By Michael Poh in Artwork. Updated on February 18, 2019 .
When we think of advertisements, we tend to negatively associate them with mind manipulation of the masses for business profiteering. We tend to forget that advertisements can be used for nobler causes that deal with issues closer to home and to our hearts. I'm talking about using these ads to raise the public awareness on issues such as health, public safety, and the society as a whole.
Print ads may seem outdated in this digital era of ours, but through the careful designing of some of the most creative advertisers in the industry, these poster ads can still generate very formidable impressions upon on-lookers. We have collected 50 poster ads from the Ads of the World to inspire you further.
Editor's Note: Take note that some of these posters may be graphic in nature. Please practice discretion.
Beaches are home to some of the most beautiful scenery you will see on Earth, but they don't clean themselves up.
Check out how many chemicals are found in each stick of smoke.
Look at all the waste we create from our daily lives. Let's watch what we throw away. Recycle.
A very telling story made with two transportation lines which represent two separate lives that crossed at a bank robbery.
You don't have to check for landmines in your home, but they do.
Sometimes even though they can't ask for help, it doesn't mean they don't need it.
Your skin color shouldn't dictate your future.
Kids should have to brave the way to school.
It's amazing how something this small can amount to such a huge problem.
With all the effortts we put into saving an endangered species, sometimes the threat may come from destroying their home.
Sometimes, it doesn't have to stay on.
6000 species of wildlife disappear as desert areas grow.
Somehow, corals made from plastic spoons can't beat the originals.
Every time you swallow a medicine without doctor's advise, it's like swallowing a bullet.
Check the calendar for the day you take a last whiff of your cigarette.
You could get killed in your dreams if you dream on the road.
Some 'cages' are not as apparent as this one. Nonetheless you still hold the key to their 'freedom'.
Fires do not discriminate between a matchstick or a whole row of houses.
This dog and any other neglected pet could turn their lives around and start anew with your help.
Sometimes 'sorry' just won't cut it. Don't tempt fate.
When the eyelids drop, accidents may happen. Rest well before each long drive.
2.7 million children in Egypt don't have a childhood.
We usually don't think of the consequences of our actions until it's too late. A plea to be more responsible with the environment.
Your tips put a face on every masked criminal.
If you detect cancer in time, you may enjoy the luxury where no one wants to steal your partner anymore.
Who's in charge? You or your smokes?
A glass of wine would win hands down when you drink under the influence.
Donate your clothes to the salvation army and keep someone else warm.
Give yourself a lift by giving them a call.
You can choose how to live your life but choose to get tested too to save it.
Sometimes the costs are greater than just dollars and cents.
Drinking drunk is equivalent to playing Russion Roulette, and not just with your own life.
When you need to take a break, take it.
Make sure you stub out your lights.
Gambling is just as addictive as smoking.
A hard-hitting inside view of what Parkinson's Disease is like.
Some stories get covered up even after they're written.
Who enters drug dealing, has nowhere to go.
Feel trapped by the smoke? People around you may be.
These Matryoshka dolls help tell a story that is hard to tell. Stop child prostitution.
Predatory fishing doesn't only threaten ocean life.
Pandas aren't the only endangered species that need saving. The bluefin tuna is endangered too.
We can make good music together.
Not everyone has easy access to what we take for granted every day.
That's a little too much, isn't it? For some people, life is just that expensive.
Extreme black humor at play here.
Dog-walkers, clean up after your dogs.