See Pepsi and Coca-Cola’s logos over the years. The chart is a little unfair in that Coke changes its can design just as often as Pepsi, but not its logo. Still, does anyone prefer the new Pepsi logo?
Update: Brand New fact-checks the image, showing that Coca-Cola really has changed over the years.
I scream, you scream, we all scream. Especially Alan Moore.
I for one love all the merchandising they’ve done for Watchmen. The further from the point it gets, the funnier it is. Hey kids, a Comedian action figure! Find a friend who owns a Sally Jupiter doll and play rape!
Can the Product Pitches — Viewers Like Their Stories
Fox has tried a daring experiment during Fringe that seems to be working: show fewer ads and people actually watch a few of them instead of fast-forwarding, changing the channel, or getting up.
Channel 4 recreates The Shining to promote its Kubrick season
What if all advertisements were this artfully done? I guess you’d still get sick of them and want to fast forward.
Logo Design History - Famous Logos A
Lots of famous company logos and some info about them.
Advertising and propaganda in Children of Men
Montage of all the ads that appear throughout the film.
During the Academy Awards telecast tonight, after Wes Anderson’s wonderfully quirky American Express ad, Apple showed a commercial for the iPhone:
The ad revolves around the word “hello,” which, in addition to obviously having a lot to do with telephones, has a history at Apple. Here’s an image of the very first Macintosh:
The unveiling of that Mac is a sight to see and, naturally, its first word was, “hello.” Here’s the story all about it, which gives some great context, and here’s the demo itself:
The demo, of course, came right after the famous Superbowl commercial directed by Ridley Scott:
Great story about that commercial, also on Folklore.org.
Turn off the annoying site thumbnails that pop up on some links. I’d like to be able to turn off the link ads on most game sites, too.
New at Pentagram: New Work: Saks Fifth Avenue
Neat look at the design of the logo.
The 50 Greatest Commercials of the ’80s
Including videos of each one.
Favorite Retro Pop Songs Ruined in Commercials
Man, I hate the Maxwell House “Our House” ad.
