Comments on: Coca Cola Shamelessly Rips Off Evan Hecox In New Billboard

By: Debbie B

Debbie B — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:51:01 +0000

My best friend thinks this guy is her son. Does anyone know who the guy is that modeled for this Coke Zero ad? Please help me. Thanks.

By: STEAL SOME COCA COLA | Vapors Magazine

STEAL SOME COCA COLA | Vapors Magazine — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:23:22 +0000

[…] I already knew the story, but the photos are “borrowed” from Kitsune Noir. […]

By: Zeldz

Zeldz — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:11:10 +0000

There is also the fact that perhaps the artist did not want to be associated with a company like coke. By using a style that has such obvious similarities to the artists, the ad agency is also affecting the ‘brand’ of Evan Hecox. Fortunately, the coke billboard will be forgotten with the gust of a fresh ad campaign, where as I’d like to think the artist’s work will stand the test of time.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:01:16 +0000

Except he didn’t do it, that was established from the very beginning.

By: nich

nich — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:30:03 +0000

isn’t evan part of the blkmrkt collective that didn’t some identity stuff for mountain dew? blkmrkt could have been contracted by coke and evan ended up being the one working the project.

By: Johnny Smith

Johnny Smith — Thu, 01 May 2008 05:11:29 +0000

I’m not sure how my son’s picture was used in this campaign. We drove by one of the billboards in LA and were stunned. Anyone know who the ad agency is? Let me know how and where I can post his pic and you will see it is him!

By: drew

drew — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:24:21 +0000

it’s like looking at a chocolate skateboards deck design (which evan does the illustrations for).
Coke have a responsibility to make sure their stuffs original regardless of whether an ad agency or whoever designs their stuff. They’re blatantly plagirising, but i guess they can continue to get away with it because of the ‘artistic license’

By: bryant

bryant — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:50:33 +0000

Aren’t you guys supposed to be hating on the ad agency and not Coca-Cola..? For all we know Coca-Cola doesn’t even have any idea on what’s going on. Same shit with Sony. This whole “stick it to the man” crap is seriously going out of hand.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:57:27 +0000

Tega & Ron: You guys must not know anything about Evan Hecox or his art. He doesn’t paint anything near to being anime (which is a cartoon, japanese drawings are more commonly referred to as manga) and he doesn’t trace anything in any computer. He hand paints giant, beautiful pieces that are absolutely amazing.

By: ron

ron — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:33:35 +0000

i take photos and trace them in illustrator too along with thousands of other people. consider me unimpressed with evan hecox’s revolutionary original style.