AdDistortion

If anyone's interested in reading about subvertising, I wrote a whole PhD about it, including this article which talks about the history, politics and imaginations of subvertising. Open access here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.117…

The third installment in our guest blog series, Bad Publicity, is now available to read 🙌 We review the work of @ThomasDekeyser to understand how surveillance tech integrates outdoor advertising into the urban environment to push us towards consumption. adfreecities.org.uk/2023/08/plugge…

As someone who used to work as an advertising strategist for Toyota (at Saatchi & Saatchi), and left the job to do a PhD on subvertising, I'd give a lot of money to sit in on the internal crisis meetings right now.

Subvertising teams across Europe have taken aim at #Toyota and #BMW for misleading adverts and anti-climate lobbying. 400 car billboards have been hacked and replaced in 14 cities. ✊ brandalism.ch/projects/toyot… #BeyondZero #BanFossilAds #BrusselsMotorShow / 1

I suspect this may attract some of the neighbourhood's subvertisers. twitter.com/davidrkadler/s…

These #BoycottQatar2022 posters have started appearing on trains recently.

"a spectacular fire has broken out in Schaerbeek, Brussels. No casualties to mourn." 🔥🔥🔥 subvertising as part of the 'ZAP games' (zapgames.net) currently taking place in Brussels.

Seen in South London Three Prime Ministers in Three Months Deary, Deary Me! #GeneralElectionNow The Meaning Transformation Guild adhers to Reithian principles: please only look closely after the watershed.

"shot on iphone" anti-police brutality poster spotted on NY advertising space.

Graffiti on billboard in Iran: “We are no longer scared, we will fight you.” 🔥🔥🔥

"Make your workplace better, Unionize" Seen in the subway in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

why do they insist on making subvertisers' lives so easy? like, it's literally the world's top plastic polluter?!

@AlexBoothe92 @TheDrum Oh no! Not commercial implications for some of the world's most profitable media businesses!

This vandalism has commercial implications for clients, OOH media owners, & adds to the workload of already overworked media agency staff. It's infuriating. Brandalism calls out agencies as it takes over billboards to criticize airline ads thedrum.com/news/2022/09/2… via @TheDrum

"All Cats Are Beautiful" Unauthorized bus stop posters seen around Portland, Oregon

Massive subvertising action by @dontpayuk today on the London Underground. 100s of posters were installed to say it loud and clear: we're not paying for their profits.

The moment when Iran protesters rip down a billboard of Khamenei, the 'supreme leader' of Iran. They've been protesting since Mahsa Amini was killed by the 'hijab enforcement patrols'.

⚡ Groups across Europe & the UK have put up hundreds of spoof adverts to denounce the climate impact of airline ads & airport expansion If you are in the UK, ask your local authority to #BanFossilAds 👉action.wearepossible.org/page/71823/act… Artwork by Lindsay Grime spotted in London

just typed the link on the sticker and it takes me to this online random game? Why is that sticker there? Why does it say 'signed: fragments'?

and what on earth does this mean?!

There's genuine beauty in a vandalised digital advertising screen.

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@GraffitiRadical Looks good at night too

Vandalized electronic ad in London commemorating the Queen