Mr Prudence’s found scrapbook containing an impressive collection of old Soviet propaganda.
Minimalist Lego characters campaign by Jung von Matt.
I’ve already missed the internet throwback as to whether the ideas were stolen from various designs previously posted on the internet. The article I link to I think sums it up fairly though: This fun series, though highly enjoyable for its nostalgic and stripped aesthetic, seems to have risen some controversy over its origins. Adland.tv has pointed out a fan-created Lego representation of The Simpsons appeared on the internet before the official ad campaign launched. There is an indisputable resemblance between the two images that has raised some eyebrows and caused bloggers to question whether the idea was flat-out stolen. Whether it was or wasn’t remains a mystery, but one thing is for sure: the minimalist design is a great and effective one. It really makes you want to fish through some legos and construct your own simplified rendition of your favorite childhood cartoon character.
Interesting write-up and selection of work by travel post artist David Klein.
Read it here.
Find a nicely curated little collection of Japanese advertising prints from the 1950s HERE.
Taking a browse through the ‘Science & Tech Ads’ group on Flickr is very worth your time. Do it here.
‘Snapper31’ has a nice little set of 1940s Guinness Advertising prints on his flickr account. Not sure where the Zoo animals fit in, but it’s a combination that seemingly works in personalising and making the beer very approachable - contrasting well against other 1940s propaganda WWII posters.
Go check them out here.
Sound advice from the Duchess in this 1956 edition of ‘The American Home’…
Tommy Perez designed this entire set of complementary items for the leavers Prom for the school his wife teaches at. Designed around the theme ‘Flying First Class’ tickets were designed like airline boarding passes, with t-shirts and paper airplanes to help with promotion for the event.
Check out the whole set of photos here.
Design Agency Ogilvy and Mather put together this campaing for Tamiya, a company that produces plastic and resin kits for modellers.
The campaign presents four custom made kits depicting famous conspiracies from American culture: Elvis Presley, Roswell, the Moon Landing, JFK’s Assassination, and Marylin Monroe’s death. The whole thing is put alongside the simple caption ‘Tamiya Put It Together’. Love the subtlety of the message and how fitting it is of the somewhat investigative and sleuthlike nature of people into model making kits.
Check out the rest of the sets here.
Somewhat ridiculous but somewhat great ad campaign from DDB Group New Zealand advertising short shorts at Superette. Leaving indented plates on benches and bus stops around the city (not sure which one) the mark is imprinted on the thighs of those wearing short shorts, advertising Superettes shorts.
You also know the wording of your campaign board is good when it opens ‘With both men and women now wearing their shorts at breathtaking heights…’
See the whole board here.
Creative Review blog posted an interesting run through the life and design of a Coca-Cola neon sign that was up at Picadilly Circus in 1954.
Take a read through it here.
Scholz & Friends Berlin, are the design team behind the print campaign for German employment website ‘jobsintown’; The series of inventive posters showing humans being the ever slogging inner workings of everyday machines. Caption ‘life is too short to be doing the wrong job’.
Check out the whole series in the campaign here.
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