Creative

Lamar Partners with Boys & Girls Clubs

Baton Rouge, LA – April 16, 2024 – Lamar Advertising, one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, today announced it has selected Boys & Girls Clubs of America as its In-Kind Partner for 2024. Beginning this month, Lamar will donate more than $2 million in Digital Out […]

No AI Imagery

We appreciate it when we hear from our readers.  Wes Frick has been contemplating an issue and as he moves forward he sent us this note explaining his concerns. BillboardDesign.com & Wes Frick Design is no longer using AI imagery in advertising campaigns. Even though it can make highly detailed […]

Rate This Ad by Rich Molinaro

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

Up to Something on the Three P’s of OOH Design

Todd Turner and Richard Molinaro of Up to Something gave an entertaining short course on out of home creative at the IBO conference.  You can access their talk at  http://uptosomething.agency/ibo-talk-2024 . Billboard Insider’s favorite slide is this one which reminds us that we need to be memorable, as well as clear.   To […]

Rate This Ad By Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]

A Speed Limit Can Determine Design

Distance and legibility matter most when it comes to billboards. They’re mostly experienced by the drivers that are passing by it. As a billboard designer, I’m constantly watching the billboards and really trying to experience them as if I’ve never seen them before. I think it would be very important […]

Rate This Ad By Wes Frick

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is provided by […]

Does Cracker Barrel Advertise on Digital Billboards?

In response to Cracker Barrel and Out of Home, a reader asks… I’m curious to what percentage of those are digitals if any? I think they’re pretty much a static driven marketing plan but interested if they do any digital? Does Cracker Barrel advertise on digital billboards?  Email davewestburg@billboardinsider.com or […]

How to Get Advertisers to Simplify Outdoor Campaigns

By Wes Frick How do I get clients to reduce the amount of information on billboard campaigns? I’ll tell you exactly how I do it. Step 1. Approach Shot Mockup If they’re requesting a busy campaign, place the artwork on an approach distance shot, and if they can’t read it, […]

Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham

Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]