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Kembrel Men’s Store Opening

Written by . Posted on December 9, 2012. Filed under Events, Internships, Philadelphia Events. Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , . No comments.

After interning for Kembrel for over a year, I have learned many things about fashion, retail, social media, merchandising and branding. Kembrel’s latest venture was opening a Men’s Shop in the midtown village. With such a small space and an…

Vivian Maier

Written by . Posted on April 2, 2012. Filed under Photography + Illustration. Tagged , , . No comments.
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As you may have read in my last post, I had the opportunity to view original Vivian Maier Photos at the AIPAD photography show. I learned about Vivan last year, and her story is one of a kind. Of course, she…

5 Campaigns that Paved the Way

Written by . Posted on May 9, 2011. Filed under Advertising, Consumers, Issues in Advertising, Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , , . No comments.
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We can all think of the most creative ads we’ve ever seen, the most successful, or even the funniest ones, but after reading James Twitchell’s, 20 Ads that Shook the World, I now…

Chivas Regal speaks for itself…

Written by . Posted on March 26, 2011. Filed under Vintage Ads. Tagged , , . No comments.
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A couple of days ago we had a discussion about genericide in Morality and Law (ad course). While I like this ad especially given how old it is, this wouldn’t fly today. I don’t really think genericide is a…

Disastro Ecologico

Written by . Posted on February 10, 2011. Filed under Issues in Advertising, Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , , , , , . 1 Comment.
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Here’s a throwback design related post. It’s modern with old techniques. It’s been done but it’s fresh.
Alberto Seveso is his name, and guess what? He is Italian if you haven’t gotten that from his name or the title already.…

Listerine: For more than your mouth?

Written by . Posted on October 3, 2010. Filed under Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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I still have a number of vintage ads that I’ll be posting from time to time. Next up is Listerine. It was placed twice in the November 1970 issue of Ebony magazine. I wasn’t around in the 70′s but I…

Big Mac: Dynomite!

Written by . Posted on June 24, 2010. Filed under Issues in Advertising, Print, TV, Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , . 4 Comments.
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I don’t think it’s any coincidence that this guy looks like J.J. from Good Times. This ad was placed in the very same month that Good Times went off the air (August 1979). Back then ads probably had a longer…

Brawny: A look at brand personality

Written by . Posted on April 12, 2010. Filed under Issues in Advertising, Print, TV, Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , , , . 2 Comments.
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The original Brawny Man was based on Paul Bunyan. I remember the older commercials where he was a larger than life character. He looked like a cross between Chuck Norris and Tom Selleck (stars of the 80′s). The third “Brawny”…

Old Grand-Dad: Head of the Bourbon Family

Written by . Posted on April 5, 2010. Filed under Print, Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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Pay the cost to be the boss?
The small copy reads:
“We have to charge more because smoother Grand-Dad costs more to make. But that’s the price we have to pay to be head of the Bourbon family.”
Ebony Magazine…

Secur-O-Slax: Everything happens on the inside

Written by . Posted on March 22, 2010. Filed under Print, Vintage Ads. Tagged , , , . No comments.
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There seems to be no shortage of these “cool guy” images from this time period. It must be a pulp art thing. Look closely and notice the “cool guy” relaxing in the logo… how cool is that?
Ebony Magazine, September…