The Zurich-based design and communications agency Heusser Communicates designed and created a plant pot for Klinik Im Park as part of the «Zurich as a Blooming Garden City» initiative. Under the title «We Lend a Hand!», X-ray images of hands, rendered in colorful designs, adorn the pot’s sides. The art installation is on display at Paradeplatz.

Person in charge at Klinik Im Park, Zurich: Sandra Hügli. Contact at Heusser Communicates, Zurich: Thomas Heusser and Madlaina Campell (Consulting), Anita Elsenhans (Art Direction/Graphic Design/Layout), Moritz Köhler (Graphic Design/Layout), Madlaina Campell (Project Management). Production: Christinger, Zurich.

The Swiss Press Council has partially upheld two complaints against *Blick* and *Sonntagsblick*. In both cases, the newspapers occasionally violated the Declaration of the Duties and Rights of Journalists.
One of the cases concerned an article in the *Sonntagsblick* about the broadcast of an SF TV documentary on the Blocher brothers shortly before Christoph Blocher was voted out of the Federal Council. Specifically, the issue was the broadcast date, which was allegedly set at short notice. According to the Press Council, the newspaper omitted important information by failing to mention sources that had described the broadcast date not as «unusual» but as «in line with standard practice.».

No hearing, lack of privacy protection
In an article about a cannabis raid at a private residence, the Press Council accuses *Der Blick* of failing to hear the woman’s side of the story regarding the allegations made. It states that this is mandatory even in the case of anonymized reporting. Furthermore, by naming the woman’s employer, *Blick* accepted the risk that the employer could identify its employee based on the additional details in the article. This constituted a failure to respect the woman’s privacy.
As the Press Council further noted, neither newspaper violated the provisions of the declaration with regard to the other points criticized by the respective complainants.

Ruf Lanz created a cover for *Annabelle* on behalf of Swiss Milk Producers (SMP). For once, the cover of the women’s magazine features not a pretty woman, but Lovely, the Swiss dairy cow. The message conveyed is «Milk. The Natural Beauty Regimen.» Inside the cover, readers learn more about the product’s benefits through short sections such as Beauty, Interview, Lifestyle, and Gourmet. The cow also cuts a fine figure on the back cover of the May 20, 2009, issue—neatly photographed from behind.

Responsible at the Swiss Milk Producers SMP: Charlotte Hofstetter, Martin Rüst (Head of Advertising & Media). Responsible at Ruf Lanz: Danielle Lanz, Markus Ruf (CD), Lorenz Clormann (Art Director), Torsten Maas (Copywriter), Armin Arnold (Graphic Designer), Dennis Maitzen (Consultant). Visual Effects: UPP Prague. Image Editing: Patrik Rohner.

Publicis has created a local campaign for the Zurich Women's Center. It uses cinema slides, mailings and posters to advertise its counseling services - legal advice, budget advice, career advice. The motif shows the giant King Kong as a symbol of a woman's major problems. This is intended to evoke memories and call for action. According to a press release issued on Tuesday, many women seeking advice wait far too long before seeking counseling. The Zurich Women's Center was founded 95 years ago. Today, it is involved in projects, campaigns and counseling services.

Responsible at the Zurich Women's Center: Irène Meier (Managing Director), Margaritha Felchlin (PR/Martketing). Responsible at Publicis: Ralph Halder (CD), Sonja Gross and Viviana Chiosi (graphics), Albert Matzinger (copywriter), Charlotte Hottinger (consultant).

Noé Blancpain, 28, will become the press spokesperson for the German-speaking section of the FDP. Blancpain worked for several years at the NZZ as well as at various communications and event companies. At the FDP, he will work under the leadership of Head of Communications Damien Cottier, the party announced on Monday. The party is allocating additional resources to ensure it is prepared for the challenges facing a political party in today’s world.

Agence Trio created the latest Ohropax campaign for F. Uhlmann-Eyraud. Launched in 2005, this national campaign to promote the earplugs aims to highlight the products« high quality and build a strong, distinctive image. Posters and trade publications feature three earplugs with human-like features: a punk, an Afro, and a girlie. Their distinctive hairstyles represent various »sources of noise.” To reach even more people, the website was also Makesomenoise.ch developed, where users can win tickets to summer festivals. To enter the contest, users must scream as loudly as possible into their computer's microphone.

Person in charge at F. Uhlmann-Eyraud: Mirjam Seiler. Responsible at Agence Trio: Amélie Kittel (Consulting), Guido Masson (CD), Réa Christ (Graphic Design), Gaël Clot, Gregory Franco (Multimedia), David von Ritter (Copywriting). Photography: Visualeyes, Guy Jost. Media Planning: Sabine Dufaux.

In two new commercials, the advertising agency Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett has placed Micasa’s furniture at the center of everyday life. The aim is to emphasize that the furniture is designed for daily use and not just for display, the agency wrote in a press release on Monday. In short visual sequences, viewers see stories from everyday life shown from the perspective of the furniture. While the furniture remains firmly in the center of the frame, life revolves around these pieces. The commercials are now airing on Swiss television channels and in Swiss advertising slots.
» Commercial: Made for Life: Sofa
» Commercial: Made for Life: Chair
Contact at MICASA: Matthias Wunderlin (Manager of the MICASA specialty store), Giovanna Colucci, and Daniel Hasenfratz (Market Development for Specialty Stores). Responsible at Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett: Martin Spillmann and Patrick Suter (CD), Pablo Schencke (AD), Patrick Suter (Copy), Andy Stäheli and Martina Fäh (Consulting), Sebahat Derdiyok (Art Buying). Film production: Condor Films AG, Director: Max Vitali.

The 53-year-old Samuel Helbling will be the new head of the communications service of the Aargau Department of Economic Affairs and the Interior (DVI). Helbling was formerly editor-in-chief of Werbewoche and then managing director of Media Daten Verlag. He will take up his new post at the beginning of June, the DVI announced Monday, according to SDA. Helbling, who lives in Zurich, will be responsible for external and internal communications. The DVI is headed by Urs Hofmann (SP), the newly elected member of the government in November.

Uwe Liebminger will become the new Deputy Managing Director of Photopress on June 1, 2009. He replaces Sandra Donat, who is going on maternity leave after six years. Liebminger has been with the Keystone subsidiary since January 2009. Prior to this, he was Head of PR & Communications at Sporthilfe for three and a half years. Photopress offers services in the areas of image production, image storage and image distribution. The company also acts as a media relations agency for various companies and organizations.

The Zurich branch of Ogilvy & Mather advertises the express service company DHL with a multi-storey poster at Zurich Airport. A space shuttle is used to dramatize the express service worldwide, but primarily to the USA. The spaceship will be displayed in DHL's colors on the parking garage wall for a whole year - always ready for take-off to the USA, according to a statement from the agency. The background of the mega poster deliberately takes up the structure of the building to give the launch pad as realistic an impression as possible. The message should be clear and striking: DHL is fast when it comes to shipping documents and goods internationally - especially to the USA.
Responsible at DHL: Brigitte Koch. Responsible at Ogilvy & Mather: Thomas Bolliger (Creative Direction), Donat Achermann / Jae Erne (Art Direction), Marc Schwitter (Text) and Jonathan Schipper (Consulting). Photography: Frédéric Soguel, image processing: Koch & Huber.

US filmmaker Woody Allen has settled for five million dollars in damages for unauthorized advertising. He reached an agreement with the fashion company American Apparel on Monday just before the start of the trial he was seeking in New York. Allen had sued the company for ten million dollars after it depicted him on billboards in New York and Hollywood in 2007 as an orthodox Jew with temple curls and a long beard.
The director justified his complaint by stating that he had not advertised commercial products since the 1960s. The incident was therefore "outrageous and damaging" for him. In the statement of claim, Allen described himself as one of the most influential people in the history of American film. He said he owed his success, among other things, to the fact that he had kept his appearance strictly under control.
American Apparel then threatened Allen with a little mud-slinging. The company threatened to call Allen's longtime partner, actress Mia Farrow, to the stand to discuss the filmmaker's reputation. In the early 1990s, an affair between him and Farrow's then 22-year-old adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn became public. The two have since married. The threat of a mud fight is likely to have convinced Allen to reach an agreement.

The Zurich-based advertising agency Matter & Gretener has developed Gallin’s website and brand identity. The website for this consulting firm, which specializes in foundation management and fundraising, draws on the power of «constructive lateral thinking,» according to a press release issued on Monday. The dot following the logo breaks away, as it were, from the uniformity of repetitive views and measures.

Person in charge at Gallin: Beatrice Gallin (Managing Director). Responsible at Matter & Gretener: Daniel Matter (CD), Max Faller, Urs Hartmann (AD), Dominik Imseng (Copy), Jochen Hennecke (Consultant). Website programming: Hausheer.