Advertising Is Good For You

Restaurant advertising

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Found at Toothpaste for Dinner

"Professional cards" are not covered by the Card Act

An article in the Wall Street Journal warns that so called professional credit cards — that is, cards designed for small businesses — are NOT covered by the Card Act. That means those who carry these cards do not benefit from the same consumer protections that other card carriers enjoy.

If you carry a professional card or are considering one, I highly recommend you read this Wall Street Journal article.

Celebrity Saturday: Scarlett Johansson for Dolce & Gabbana cosmetics

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Nice sunscreen packaging

Found at The Dieline

Sexy typeface

Click image to enlarge. Don't worry, if your boss walks by, he/she still won't be able to tell what you're looking at.

Found at ffffound!

Thank you, America, for not hating my guts as much as you used to

According to Gallup's most recent poll of Americans' view of various industries, we advertising types are no longer at the bottom.

The oil and gas industry is now at the bottom.

The Federal government is second-lowest.

Seriously? You guys hate the Federal government more than bankers? More than lawyers?

Click here to read more about this Gallup poll.

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Anthropomorphized food in advertising

See two more examples HERE.

Good advice. Especially for freelance creatives.

Source: Ffffound!

Surprisingly sexist ad from 1990

In 1990, there was plenty of sexism in advertising, to be sure. I just don't remember it being this blatant.

From my other blog, Found in Mom's Basement.

Another cake-related poster

Love this poster for an exhibit of paintings by Paul Ferney. It was art directed by the artist's wife, Jordan Ferney.

Particularly love this painting.

 

Click here to see the first cake-related poster I posted.

Poster by Erin Jang

Graphic designer and illustrator Erin Jang says:

This is a poster I designed for a bride who wanted to surprise her husband on their wedding day. She commissioned this because he loves cakes, cookies and all things sweet. She had the poster framed and displayed beside their wedding cake at the reception to surprise him!

Visit Erin's website The Indigo Bunting.

The transformative power of a soundtrack

This is a montage of humorous viral videos.

Keyboard cat, Rick Astley, Star Wars kid, Diet Coke and Mentos, history of dance guy... They're all here.

However, the music bed is a melancholy chorus that will have you contemplating the meaninglessness of life.

Such is the power of a soundtrack.

Click here to watch the video montage.

The Average American Home

Census data released last week offered these insights into the state of American homes.

• 48% of homes have a "dining room" but no word on how often people actually eat in them
• One in three homes has either a spare living-room or a rec room
• 65% of housing units had central air (89% for newer housing); 21% have window units
• 64% of homes have at least three bedrooms (80% of new homes)

Read more at Advertising Age.

Image: Butterfly Boutique