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Here's to the Crazy Ones
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Here's to the Crazy Ones

Apple · 1997

Agency
TBWA\Chiat\Day
Campaign
Think Different

Analysis

A black-and-white image of Pablo Picasso appears in Apple's Think Different film. The campaign associates the computer brand with people who changed their fields.

Cultural associationPortrait montage

Why it worked

The recognizable artist supplies a meaning that the brand can connect to invention. The restrained treatment keeps attention on the person.

Lesson

Use cultural references that support one clear customer identity.

Image source

© Apple. Shown for study and commentary.

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