorous ad depicts a grown man wearing a t-shirt with a baby on it. Great.

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Most creative personnel tend to be affected by their overzealous effort to try being creative every day. Do they get better? Yes, they do for sure but not without the usual share of creative blocks, which however if rehearsed in a creative thinking process can lead to a solution.

So, what actually is the creative thinking process? Well, it starts with first defining the exact problem, then collecting information and gain knowledge, and then reason and analyze possible solution to the problem. And Voila! You just got over your creative block.

Now, it is important for you to identify what instigates and in which phase you have your creative block. This will help you find a solution as to what kind of creative block is causing the problem. Studies have shown that defining your creative block takes you half the way in defeating it. So, once you recognize in which phase you are intercepted with a block, and suppose it is defined that you are mostly troubled by emotional block – then it calls for you to take a break and focus on logical thinking process to solve the problem.

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One of the most challenging of the creative blocks faced by designers is the Intellectual Block, as it calls for rehearsals and refinement to combat it. This is so because an individual with intellectual block is perceived to have problems with strategy, inducement and communication. These problems in spite of not being precisely related to creativity can however influence your creative process.

Right Thinking Process is the Key

Creative people like designers are believed to be proficient observers with a great visual mind that allow them to put their visual thinking into analytic context. It is important to choose the right thinking process as that holds the key to restricting intellectual block. Some might be good at mathematical thinking, while other might have a flair for logical thinking. But, it is seen many a times that visual thinking proves to be a great asset to do away with creative block. After all, it is better not to focus on one specific form of thinking language.

Induce Flexibility in Your Strategy

It is seen that although we waste much time in making a strategy choice, it is finally often our intuition that makes us do the right thing at the right time. So, whether you are working individually or as a team, it is always good to follow your intuition at times and be flexibility with your strategy. Remember, flexibility is one of the key aspects of a brilliant designer and an outstanding manager. You should be proud of what you have strategized not to do alongside what you have done

So in case you ever find yourself in a situation where you yourself entrapped, it’s wise to stay rational and undermine what your possibilities. Make a note and jot down the good and the bad aspects of each solution. This is where flexibility work wonders during the creative thinking process.

Right Information is Crucial

Most of the time, lack of information and communication is found to be the reason for majority of creative blockages. So it is always effective to define the problem so that the correct information is sourced at the onset; because if in case some of the information received in incorrect, then it puts at risk everything you design – derailing the entire process.

Always prepare a set of queries for your design clients before you start with your project. Allow your clients to be more specific as to what their exact project requirements are. It is also equally important to have the right communication with your team members so that the expectations from the project are clear and the risk of errors is minimized.

Communication Skills is as important as Designing

When language proves to be inadequate for communicating an idea appropriately, consider resorting to mock-ups, wireframes, moodboards, etc. when pitching. Remember, designing is not only about creating great interface, it is also about selling your great idea – that involves having the right communication with your clients and customers.

However, it is also true that one of the worst possible creative blocks is experienced in having trouble with communication. Practice mock-conversations with the help of your fellow designers or in front of a mirror. Because it is practice that will make you perfect the art of communication.

So, are you ready to overcome your intellectual creative block? Do let us know if imbibing the aforementioned tips have proved to be helpful for you.

Author Bio: Ellis is a Digital Marketing Manager at leading Web & Mobile Apps Development Company. He is very much expert in Content Writing, Social Media Marketing and Online Reputation Management. Right now he is working for VITEB – Web Development Company; having expertise in Magento Website Development, PHP Web Development and Magento eCommerce Development.

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