Wednesday, July 3, 2013

PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center

I'm back to report the raw video effort did turn into something more colorful, and went from primitive to professional (see previous post Bullying Prevention). We produced this video which was used at this year's PACER Center's Annual Benefit with Jay Leno supplying the entertainment.


More to come.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

This Ad Has a Secret Anti-Abuse Message That Only Kids Can See



Everyone thinks ideas are sexy. And they are. But you want to know what is sexier? Execution. The strategy behind having one ad that can engage two audiences with two simultaneously different experiences shows the power new technology brings when utilized correctly. Another article that highlights digital signage and technology today is The Changing Times of Digital Signage.

Gizmodo details the making of the ad: "In an effort to provide abused children with a safe way to reach out for help, a Spanish organization called the Aid to Children and Adolescents at Risk Foundation, or ANAR for short, created an ad that displays a different message for adults and children at the same time.

The secret behind the ad's wizardry is a lenticular top layer, which shows different images at varying angles. So when an adult—or anyone taller than four feet, five inches—looks at it they only see the image of a sad child and the message: "sometimes, child abuse is only visible to the child suffering it." But when a child looks at the ad, they see bruises on the boy's face and a different message: "if somebody hurts you, phone us and we’ll help you" alongside the foundation's phone number.

The ad is designed to empower kids, particularly if their abuser happens to be standing right next to them. And while this is a great and worthwhile use of lenticular images, how long will it be before toy companies start doing to the same thing to hawk their products directly at kids?"