OPEL "7 METERS"

TitleOPEL "7 METERS"
BrandOPEL AUTOMOBILE GMBH
Product/ServiceAUTOMOBILE
Category B01. Posters
Entrant HEIMAT Berlin, GERMANY
Idea Creation HEIMAT Berlin, GERMANY
Additional Company HEIMAT Berlin, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Guido Heffels HEIMAT, Berlin Chief Creative Officer
Matthias Storath HEIMAT, Berlin Chief Creative Officer
Nicolas Blättry HEIMAT, Berlin Creative Director
Lukas Kölling HEIMAT, Berlin Art Director
Ramona Hartman HEIMAT, Berlin Art Director
Ricardo Distefano HEIMAT, Berlin Managing Director
Larissa Huhnekohl HEIMAT, Berlin Copywriter
Esra Gülmen HEIMAT, Berlin Head of Design

Background

Situation: More and more accidents happen due to texting while driving. Brief: To raise attention for the topic and set a positive sign for Opel automobiles. Objectives: Find a creative solution that will raise attention both off- and online.

Describe the creative idea

Four playful pieces of street-art show how many meters drivers miss on the road while texting and driving.

Describe the execution

Four individual street-art pieces where placed all around Berlin’s traffic hot spots. Widely visible to both drivers and pedestrians.

List the results

By using the culturally relevant medium of street-art we playfully attracted peoples attention, getting them to take pictures in front of the designs and share them online.