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Striking Back by Re-Educating the Algorithm / DOVE "Real Beauty Redefined for the AI Era"
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DOVE | Real Beauty Redefined for the AI Era | 2025

Striking Back by Re-Educating the Algorithm / DOVE "Real Beauty Redefined for the AI Era"

20 years ago, Dove fought against the idea of "beauty" in advertising. This time, the enemy is AI. The "beautiful women" that generative AI spits out turned out to be the same narrow, mostly white, thin ideal all over again. What Dove did this time wasn't complain—it was re-educate the algorithm.

A Soap Brand Changed the World. / DOVE "Real Beauty"
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DOVE | Real Beauty: How a Soap Brand Created a Global Self-Esteem Movement | 2025

A Soap Brand Changed the World. / DOVE "Real Beauty"

An ad for soap has spent 20 years picking a fight with the definition of "beautiful." In 2025, it won three Grand Prix at Cannes. This isn't really an ad campaign anymore—it's bigger than that.

Shivering on the Ice, Believing in Something / Utada Hikaru "A Flower of No Color"
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ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ | 何色でもない花 | 2024

Shivering on the Ice, Believing in Something / Utada Hikaru "A Flower of No Color"

Utada Hikaru dancing in a pure white world was so beautiful it had me within the first 30 seconds.

An Awfully Strong Permission Slip to "Give In to Sin" / MAGNUM "7 DEADLY SINS"
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MAGNUM ICE CREAM | 7 DEADLY SINS: GIVE IN TO IT | 2002

An Awfully Strong Permission Slip to "Give In to Sin" / MAGNUM "7 DEADLY SINS"

Naming your ice cream after a sin, then boldly telling people to give in to it. This bold move by MAGNUM in 2002 was a massive hit in Australia, and it spread around the world.

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