Wednesday
2 Top 10: Incredibly Offensive Vintage Ads
10. AC Spark Plugs
In the 1930s, AC Spark Plugs had an ad in The Saturday Evening Post that depicted an African American as being a small monkey in a suit. Many ads during that time used monkeys or small apes in place of African Americans.
9. Aunt Jemima
In 1939, Aunt Jemima was making the best pancakes. Aunt Jemima always used an African American lady who was supposed to be a slave as a spokesperson. On all of the ads, she used “slave” slang.
8. Van Heusen
Van Heusen had an ad for ties that showed a woman on her knees serving a man coffee. When did women become slaves?
7. Del Monte
In 1953, Del Monte ketchup bottles got new lids. The ad was a picture of a woman opening the bottle and it read “You mean a woman can open it?”.
6. Elliott’s White Veneer
In 1935, Elliott’s White Veneer came out with an ad that showed a young African American boy painting another young African American boy with the veneer. It stated “SEE HOW IT COVERS OVER BLACK”.
5. General Electric
In 1937 General Electric became racist, also. They came out with a new ad for a sink. The ad showed an African American lady, who was supposed to be a slave, standing by the sink and saying “I’se Sure Got a Good Job Now!”
4. Drummond Sweaters
Drummond Sweaters came out with a sexist ad that showed two men standing on top of a cliff, talking, while a woman dangled from a rope beneath them. The poster began by saying “Men are better than women”
3. Dacron
Dacron had a very sexist poster ad. The ad showed a picture of a lady on the floor with a rug for a body. A man was then standing on her head and was saying ” It’s nice to have a girl around the house”.
2. Cream of Wheat
Cream of Wheat had a poster ad of an African American man holding a chalkboard with a message written on it. Several words were misspelled as to say African Americans were ignorant.
1. Fairy Soap
Fairy Soap had a poster ad of a young white girl asking a young African American girl “Why doesn’t your Mama wash you with Fairy Soap?”. This siuggesting that African Americans were dirty.
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Monday
2 Impressive Selection Of Identity Designs
Brandt Botes Corporate identity Brandt Botes (Joanne Thomas and Livio Tronchin)
Raphael by "me and mr jones"
The real by why not associates
Section seven by section seven
Nat Geo Wild by Bravo
Eatriona mackechnie by biblioteque design
Art Rep by Werner design werks
MBRT/TGLT by DHNN
Arroz de festa by bola design
Ceremonie Tea by Danny Goldberg design
Vint-i-quatre by Cla-se
Design Live by Cornwell
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Friday
110 34 Creative Save The Date Wedding Invitation Design
Save the date wedding invitations are one way of letting your future guest, busy family and friends know about your wedding celebration will soon be here. This allows them to mark their calendars for that reason. Save the date announcements are handy for your guest who will be travelling from out of town or out of the country so they could book their room and make travel arrangements in advance.
Here are a showcase of creatively designed save the date wedding invites for your inspiration:
01 SOURCE: Magnolia Press
02 SOURCE: Etsy
03 SOURCE: Stacy Claire Boyd
04 SOURCE: Kim Nguyen
05 Eva Walter
06 SOURCE: Magnet Street
07 SOURCE: Jenny Romanski
08 SOURCE: Peter Bowen
09 SOURCE: Pinkerton Design
10 SOURCE: Marabou Design
11 SOURCE: Paul Hainsworth
12 SOURCE: Mandy Gordon
13 SOURCE: Sarah Hawkins Designs
14 SOURCE: Three Steps Ahead
15 SOURCE: Ringo Baby
16 SOURCE: KimsCustomCardsandGifts
17 SOURCE: Le Papier Boutique
18 SOURCE: Magnet Street
19 SOURCE: Amy Olert Hardy
20 SOURCE: JoopaDoops
21 SOURCE: Lauren Okura
22 SOURCE: Agence Divine
23 SOURCE: KimsCustomCardsandGifts
24 SOURCE: Cheer Up Cherup
25 SOURCE: DwellStudio
26 SOURCE: Paper Culture
27 SOURCE: Smokeproof
28 SOURCE: Magnet Street
29 SOURCE: Jaclay
30 SOURCE: Matthew Muller
31 SOURCE: Sara Vienna
32 SOURCE: Heather Kintner
33 SOURCE: Magnet Street
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