Wink unveils first ads for Time magazine's European edition

but aim to do so in a subtle manner, forcing the viewer to stop and

decipher the messages they are trying to convey.

Jens Grede, Wink's project manager, commented: 'The science ad is about

GM foods and when we will start to see the effects of this in real

life.' The ad shows a man reading Time while his partner prunes a

drastically oversized plant.

Another ad aiming to highlight the magazine's business news coverage

shows two men in an office, one big and powerful with an aggressive

stance, the other looking small and weak.

This is meant to represent mergers and acquisitions activity. 'It's an

unbalanced picture, which reflects an unbalanced market,' Grede said.

Another shows shoppers waiting for goods due to the disruption caused by

switching to euros.

'The idea is to bring news down to a human interest level. We are not

trying to be political - that's up to the eye of the beholder,' he

added.

'Wink is excited by the new campaign and new spirit behind Time Europe.

We feel it captures the magazine's European focus as well as its news

coverage,' the magazine's creative director, Tyler Brule, added.

The five print and poster executions will break on 26 March and will be

backed by a dollars 10 million pan-European marketing push.

The ads were written by Saul Taylor and art directed by Sy Cheng and

Sara Hemming. Media is being handled by MindShare.