Ace Hardware

PR Activation, OOH Design

We all have that room we’ve been meaning to paint “some day”. So to help end the cycle of paint-procrastination, Ace Hardware took the abstract idea of “some day” and turned it into an actual day: Saturday July 16th. Now, Some Day is an event where Ace encourages fans everywhere to paint that room they’ve been putting off for months. To sweeten the deal this year, Ace partnered with Benjamin Moore to create paint-inspired ice cream flavors as a reward for participating in the Some Day DIY festivities.

I was brought in to help design the press-kits, ice cream pint sleeves, and social posts… and most importantly, the ice cream truck.

GCD: David Petti

CD: Ben Bonnan, Zach Bonnan

Production: Scott Mitchell, Alex Aikens

Design: Haley McCormick

Inspiration

The design of the ice cream truck was inspired by cow spots, paint splatters, and melting ice cream. Our branded truck was serving our paint-inspired ice cream flavors – Benjamin Moore Mint Chocolate Chip 436, Strawberry-n-Cream 2103-70, Cocoa Brown 2101-20, and French White 1093. The truck pulled up at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago and kids & grownups alike lined up for free ice cream on a hot summer day.