What if vintage and contemporary pop culture had the opportunity, however brief, to coexist? This delicious hypothetical is at the core of David Redon’s “Ads Libitum,” a playful series that combines the aesthetic of vintage ads with today’s biggest pop culture icons.
Seriously hands down, one of the all-time best ad slogans ever is Nike’s encouragement to Just Do It. It’s not to be outdone by Apple’s Think Different, I’m quite partial to both, however the former marks its 25th anniversary this month so it merits recognition. What makes it so great is its simplicity as well as its ability to transcend athletics and inspire us to chase greatness in all areas of our life.
I was a little late to the Mad Men party, odd since I spent so many decades in advertising. Somehow it just never fit into my TV viewing and the DVR consistently malfunctioned. Then one summer we got Netflix and I caught up on the previous Madison Avenue shenanigans. I think I’ve worked with Don Draper. Sure, he was shorter and had a combover, but I’d recognize that raging narcissism anywhere. The end of the Mad-ness was inevitable, but I’m still sad to see him go. Do you think Don Draper looks forward to the Super Bowl commercials? [READ ARTICLE]
Collette Murphy Stefanko 