Elephant Key to ALT's Tool Work

Inspiration meets innovation at Brandweek, the ultimate marketing experience. Join industry luminaries, rising talent and strategic experts in Phoenix, Arizona this September 23–26 to assess challenges, develop solutions and create new pathways for growth. Register early to save.

It’s difficult to say if the handyman or the elephant is the hero in new print work for Armstrong Industrial Hand Tools from Arian, Lowe & Travis.
The Chicago agency’s ads are intended to show the extreme situations maintenance men are called into. Putting the ad together meant trips to Germany and the Netherlands to work with a photographer known for his retouching ability, according to ALT’s creative head, Kevin Lynch.
A factory scene was shot in Germany, then a model of a boiler with an elephant’s rear end sticking out of it was set up in a studio.

AW+

WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.

Subscribe today!

To Read the Full Story Become an Adweek+ Subscriber

View Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in