Archive for 2009
singular stairs
Friday, December 18th, 2009we do billboards right… haphazardly
Monday, October 26th, 2009Click here to check out the original billboard post first, if you haven’t already (partial image displayed below for easy-breezy reference).
This Travel Show ad is the the first to go up in that space. This is the exact same billboard, from the far left, avoiding the obstructed views.
It’s surprising what folks can do with duct tape and staple guns, while concurrently reinforcing every Jersey stereotype ever.
exiting against head-on traffic
Monday, October 12th, 2009They have another one of these signs out on the street pointing into the exit, the arrow indicating, “Hey, that’s an exit!” rather than illustrating traffic flow. But the whole thing with the arrow pointing IN to the EXIT is more than enough ambiguity to create stuttered brake lights and jerky second-guessed steering. Then this on the way out and it all just becomes silly…
even digital billboards run on windows
Thursday, October 8th, 2009for your own safety, please… no spitting
Monday, October 5th, 2009This is a sign on the Mars Petcare campus in China (Mars, as in M&Ms. And yes, they are in the pet food business – Pedigree, Whiskas, and Sheba are all Mars brands).
It’s a fun barrage of things that, for your own safety, you can’t do – including sleeping, spitting, playing, and taking pictures.
As for this photo itself, is it unauthorized? I don’t think so – I mean, really, you need a picture to reference if you’re going to remember all that.
spontaneously combustible babies
Thursday, August 20th, 2009I guess there’s a few possibilities here. Could be the manufacturer, and the shirt itself is made from something like flash paper. Or maybe it’s a problem with consumers, putting space heaters in cribs or something.
Honestly, I can only think of one child who’s parents should be concerned about whether or not his clothes are flame-resistant.
But really, note how small that tag isn’t. They seem pretty serious.
hog-tying lex luthor
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009I didn’t expect to top the last recession DVD salesman, but we have. Heroically. And on the same street corner.
I can honestly say I have never been closer to purchasing a DVD for $5 than I was right here. Commanding the attention of thousands of New Yorkers at rush hour on the corner of 7th Ave & 34th, this man unabashedly paced back and forth, fearlessly shouting, “Everyone! Come and see! Everyone! Come and see!”
I was secretly hoping he was about to hog-tie a tourist with a steel bar off the stair railing.
And while generally speaking I am an advocate of relevancy in marketing, I can’t fight the awesomeness of those cowboy boots.











