Relevant to graphic design and advertising, here are some of my favourite ads seen recently that use wit and great design behind them:

1. A great ad that catches your eye, as on first glance, looks like a well-known whiskey, but the detail in the copy on the label says something different. Before you know it, you've read the whole ad and absorbed the message.

2. A clever play of the space between the letters using pen and ink.

3. Simple, strong and clear message. Although I would have given more space to the strapline:"(one lung at a time).

4.The best advertising campaigns from the government in recent years is the Think Road Safety campaign. This ad below really hits home the message.

If you are looking for one of the best standards in website design layouts, then the new BBC website homepage design will be your first port of call.

It was updated two years ago (check out the original 1997 version).

Since then they've been busy in the background working on unifying the visual and interaction design of bbc.co.uk and their mobile website.

Read the full post explaining their Global Visual Language 2.0. (You can download the full document. 5Mb size).

I have just returned from The Bath Business Club where I gave a presentation about Designbull - with current work in progress, case studies, logos gone wrong, and a simple graph to please the accountants in the group!

Click to view the slide show.