Friday, September 24, 2010

Vintage Twitter Ad


This is an ad by Brazilian ad agency Moma Propaganda. It's part of their ad campaign "Everything Changes Fast". I like the use of vintage style advertising for a modern advertisement. It's ironic and fun to use this angle. I think it's a perfect way to use vintage design. 

Friday, September 17, 2010

To Tweet or Not to Tweet?

As a new member in the land of twitter my initial reaction is "What is the point of this?" I'm told that this new form of social media is an innovative way of communicating in business. But I'm not convinced...yet. As I stare blankly at my twitter screen I have no idea where to start.
It feels like twitter is a sea of scattered thoughts, most of which seem of little or no interest to me. Perhaps this is because my own mind is already a sea of scattered thoughts. I don't feel like have enough room for any more. I like that I'm only forced to be an audience to one brain, that's more than enough for me. In a world where images and ideas are flashed at us at a neck- breaking pace, I'm overwhelmed at the thought of adding yet another form of social media to my repertoire. I'm afraid my brain might actually explode. I want to keep an open mind. I'm sure my grandparents thought the t.v. was a little overwhelming at first. But moving with the times seems a necessary part of life. Who knows, maybe I'll be won over by the twitter bug. I was a late adopter of the cell phone and swore I'd never text. Now I send and receive so many texts a day that I could easily be mistaken for a high school student. Well....time will tell.

Friday, September 10, 2010

ART & COPY

This is a really cool documentary on advertising. It shows some of the most creative and innovative advertisers and the impact of their work. It starts with the 1960's and progresses to more current advertising. It's an inspiring look at how some of the most familiar ad campaigns came about and the creative innovators who made them happen.