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Campaign · Warby Parker

Your screen is cooking your eyes.

A surreal print and broadcast campaign that turned invisible damage into an image you couldn't unsee.

Brand
Warby Parker
Role
Art Director
Deliverables
Print · Social · Billboard
Type
Senior Year Concept
The Problem

Blue light is silently damaging our eyes every day. But because you can't see it, nobody cares.

Print Campaign
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The Insight
"We treat our screens like they're harmless. But stare into a deep fryer for 8 hours and nobody would call that safe."
The Approach

We made the invisible visible. By pairing screens with cooking appliances (deep fryers, frying pans, microwaves), we gave people a surreal but instantly understood metaphor for what blue light does to their eyes. The campaign spanned print, social, out-of-home, and a broadcast TV spot.

I art directed the entire campaign. Concepted the visual system, directed the print shoots, oversaw special effects for the video work, and designed every deliverable from billboard to social post.

Social Motion
"The best campaigns don't explain the problem. They make you feel it."
Credits
Art Director
AK Cutler
Copy Writers
John Starkweather & Lauren Howell
Director
Taylor Ballard
Director of Photography
Tanner Jackson
Special Effects
Sam Rollins