Robert L. Peters

30 September 2013

Judge a tree by its fruit.

(the latest from my friend Chaz Maviyane Davies)


29 September 2013

Why don't you come over?

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Bucharest, Romania

Back in January, news spread that Britain was considering running an anti-immigration campaign in Romania and Bulgaria tagged, “You Won’t Like It Here.”

People all over Europe were nonplussed by the lack of tact shown by The Brits. But Gândul, a daily Romanian newspaper, saw an opportunity where others saw only red. They launched a cheeky response campaign tagged, “We May Not Like Britain, But You’ll Love Romania.” They placed the ads on Facebook, and even bought some outdoor media in Britain.

The campaign has gone viral, resulting in massive free coverage for Romanian tourism, and it just won a Gold Award at AdStars, one of Asia’s biggest advertising awards festivals. Well-deserved… watch a case study on YouTube here.

Thanks to Phred Martin for the link (source).

Ad agency: GMP Advertising, Romania.

All images via: Gandul.info.


28 September 2013

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book.

—Irish Proverb


27 September 2013

Logo mashups…

THE_NORTH_FACE

flickr

NASA

OLYMPUS

Virgin

KISS

These are fun. Lots more here

(Thanks to Keith Leinweber for the link).


26 September 2013

I've always preferred to soap up alone…

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I’m not sure Leyendecker’s illustrated ad would make the cut today…

“Ivory Soap had a good many unusual experiences during the war, and was found in many strange bath-tubs… ‘We all had a bath in a large canvas arranged for the purpose a few days ago, about 25 being under the hose at one time. Best of all, we had Ivory Soap. It certainly seemed like home to rub in the mild Ivory lather from head to foot and then feel the delightful exhilaration following a brisk rub down.'”

A Proctor & Gamble advert in The Geographic, 1919 (source).


25 September 2013

And the winner is… Porsche

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porsche_sieg

porsche_klassenrekorde

porsche_erfolge

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Some nice racing posters from the 1950s… (source).


24 September 2013

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)


The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

Marcus Aurelius (121 AD-180 AD)


23 September 2013

(Some people) have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy.

Abraham H. Maslow (1908-1970)


22 September 2013

Occupy posters redux…

riot_gear

99_percent

commons_not_capitalism

separation

idea

occupy_oakland

occupy_sandy


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