Blue Ribbon Meets Blue Line

I actually took these photos on that first 100+ degree day we had this summer. I had some business to take care of, but I saw it as a good opportunity to snap some photos of the Pabst covered El station I mentioned before (see comments). I’m no fan of beer, but I’ve heard that Pabst is particularly popular in Philly’s hipster bars. If all you have to do is make some art to get some freebies it’s really no surprise. Septa’s Spring Garden station is the only outdoor stop that’s set up like an island (not including Frankford). The…

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3D Street Art Impressions

3D Street Art is highly impressive. I stumbled upon these fantastic images of 3D street art the other day: Click through for more 3D epicness: Beautiful pieces of art, they are impressive. 3D Street Art used for Advertisement is even MORE impressive. As soon as I saw this, I knew I had to look up what companies have used 3D Street Art in their advertising. Blur, a new racing video game, is really ramping up their campaigns. People even love to interact with the murals, posting their photos to Twitter and Facebook – can you say free viral? More…

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Big Mac: Dynomite!

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 lead time than they do now. Regardless, I don’t feel one way or another about McDonald’s “ethnic marketing.” Even today it ranges from “what were they thinking?” to others that are more tastefully done. About a month ago I went to a number of neighborhood flea markets and I was really taken back to see someone selling old ads individually…

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