Vodafone has embarked on a great mission of saving an extinct language as part of its latest campaign dubbed “Firsts.” The telecoms company is helping to revive the Mexican language Ayapaneco, currently spoken by only two people in this world, who appeared to be not speaking with each other because of a fight that happened a long time ago. The new campaign by Jung von Matt/Alster drives these two men together again, all to resurrect their dying language.
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Letters cause pain, literally—that’s the message behind MINI’s latest activation aiming to raise awareness about the threats of texting while driving. The auto brand collaborated with Publicis México to launch the “Words Can Hurt” campaign that included “injured” letter sculptures installed around Mexico City, prints, as well as a special application “’The Word Blocker” that turns off sound alerts on the users’ phones when they are driving.
Lewis Moberly has created the brand positioning, name and identity for the new gourmet food hall Experiencia Gourmet in Mexico’s leading department store, El Puerto de Liverpool. Lewis Moberly won the project in January following a global review of identity consultancies by the Mexican retailer. UK based JHP have developed the stores retail space in collaboration.
dENiZEN, introduced by Levi Strauss primarily as a brand for Asia-Pacific region, but later taken to the U.S. as well, has launched a new program targeted at ambitious young people, willing to spread the word about their start-ups. The brand is calling individuals and groups from China, Singapore, Korea, Pakistan, India and Mexico to come up with their inspirational and optimistic projects, which can benefit community in various areas, including filming, art, technology, music, sports or games. The most entertaining and smart entry will be selected by three judges and realized with the help of dENiZEN—so, it’s really worth trying.