You might have spotted on the BBC website the new christmas poster campaign by the Churches Advertising Network continuing the revolutionary theme from the che guevara poster. There is a Q&A about it here. What do you think? Not your conventional christmas image. I am kinda liking it.
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Somehow I like this one more than the che one. The Che poster was great in concept – Jesus as the iconic and subversive revolutionary – but weak in execution. ‘Meek, mild – as if’ was a bit crummy. This one is less obvious, more intriguing and closer tied to the Christmas story that people know. Subtle is good.
I thought the Che idea was quite clever, subverting every student’s second favourite poster (after Marley). This one feels like a further play on the Che idea, so it’s kind of one step removed. If it didn’t mention the 25th you wouldn’t know what it was. Interesting choice of face though – there’s a sense of purpose, seriousness – a child on a mission. Quite an intriguing image.