Industrial Etymologies
List of company name etymologies. Add to that Sureblue Studios, which emerged when my brother misheard Shrdlu. I also like blue and it's happy connotations, and the reasonable closeness of it to " true blue," 'cause we're service-oriented and very nice people to work with.
Posted by Miriam on 6 August 2004. Archived in advertising.
Ugoff is hungry
House of Ugoff, from the brains that brought you the Subservient Chicken.
Posted by Miriam on 24 June 2004. Archived in advertising.
If You Like Advertising, You'll LOVE These.
Old Schlitz billboards, among others. There are still similar ads painted on a few buildings in Milwaukee, and they're maintained. And Fabulous.
Posted by Miriam on 8 April 2004. Archived in advertising.
vroom cool
Best. Ad. Ever. 605 takes and half a million dollars; it's beautiful.
Posted by Miriam on 9 July 2003. Archived in advertising.
I like good ads and I cannot lie!
Ads for Apple's new music service: low tech, simple, and mostly good, but Nic here is my new Gianni.
Posted by Miriam on 29 April 2003. Archived in advertising.
L is for Logo
Match the letter to the brand in the Retail Alphabet Game. I got 16 out of 26.
Posted by Miriam on 18 April 2003. Archived in advertising.
subtitle your own Bollywood Fanta ad
Posted by Miriam on 18 April 2003. Archived in advertising.
Green Arrow, Yellow Arrow, White Arrow
Packaging history of Juicy Fruit, Doublemint and Spearmint gum. I love the new DoubleMint look but the SpearMint isn't quite right and the Juicy Fruit is a total miss. They should have pulled more from the 30s and 40s era and modded them up like they did with the DoubleMint.
Posted by Miriam on 18 March 2003. Archived in advertising.
What's on Santa's iPod
OK, I know that Switch ads are so November 2002, but these are pretty cool: My name is S. Claus, and I'm a switcher.
Posted by Miriam on 18 December 2002. Archived in advertising.
it's good for you
 I'm not sure what I like better about this Guinness tv spot better - the fact that it features hurling or that in the signature shot the dark of the stadium and the light of day mirror the head of a just poured pint. Nice.
Posted by Miriam on 17 December 2002. Archived in advertising.
You say you want a Resolution
This year I'm going to start smashing the little things into smaller bits with a shovel! Try the Resolution Generator if you need to know what to do.
Posted by Miriam on 17 December 2002. Archived in advertising.
toylands of yesteryear
 Awesome gallery of old food packaging and advertising and all kinds of other things. Sugary products, sugary design, and a gallery of fast food premiums as well.
Posted by Miriam on 18 April 2002. Archived in advertising.
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No matter what a poster was intended to sell, its most important feature was the watercolour reproduction of the lady who graced it.