Civil War-Style Etchings Convey the Fierce Excitement of Cycling's World Championships in Richmond

Martin Agency's Campaign Also Includes Humorous Radio Ads

Published On
Sep 09, 2015
Etchings

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In honor of the upcoming UCI Road World Championships taking place in Richmond, The Martin Agency decided to do something special for its hometown.

During the Civil War, battles in and around Richmond were often depicted in Harper's Weekly magazine using etching style illustrations. Many of the race routes for the Cycling championships will be staged in locations near these historic battles, for example Hanover Courthouse, so the agency commissioned artist Steven Nobel to create a series of etchings conveying the fierce excitement of competitive cycling, using scratchboard engraving style. The images will be posted throughout the city.

Radio ads, running locally, use another Civil War conceit for radio, done in the style of reading letters to loved ones back home. Each spot humorously imagines a fan attending the races and writing about the tumult in the streets of Richmond. The ads, including two others from a female fan and brother writing to his sister, are running locally on radio.

It's only the second time the UCI Road World Championships has been held in the U.S.; the other occasion was 1986 in Colorado.

Credits

Date
Sep 09, 2015
Brand :
UCI Road World Championships
Agency :
The Martin Agency
Chief Creative Officer :
Joe Alexander
Art Director/Designer :
Mark Brye
Associate Creative Director, Copywriter :
Ken Hines
Senior Art Producer :
Wylie Moran
Senior Project Manager :
Jason Ray
Artist :
Steven Nobel
Creative Director :
Neel Williams
Associate Producer :
Kelly Sutton
Business Affairs Supervisor :
Suzanne Wieringo
Group Project Manager :
Jodie Ballard
Original Music/Audio Post House :
Overcoast
Producer :
Travis Tucker
Sound Engineer :
Matt Whitworth
Music Composer :
David Wimbish

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