Rotary Telephones – Vintage Advertisements Gallery
A model rotary telephone was one the first toys I owned as a kid. I used to love the distinct sound produced by the dial returning to its resting position.…
The Typographic Brilliance of the Dexter Print Ads Campaign
For those of you who don’t know already, Dexter is a highly controversial, Emmy award-winning TV series with a serial killer as its protagonist. The acclaimed series is broadcast by Showtime, a subscription based cable channel owned by CBS Corporation.
To promote the third season of the series, the channel unleashed a series of print ads, which, interestingly enough, resembled the covers of the popular magazines in which they ran. All the ads portray the boyishly handsome actor Michael C. Hall dressed to kill (ha, ha) in his Dexter Morgan avatar.
Frigde Magnet – Guinness Beer Commercial
Great commercial for Guinness beer titled “Fridge Magnet” from Ireland. The advertisement was filmed in Buenos Aires, and directed by the multi-award winning, ad film maker - Fredrik Bond. The anarchic…
Charles Bronson in a Japanese Commercial For Mandom Body Powder
Charles Bronson, all round tough guy and macho star of such films like The Great Escape and the Death Wish series, acted in this cheesy Japanese commercial for a body powder product called Mandom.
Weird Fiat Bravo Commercial From Holland
Strange, strange, strange viral commercial for the Fiat Bravo. Apparently, cows really dig the Fiat Bravo in Holland.
Probably too subtle and refined for our tastes, eh ?
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Axe Dark Temptation Ad – To Be Banned in India
Ricky says,
“The Indian Ministry of Information & Broadcasting is, in its wisdom, trying to ban a rather harmless television commercial for Axe Dark Temptation deodorant. Terming it “indecent, vulgar and repulsive,” the Government has written to the Indian Broadcasting Federation to stop the telecast of the commercial on various TV channels.
Don’t these idiots know that people can watch it on Youtube, anytime ?”
Patty Cake Commercial – Bonds Hi and Lo Underwear
This commercial for Hi and Lo innerwear from Australian clothing-brand, Bonds, features a whole bunch of hot, good-looking women, slapping each other silly. Oh, and did I mention that they do this in their underwear ?
For obvious reasons, the commercial is slightly NSFW. Watch it after the jump.
Heineken Beer – F*ck It Commercial
Watch a rather funny and irreverent commercial for Heineken Beer.
Coca Cola Graphics in India – A Project by Meena Kadri
Meena Kadri, a design educator who has worked in various parts of the world, has put together some spectacular photographs of Coca Cola’s marketing campaign in India, which, owning to…
Hansaplast Earplugs – Print Ad
This slightly macabre print ad by TBWA, Paris, for Hansaplast earplugs brought a wry smile to my face. The copy in the ad reads “You have never slept so deep.”…