Jul
22
2023
This is a great (or is it terrible) example of how careless use of stock photography can backfire. The ad was trying to create a sense of place by using a stock photo of a happy family for an...
Sep
14
2012
I love these ads! These fine examples of mid-century advertising goodness show that compared to our media savvy audiences of today that it was a different time. Not better or worse, but different. I am sure Don Draper would've...
Aug
24
2012
This collection is curated from the Vintage Motel Signs Flickr group. It's amazing collection of mid-century signage. Live the populuxe area all over again! You'll see parabolas, dingbats, boomerangs and amazing typography! Don't take my word for it, check...
Aug
10
2012
Yes, clip art is boring and cliché, but looking at the cliché's of the past makes them seem new, ironic and way cooler than they ever were at the time. As they say in archeology (okay Raiders of the...
Sep
12
2011
If you like good clean design and fantastic video work, check out the great campaign "Live the Language" for the company EF International Language Centers, which is, according to their website,
...is the world’s largest privately held education company that...
Sep
25
2010
Sometimes it seems that graphic designers are a serious lot. After all, it is not the normal person who becomes enraged at the use of papyrus as the subtitle font in Avatar. But to prove that designers and design...
