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On average, Americans spend 10 hours and 50 minutes per week in their car, the 2019 Daily Ride Index suggests. That means we've all got plenty of time on our hands to look through the window and let our eyes rest on the landscape... until they settle on a billboard.

Zoom in, zoom out, these two seconds are where brands get the opportunity to convince you that you can’t live without trying a new bacon whopper. But while most of these so-called ‘out of home’ ads are tacky, way too bright, and plain boring to get us thinking about the thing they're selling, a few of them are the exact opposite.

So, this time we are off to a walk in the smart, creative, and ‘this is just brilliant’ billboard park where ads are like artworks themselves. Mind-bending, interactive, dimensional, reactive to weather, light or darkness, they totally mess with our senses. Let’s give a big round of applause to all the creatives drained from brainstorming benders and advertising agencies who managed to pitch their ideas to the clients, thanks to whom billboard advertising has now been made great again.

Psst! After you’re done, don’t forget to check out Bored Panda's previous post with 50 excellent examples of ingenious bus advertising and some more creative billboard ads at part 1.

#1

These McDonald's Billboards Double As Bee Hotels To Support Biodiversity

Two clever billboard designs showing a grass-textured McDonald’s ad and a billboard with mounted birdhouses by a roadside.

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    Excellent Billboard

    Billboard design with minimal text apologizing for budget spent on customer service against gray building background.

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    #3

    BBC’s Dracula Billboard Confuses People During The Daytime But Grabs Attention At Night

    Creative billboard design for BBC Dracula with stakes casting vampire shadow and emergency glass case for vampires.

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    #4

    This Tiny Ant-Man Billboard At A Bus Stop

    Small Ant-Man billboard design placed below a bus stop bench on a brick sidewalk, demonstrating clever advertising.

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    #5

    BBC World - See Both Sides O The Story

    Clever billboard design showing two contrasting scenes with the message see both sides of the story promoting BBC World.

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    #6

    Corona Oceans Week Billboard With Wave Made From Plastic Gathered In UK And Chris Hemsworth On The Surfboard

    Clever billboard design of a large wave made from plastic waste flowing from billboards with surfing images.

    Wieden & Kennedy Report

    #7

    Coca-Cola Hand Knitted Billboards In Serbia Using Traditional Knitting Techniques

    Clever billboard design resembling a traditional rug with a Coca-Cola logo styled as a dinner plate and utensils.

    McCann Serbia Report

    #8

    Sick Legend Of Zelda Street Art

    Clever billboard design featuring The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild mural lit up at night and visible in daylight.

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    #9

    LEGO 3D Billboard

    Lego billboard design with large 3D clouds made of Lego bricks against a blue sky in an urban setting.

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    #10

    Capsico Sauce: Burning Hot. Dabur, India

    Billboard design showing a hot sauce bottle with a burned hole to depict spiciness in a clever outdoor ad.

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    #11

    Denver Water Billboard

    Clever billboard design with minimal orange sign reading "Use only what you need" against city skyline background.

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    #12

    3m – Tape Holds Billboard

    Billboard design featuring duct tape roll peeling back, creatively showcasing clever billboard designs that grab attention.

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    #13

    Save Some Money And Save The Environment

    Clever billboard design for Sunchips using shadow effect to highlight solar energy theme on a large outdoor sign.

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    #14

    Clever Weather Billboard

    Clever billboard design mimicking a web browser window frame showing real-time weather reports in the sky background.

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    #15

    Red Hat - People-Powered Billboard

    Clever billboard design with red panels displaying synchronized messages about collaboration and teamwork outdoors.

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    #16

    Hotwheels Loop

    Creative billboard design featuring a Hot Wheels loop on a highway overpass attracting driver attention.

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    #17

    The Billboards That Came From Nature And Went Back To Nature For Toyota Prius Ad Campaign

    Three creative billboard designs for Toyota Prius made from sand, grass, and soil, showcasing eco-friendly advertising concepts.

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    #18

    Sea Shepherd Switzerland

    Clever billboard designs show endangered sea animals split across two panels urging protection before disappearance.

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    #19

    Haste Passes, Consequences Remain

    Clever billboard design showing a motorcycle crash and a man falling into a wheelchair, highlighting traffic safety awareness.

    Brazil is one of the recordist countries in motorcycle accidents in the world. Therefore, the importance of producing creative, impactful and efficient advertising campaigns have the goal of raising awareness, to educate bikers about traffic growing. After all, a thousandth of a second can have consequences for the rest of your life.

    Executiva Propaganda Report

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    #20

    An Ad In Warsaw, Poland

    Clever billboard design on a building featuring a 3D bicycle promoting the TV series Stranger Things on Netflix.

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    #21

    "See, I Can Draw The Sky..."

    Billboard design showing a girl in a red dress drawing the sky, illustrating clever billboard designs on a busy street.

    Archy Sinatrya Report

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    #22

    Saw This Sign Advertising A Black Hole Planetarium At The Liberty Science Centre. Definitely The Best Billboard I’ve Ever Seen

    Clever billboard design featuring a black hole graphic promoting the Liberty Science Center planetarium experience.

    clear channel creative team Report

    #23

    Coke Billboards That Point You To The Nearest Recycling Bin

    Clever billboard design for Coca-Cola features a hand integrated into the brand’s iconic red and white wave.

    Publicis Italia Report

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    #24

    The Milwaukee Brewers Have An Opening Day Billboard That Unravels A Little Each Day As The Season Approaches

    Billboard with rotating panels creatively revealing two different messages as a clever billboard design outdoors.

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    #25

    Billboard In Houston

    Large billboard featuring a realistic image of a bulldog lying down, showcasing clever billboard designs outdoors.

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    #26

    The Most Incredible Billboard Collaboration I've Ever Seen

    Clever billboard design showing a chainsaw cutting logs, creatively integrated with a collision repair ad below.

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    #27

    Ad For Panasonic's Nose Trimmer

    Billboard design using real wires as nose hair for a clever nose hair trimmer advertisement.

    Saatchi & Saatchi Report

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    #28

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    Clever billboard design for Star Wars at Disneyland featuring a 3D lightsaber effect breaking through the billboard surface.

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    #29

    Ipod Billboard Ad

    Clever billboard design showing an iPod with music albums flowing out, creatively promoting iTunes and iPod products.

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    #30

    Designers Used McDonald's Arches As Direction Markers To The Restaurants

    Clever billboard designs using bold red and yellow graphics with directional text for high visibility in urban settings.

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    #31

    The Way This Billboard Uses Its Pole To Make A Really Big Straw

    Clever billboard design showing blue lips sipping through a straw with sweet tea advertisement and Sprint branding.

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    #32

    Double Grill & Bar Creative Billboard Advertising

    Clever billboard designs showing a steak set on fire to create a grilled meat effect at different times of day.

    RA Voskhod Report

    #33

    Brilliant Ad

    Clever billboard design for Colgate showing toothpaste tube squeezing onto large smiling teeth.

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    #34

    Coca-Cola - Refresh

    Clever billboard design showing a Coca-Cola cup with text promoting refreshment on a bright red background.

    Moroch USA Report

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    #35

    KitKat Break Slogan

    Billboard design partially covered with plywood and a ladder, showing creative billboard elements in an urban setting.

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    #36

    TV Rain (Russian TV Channel) - Rain Will Wash Away The Lie

    Clever billboard design shows text washed away by rain, illustrating creative outdoor advertising and clever billboard designs.

    Dozhd means rain in Russian. That’s why we placed this simple message on a billboard: Dozhd washes away the lie.
    We just had to wait for the lie to be washed off - literally.
    For one month a web camera was streaming a video of the billboard on the main page of the channel’s website. When it rained, everyone would get a 50% discount on a subscription.
    Not a single national news media outlet mentioned the billboard.

    Voskhod Report

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    #37

    Naval Museum Billboard

    Clever billboard design for the Naval Museum of Alberta featuring a realistic ship periscope on a roadside billboard.

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    #38

    Earth Day's 2019 Theme Is "Protect Our Species". Even The Ones We Are Afraid Of! How Are You Respecting The Planet Today?

    Billboard design shaped like a 3D snake promoting Animal Planet with a creative and eye-catching pattern.

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    #39

    This Companies Campaign Utilizing Only Half A Billboard To Get Their Point Across

    Billboard design featuring a bright yellow fruit bar promoting half the sugar and full flavor with coconut water.

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    #40

    Funnel Campaign

    Clever billboard design showing a yellow Honda Fit car with oversized funnel and objects above, attracting attention in an urban setting.

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    #41

    When Leaving Early For Happy Hour Doesn’t Go As Planned

    Clever billboard design featuring Kraken Black Spiced Rum with 3D octopus tentacles extending from a city building.

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    #42

    Carnival - Current Temperature - This Billboard Ran In NYC From January To March

    Billboard design showing current temperature in the Caribbean as 83 degrees with Carnival logo on a clear day.

    Arnold Worldwide, USA Report

    #43

    Pond's Facial Wash

    Clever billboard design for Pond’s facial scrub showing a worker cleaning a giant pore-shaped cutout on a white billboard.

    Ogilvy & Mather Report

    #44

    The New Mini Incredibly Safe Billboard

    Creative billboard design showing a car with a seatbelt, highlighting clever billboard designs that stand out.

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    #45

    Rust Free Knife Ad In Vienna, Austria

    Clever billboard design featuring a large realistic knife on a rusty metal background catching passerby attention.

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    #46

    Calgary Stampede 3D Ad

    Billboard design with colorful 3D balloons and dart, creatively capturing attention in outdoor advertising.

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    #47

    Chilled Mars Billboard

    Billboard design showing a tongue reaching from a person’s mouth to a Mars bar in a creative outdoor advertising display.

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    #48

    Bojangles' Flour

    Billboard design showing a man throwing flour into the air, promoting biscuits made every 20 minutes.

    For a brand-building idea that would create some online buzz and engagement during last week’s NBA All-Star Weekend, LGA created an eye-catching billboard for Charlotte-based Bojangles’ Famous Chicken n’ Biscuits that simulates one of basketball’s most popular pregame rituals and the famous biscuits’ most important ingredient. The billboard celebrates the chain’s stars of breakfast – Master Biscuit Makers – by showcasing the dramatic image of a real biscuit maker tossing flour in the air like an athlete. To add to the action, the billboard periodically shoots simulated flour, using a fog machine, to signify that Bojangles’ bakes its made-from-scratch biscuits every 20 minutes.


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