The Story Behind Lego's Brilliant Print Ads From the Cannes Festival

Ogilvy Bangkok won three silver Lions for the campaign

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Lego makes some of the most delightful advertising around, and this series of print ads from Ogilvy Bangkok are just about perfect, from concept to execution.

The work, which won three silver Lions (in Print & Publishing and Outdoor) and a bronze (in Design) at the Cannes festival last month, shows kids literally envisioning their future careers by building them from the inside with Legos.

The tagline: “Build the future.”

See the ads below, and our chat with Ogilvy Bangkok below that.

“Lego’s ultimate purpose is to inspire and develop children to think creatively, reason systematically and release their potential to shape their own future.

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