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Tag Archives: Advertising
Couldn’t Do It Today
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Wonder’s the neatest way to trap a boy since…well, apples. Try tempting him with his favorite Wonder sandwich. He’ll bite. And…ZAP!…you’ve got him.
Juxtaposin’: Old Spice
Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:
Posted in Sex, Television
Tagged Advertising, Commercials, Juxtaposin', Old Spice, the decline of the american male
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The Advertising Art of Paramount Records
Blowhard, Esq. writes:
Posted in Art, Commercial art, Music
Tagged Advertising, Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Ida Cox, Ma Rainey, Paramount Records
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Eddie’s Tea Chronicles: Vintage Tea Ads, Five Ways
Eddie Pensier writes: “Vintage” is really superfluous: there’s no doubt these are from a very, very different era.
Posted in Art, Commercial art, Food and health, History, Humor
Tagged Advertising, art, eddies tea chronicles, politically incorrect, tea, vintage
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Quote Du Jour: On the French Sidewalk Café
Blowhard, Esq. writes: It would be hard to imagine a more recognizable third place than a French bistro. Traditional third places tend to have physical features that unmistakably indicate what they are — these are sometimes called signal fittings. Thus, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, The Good Life, Travel
Tagged Advertising, France, French cafés, third places, traditionalism
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Ads Everywhere 6
Paleo Retiree writes: That’s an ad on the plastic credit-card style room key we’re using at a Tucson hotel. In addition to being a little insulting, the visuals make the key hard to read where its main function goes: I … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Media, Shopping, The Good Life, Travel
Tagged ads, Advertising, travel
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Yo!
Paleo Retiree writes: Fun keeping track of body language, both in real life and in the media. Gestures and postures really do change over time. Think, for instance, of all the ways people have of interacting with their smartphones. We … Continue reading
Posted in Personal reflections, Photography, Trends, Women men and fashion
Tagged Advertising, body language, hiphop, trends
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In the Mail
Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks for keeping it discreet, guys.
Tropes of Popular Culture: Candles, Women and Bathtime
Paleo Retiree writes: I often marvel at the way certain situations, characters and setups establish themselves so thoroughly that they become part of our shared cultural landscape. Think of how often we’ve watched shiny new cars zooming across the Great … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Personal reflections
Tagged Advertising, cliches, conventions, tropes, women
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Sexy Ad Campaign Du Jour
Paleo Retiree writes: Thanks to Diesel for this very hot set of posters I ran across the other day: Suicide Girls goes Bollywood on a Harley is my best stab at describing the feel of the concept. Can you do … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial art, Sex, The Good Life
Tagged Advertising, Diesel, iPhone, Nick Knight, photography, sexy
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