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Category Archives: Commercial art
Art Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: A railway ad by Alphonse Mucha, 1897
Neon Du Jour
Blowhard, Esq. writes: The beautiful sign of the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Related Go here for my photo essay of the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.
Juxtaposin’: Starlets
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Horror Movie Posters
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Nosferatu. Does this word not sound like the deathbird calling your name at midnight? Beware you never say it — for then the pictures of life will fade to shadows, and haunting dreams will climb forth from … Continue reading
’40s Plymouth
Paleo Retiree writes: One of the joys of life in California is the presence of lots more well-kept old cars than you’ll see elsewhere in the country. As far as I can tell, two factors account for this: 1) What … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Photography
Tagged cars, collage, photography, Plymouth, retro, retro pleasures
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More Ads Everywhere
Paleo Retiree writes: That’s a snapshot of a departure/arrival screen in a California airport. How do you feel about the fact that an ad is taking up the right-hand quarter of the screen? A few days before flying to California … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Humor, Personal reflections
Tagged ads everywhere, Advertising, class, Idiocracy
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Design Coincidence?
Paleo Retiree writes: On the top: the design for Apple’s new headquarters. On the bottom, the headquarters of Britain’s GCHQ, an intelligence agency that does electronic surveillance and is said to have links with PRISM. Are giant circles the shape … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Commercial art, Photography, Politics and Economics
Tagged Apple, architecture, surveillance state
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The Neon Museum
Blowhard, Esq. writes: On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I visited the Neon Museum, where the ghosts of the city’s golden age haunt the Nevada desert. It’s a wonderfully photogenic, melancholy place and an essential stop the next time … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Commercial art, Photography, Travel
Tagged Las Vegas, neon, signage, typography
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The Glamour of Farming
Blowhard, Esq. writes: During this year’s Super Bowl, only one ad caught my attention. Take a look:
Blowhard, Esq.
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