ABOUT
The Hidden Eye Test turned traditional billboards into interactive vision screenings, redefining how outdoor engages with and serves the public.
Using a clever blend of technology and optometric science, each billboard showed two completely different messages depending on the viewer’s eyesight. Those with good vision saw a selection of stylish eyewear products. But for those with declining eyesight, the innovative design revealed something more urgent: the need for an eye test, eye scan, or eyecare.
Tactically placed in high-traffic zones with controlled distance, the billboards not only built brand awareness but drove real-world action, turning passive media into an active health check which motivated visits to 1001 Optometry stores.
AWARDS
2x Gold Clios Health 2025
Best Ads - Top Pick
Cannes Lions - Bronze
Cannes Lions - Gold
Cannes Lions - Shortlist
Clios - Gold
LBB - Work of the Month
LBB - Work of the Week
MADEIT CREDITS
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1001 OptometryClient
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Andrew BaoArt Director -

Charlie DejeanCopywriter -

Andrew Bao & Charlie DejeanCreative Team -

VML AustraliaAdvertising Agency
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Karolina Demina
Branding and Motion Designer, Freelance
Kazakhstan
Andrew Bao & Charlie Dejean
Creative Team, VML Australia
Australia
Hugh McGahern
3d artist, Freelance
United Kingdom
Victoria Mytnik
Branding Designer
United Arab Emirates
Elisabeth Grosse aka LIZITA
Graphic Designer
United Kingdom
Nicole Spencer
Illustration | Live Art, SHEPHERD + BECK
South Africa