
This old Volkswagen ad looks glitched on purpose. The car and driver appear pixelated and smeared across the page. Weird? Yep. Effective? Absolutely.
The blurry effect instantly grabs attention in a sea of glossy, perfect car ads. It visually says what Volkswagen’s copy always preached: this brand does simple, clever, honest advertising that stands out by being different.
Breaks pattern: People stop scrolling when something looks “off.”
Visual metaphor: The blur hints at movement and excitement.
Reinforces positioning: VW ads sold honesty and wit, not hype.
High contrast: Empty white space + distorted black car = major visual pop.
Hand-drawn pen style
Classic 1950s print ad
Futuristic style
Funny style
Annotated sketchbook style
Eye-tracking heatmap