KATch a break

what is it?

KitKat tells everyone to have a break.we wondered if its ads could take one too.(the only ad that wants you to skip it.)

spec campaign · academic project · Middlesex University Dubai · 2024
a team of two, with Arvee Abinales. i did the campaign ideation, copy and basic designs.

Billboard in an underground walkway showing a red KitKat ad reading “have a break from ads” in Arabic and English, framed by two KitKat fingers

what was it called?

#FeelliKITKATchabreak.

feel like it? catch a break. with a KitKat hidden across both.

what was the thinking?

KitKat has been telling people to have a break for years, through their ads. so the first break we offered was from the ads themselves.

where else does it KATch a break?

once the line was out, everything else had to KATch one too.

on Spotify, a KitKat ASMR audio became the break. (press play. it's a short break.)

on Google Maps, a nudge to take the next exit, and a chocolate for a pin.

Three phones on Google Maps: a “long drive?” prompt, a “Why not Katch a Break?” nudge to take the next exit to Zoom, and the route to a KitKat pin

on Instagram, simple break reminders.

Two kitkatarabia Instagram posts on red: “you have seen so many posts today.” and “its time for a break”, with a “KATch a break now!” button

on talabat, its break updates when you order a KitKat.

  1. talabat mart: Your break has been confirmed. Estimated arrival by 12:15pm-12:25 pm
  2. talabat mart: Packing your perfect break. Estimated arrival by 12:15pm-12:25 pm
  3. talabat mart: Breaking news! Order is on the way. Estimated arrival by 12:15pm-12:25 pm
  4. talabat mart: Watch out! Break is at your door. Estimated arrival by 12:15pm-12:25 pm
  5. talabat mart: That was a good katch! Order delivered at 12:15 pm

the full campaign (open if you have a long break.)

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