// 25 June 2008, 10:09
This one’s a quick let-it-be-known post:
AOL Money & Finance has compiled a list of the 25 most memorable and icons advertising spokespeople. This list is packed full of nostalgia for a kinder, gentler time, when advertising was a sentimental craft. We welcomed these fictional characters into our homes; we laughed and cried with them. Today, [...]
// a tale of advertising: print, advertising: tv/radio, design: history
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// 05 June 2008, 11:15
It’s official, LOLcats have entered the mainstream advertising sphere. This ad for Alka Seltzer turned up on Fredrik Samuel’s blog. The caption actually fits in line with the whole LOLcat mode of copywriting (if I may use that term loosely). Here’s a link to the original. My version is above.
// a tale of advertising: print, brands & branding, the internet
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// 01 May 2008, 14:55
This turned up the other day on the always-lovely Smashing Magazine. If you’re like me and your just utterly turned on by retro and vintage art/design, have a look.
Ads, posters, illustrations, etc. and modern stuff which harkens back to that.
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// a tale of advertising: print, design, design: history
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// 08 February 2008, 13:05
Politics are in full swing. The US Presidential Primaries have got the entire nation on the edge of our seats. So I thought it fitting to make a few little posters. You know, to do my duty.
Any other suggestions for messages? I thought of pointing out how Barack Obama used to smoke cigarettes, and how [...]
// a tale of advertising: print, national identities, politics
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// 06 February 2008, 15:56
Wonderbra has one of the most recognisable type logos around. But alas, that oft recognised and revered mark is no more.
This is a classic example of trying to fix something that isn’t at all broken. The result: a lame and generic substitute for something that had cultivated a quirky and humourous place in the consumer [...]
// a tale of advertising: print, brands & branding
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// 31 January 2008, 17:11
Victorian Ladies love Coke
Coke has been around quite a while, but evidence of the early days isn’t well known. In fact, it’s almost become the stuff of legend — the origin of Santa Claus, dodgy narcotics-laced formulas, the birth of modern branding, etc. etc.
Check out the Evolution of Coca-Cola, a post on What The Heck. [...]
// a tale of advertising: print, brands & branding
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// 23 January 2008, 12:03
This one’s just a quick post of something clever I saw on Fredrik Samuel.
Heinz Hot Ketchup - click here for a larger view
I love that European style of print/outdoor advertising where they use absolutely zero copy. It’s probably due to the multi-lingual nature of the European markets, but whatever the origins, I love it.
// a tale of advertising: print
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