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Kembrel Men’s Store Opening

Marquis Fisher — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:31:07 +0000

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 unconventional retail/showroom space. I knew something that needed to be done. So, I suggest to the CEO, Head of Store Operations…

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Vivian Maier

Katie Schmitt — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:21:57 +0000

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 wasn’t famous when she was alive. Maier died in 2009, just before her thousands upon thousands of negatives were discovered. In fact, she never even saw many of her own photographs.

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5 Campaigns that Paved the Way

tua76593 — Mon, 09 May 2011 14:42:39 +0000

5 Campaigns that Paved the Way 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 know the most impactful ads ever created. These campaigns paved the way for current art, copy, and research directors. They paved the way, in a sense that their contribution to the ad…

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Chivas Regal speaks for itself…

tamalin — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:32:51 +0000

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 problem unless I dislike the dominant brand. So what is genericide? It’s when a brand’s recognition overtakes an entire category. I resent that people call mp3 players, iPods. I had a first…

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Disastro Ecologico

Andrew Rutledge — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 01:46:47 +0000

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. He’s created ultra-realistic flowing smoke scenes out of ink and water. INK AND WATER! There’s so much motion here that it kind of depresses you the more you look at it.

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Listerine: For more than your mouth?

Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:43:22 +0000

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 remember the motif of the statuesque bottle on the black background. Something I never really noticed until finding these ads was Listerine’s claims to fight colds, sore throats, minor cuts, scratches…

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Big Mac: Dynomite!

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:40:14 +0000

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…

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Brawny: A look at brand personality

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:16:13 +0000

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” from the 90’s (not pictured) had a longer haircut. The only similarity between the new one and the old ones is the shirt. Perhaps an upgrade was due, but Paul Bunyan has been…

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Old Grand-Dad: Head of the Bourbon Family

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:02:06 +0000

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.”…

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Secur-O-Slax: Everything happens on the inside

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:47:28 +0000

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?

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Russ… Is there any other way to look?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:16:53 +0000

The copy at the bottom got cut off because the book is bigger than my scanner. Here’s are some excerpts… “A walloping, way-out plaid, served up for Fall by Russ in Monsanto’s machine washable Turbo Acrillan acrylic. 4-button fringed cape $15, fly front hip pant $13. Size 8-16. Price about. At Macy’s. Guaranteed for one full year’s wear. Prices slightly higher in west.”…

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